Lt. Col. Claude Swammy prepares mentally to deploy during an operational readiness exercise May 18 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The exercise tests Airmen's ability to prepare, deploy and enable at a moments notice as well as giving Airmen experience in training in a simulated heightened environment. Colonel Swammy the chief of safety, 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Max)