ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Senior Airman Cody Simpson, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, pulls on a water hose while working with other firefighters to extinguish a simulated fire during a Phase II Operational Readiness Exercise, March 3. During the Phase II ORE, firefighters were tested on their ability to respond to and extinguish fires in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua J. Seybert)