In cold, foggy weather, and hours before sunrise, vehicle operators from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Senior Airmen Paul Dell and Sean Wininger team up to get cargo palettes in place for the start of a deployment exercise on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 19, 2014. The 319th LRS was one of several units to participate during the exercise, which was designed to test Airmen’s response and skills in the case of a real world event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
Members of the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron gather for a safety briefing and final instructions before the official start of a military exercise Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 19, 2014. Approximately 40 members from the 319th LRS participated as role players during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
(Left) Senior Airman Sean Wininger, carefully manuevers a forklift as fellow 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, Senior Airman Paul Dell uses hand signals, while they attempting to pickup another palette with military equipment during a military deployment exercise on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 19, 2014. The 319th LRS was one of several units to participate during the exercise, which was designed to test Airmen’s response and skills in the case of a real world event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
Airmen 1st Class Tyler Jones, Airmen 1st Class Randall Logan and Senior Airman Cory Churchill perform a series of safety checks on a 25K loader being prepared to serve as the platform of a psuedo cargo jet during a military deployment exercise on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 19, 2014. The trio from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron was part of a five-member load team that prepared the heavy-duty cargo vehicle for the pretend deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
Airman 1st Class Hal Chambliss from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron verifies that the information on the cargo slip matches the quantities and types of equipment documented on his cargo list during a military deployment exercise on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 19, 2014. Chambliss role in the exercise was in-checker. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
Using hand signals, Staff Sgt. Joshua Popejoy provides and Airman 1st Class Carter Lancaster, with directions necessary for staging cargo prior to weighing during a military deployment exercise on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 19, 2014. The two cargo specialists from the base Travel Management Office were one of several teams that used hand signals to communicate with one another in very noisy environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
Senior Airman Arturo Perez a material management specialist from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron double checks the locking mechanism and the tension of a strap during a military deployment exercise on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 19, 2014. The 319th LRS emphasized practicing thorough safety measures for both people and cargo in order to accomplish their role successfully. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
(Form left to right) Senior Airman Adam Kramer, Senior Airman Arturo Perez, Master Sgt. Tiffany Kuczkowski, Tech. Sgt. Alejandro Lopez and Senior Airman Mike Chiu, work as a team to prepare a cargo palette prior to being weighed and then loaded onto a pseudo cargo jet during a military deployment exercise on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 19, 2014. The team ensured the cargo of more than 80 passengers was properly organized during the exercise as quickly and as safely as possible.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)