8/23/2012 - Members of the 18th Medical Group in-place patient decontamination team, prepare a decontamination station for a scenario during local operational readiness exercise Beverly High 12-5 on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2012. LOREs are designed to test, train and evaluate the base's ability to respond to any contingency in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Hailey R. Davis)

8/23/2012 - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alexia Wells, 18th Medical Group NCO in charge of lab operations, simulates prepping a specimen for DNA analysis during local operational readiness exercise Beverly High 12-5 on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2012. LOREs are conducted to test the base's ability to not only defend Japan, but also maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Hailey R. Davis)

8/23/2012 - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alexia Wells, 18th Medical Group NCO in charge of lab operations, simulates placing a specimen in a centrifuge machine for DNA analysis during local operational readiness exercise Beverly High 12-5 on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2012. LOREs are conducted to test the base's ability to not only defend Japan, but also maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Hailey R. Davis)

8/23/2012 - Kadena Airmen prepare to be decontaminated during local operational readiness exercise Beverly High 12-5 on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2012. The Airmen pretended to have been exposed to a possibly harmful white powdery substance and were brought to the 18th Medical Group clinic for decontamination. Airmen use LOREs to test themselves in the ability to survive and operate under various conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Hailey R. Davis)