Operationally Ready Ellsworth

Six B-1 bombers sit silently on the aircraft parking area on the first evening of an Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. The B-1s had been prepared for a series of exercises designed to test the base’s ability to process and mobilize personnel, aircraft and associated equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Operationally Ready Ellsworth

A B-1 bomber is prepared for a training mission on the flightline during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 15, 2012. The ORE tested Ellsworth’s ability to effectively and efficiently mobilize its aircraft, personnel and resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Operationally Ready Ellsworth

Senior Airman Dakota Normand, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron composite tool kit specialist, inventories equipment during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. Normand and other CTK specialists manage tools and equipment for 28th AMXS maintainers every day at the tool room in the base bomb squadrons and maintenance areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Operationally Ready Ellsworth

Senior Airman Sandon Davis, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron composite tool kit specialist, processes equipment during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. Davis and other CTK specialists manage and stock replacement tools as 28th AMXS maintainers check them in and out on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Operationally Ready Ellsworth

Cargo and equipment are transported by heavy machinery through a marshaling yard by Airmen from multiple squadrons on cargo management duty during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. Part of the exercise was designed to test the base’s ability to move equipment effectively at a simulated deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Operationally Ready Ellsworth

A B-1 bomber lands on the flightline during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 15, 2012. The ORE covered a wide range of B-1 operations designed to test the aircrew’s ability to deliver precision and non-precision air strikes against enemy forces, anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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A variety of munitions are lined up on the flightline near parked B-1 bombers during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 15, 2012. The ORE covered a wide range of operations and was designed to test Airmens ability to deploy personnel, aircraft and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Senior Airman Dakota Normand, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron composite tool kit specialist, inventories equipment during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 14, 2012. Normand and other CTK specialists are responsible for maintaining and inventorying replacement tools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Operationally Ready Ellsworth

Published March 20, 2012