49th Wing Operational Readiness Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Senior Airman Simon Zemanek, a 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, prepares to direct an F-22 Raptor for take-off during a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 29. Holloman performs large-scale exercises to ensure its Airmen are ready at a moment’s notice for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)

49th Wing Operational Readiness Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Crew chiefs, from the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, help prepare an F-22 Raptor for take-off during a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 29. Holloman performs these exercises to ensure its Airmen are ready at a moment’s notice for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)

49th Wing Operational Readiness Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Arce Patrick directs Jeremy Shebester as he operates a forklift during a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 28. Both are civilians with the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Holloman performs these exercises to ensure that its Airmen are ready at a moment’s notice for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)

49th Wing Operational Readiness Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Airmen, from the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron, load cargo onto a scale using a forklift during a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 28. Holloman perform large-scale exercises to ensure that its Airmen are ready at a moment’s notice for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)

49th Wing Operational Readiness Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Airman 1st Class Carl Steed, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron, explains the next steps for cargo movement to Staff Sgt. Ian Cox-Train, a forklift operator with 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron, during a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 28. Holloman performs these exercises to ensure that its Airmen are ready at a moment’s notice for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)

49th Wing Operational Readiness Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Airman 1st Class Manuel Gonzalez, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron, directs Staff Sgt. Charles Lopez during a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 28. They use the forklift to load supply crates, filled with Airmen’s mobility bags, onto diesel trucks for transport to an aircraft heading to the “deployed location” during the ORE. Holloman performs large-scale exercises to ensure that its Airmen are ready at a moment’s notice for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)