Senior Airman Yuri Melendez, from the 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron, explains issued equipment to Airman 1st Class Devin Briton, from the 446th Security Forces Squadron. Both active duty and Reserve Airmen processed through a deployment line for a fly-away operational readiness exercise May 6. More than 300 Airmen from various squadrons travelled on C-17 Globemasters to an undisclosed deployed location where they will simulate 24-hour operations in a combat zone. This exercise is in preparation for the operational readiness inspection set for October. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)