Lt. Col. Claude Swammy prepares mentally to deploy during an operational readiness exercise May 18, 2009, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The exercise tests Airmen's ability to prepare, enable, and deploy at a moments notice as well as giving Airmen experience in training in a simulated heightened environment. Colonel Swammy is assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Chief of Safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Max)