191008-F-AL359-1017
While processing through a deployment line, airmen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, place their bags on a palette for a simulated short-notice deployment during a base readiness assessment at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 8, 2019. Base readiness assessments are routinely held to practice procedures for responding to emergencies and to show the base’s readiness to rapidly deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)