375th AMW ORE

Airmen don their chemical suits in preparation for a potential attack during the Operational Readiness Exercise Oct. 17 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 375th Air Mobility Wing is participating in an exercise designed to test their ability to survive and operate in a hostile or chemical environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Kris Lynch)

375th AMW ORE

Airmen from the 375th Medical Group take cover in a simulated bunker during an alarm red while participating in the Operational Readiness Exercise Oct. 17 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 375th Air Mobility Wing is participating in an exercise designed to test their ability to survive and operate in a hostile or chemical environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Kris Lynch)

375th AMW ORE

Staff Sgt. Randall Donithan, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron, acts as the armorer during an operational readiness exercise at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Oct. 16. The 375th Air Mobility Wing is participating in an exercise designed to test their ability to survive and operate in a hostile or chemical environment. The wing is preparing for their combined operational readiness inspection next year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)

375th AMW ORE

Staff Sgt. Danielle Espinosa-Chesko, 375th Air Mobility Wing paralegal, asks Airman Adam Casale, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, if he has any questions regarding legal information during the operational readiness exercise Oct. 11 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Airmen that deploy during the exercise must go through a processing line made up of Airmen from support units throughout the 375 AMW. As each Airman proceeds down the line, their records are checked to ensure they are financially, legally and medically qualified to deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Kris Lynch)

375th AMW ORE

Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing secure a palette during the operational readiness exercise Oct. 10 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Palettes must be secured properly before being loaded onto aircraft to ensure that there is no damage done to the cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)

Operational Readiness Exercise

Air Force Staff Sgt. Heslyn Farris, assigned to the 375th Comptroller Squadron, continues to process finance requests in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture 4 as part of an Operational Readiness Exercise held on Scott AFB Feb. 21-25. MOPP 4 is a chemical and biological protective posture declared when an attack is imminent or in progress and when a nuclear, biological or chemical attack is expected or present. OREs are designed to test the base’s ability to conduct operations in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane/Released)