Items wait to be scanned by transportation safety administration in preparation to leave for Green Flag, a combat training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in the deployment center at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., May 10, 2012. Mirroring Air Mobility Command’s processes, Ellsworth has the ability to completely process personnel and cargo from initial reporting to aircraft take-off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton/Released)