Senior Airman Jason Ellis, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load team member, installs flares into a B-1 bomber during the Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 16, 2012. The ORE, which ran from March 14 to 16, tested the ability of Airmen to prepare and respond to a real world tasking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anania Tekurio/Released).

Col. Mark Weatherington, 28th Bomb Wing commander, visits with maintenance professionals inspecting the B-1 bomber during a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. OREs test the ability of Airmen to prepare and respond to real world taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anania Tekurio/Released)

Airman 1st Class Kristopher Esparza, 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron, secures cargo during the Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. Pallets of B-1B parts were transported to a processing line where inspectors checked and weighed them for proper storage or transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anania Tekurio/Released)

Master Sgt. Robert Cortez, 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant flight chief, performs an inspection of a B-1 bomber bomb bay during the Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. The pre-flight inspection ensures the aircraft is combat ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anania Tekurio/Released)

Airmen are searched and scanned in the Personnel Deployment Function line during the Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. The searches ensure that all Airmen are in compliance with regulations and that Airmen do not possess any contraband or items not allowed in the processing center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anania Tekurio/Released)

Airmen verify items on their checklists prior to processing through the Personnel Deployment Function line during a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. Each Airman’s bags were inspected for necessary and required items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anania Tekurio/Released)

An Ellsworth Airman is fitted with body armor as they simulate leaving for a deployed location during the Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. The ORE tested the ability of Airmen to deploy in response to a tasking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anania Tekurio/Released)