Little Rock Air Force Base Airmen await take off on a C-130 June 4, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. during an operational readiness exercise. The purpose of the exercise was to prepare Airmen for the operational readiness inspection in October. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

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Senior Airman Cornelius Wilkerson (right) gives directions to Senior Airman Adrian Montoya as he drives a forklift June 4, 2011, on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Airmen Wilkerson and Montoya, both air transportation journeymen with the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, supported an operational readiness exercise by loading equipment, storage containers and pallets of baggage onto C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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Senior Airman Cornelius Wilkerson (right) gives directions to Senior Airman Adrian Montoya as he drives a forklift June 4, 2011, on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Airmen Wilkerson and Montoya, both air transportation journeymen with the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, supported an operational readiness exercise by loading equipment, storage containers and pallets of baggage onto C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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Staff Sgt. Jonathan Ruelle, a joint inspection supervisor with the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Gregg, an air transportation journeyman with the 19th LRS, measure to find the center of balance for a 25k Loader on June 4, 2011 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Sergeants Ruelle and Gregg supported an operational readiness exercise by determining cargo placement within C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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Tech. Sgt Richard Bell, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo deployment functional NCO-in-charge, gives guidance to a fellow Airman driving a forklift loading a storage conex onto a 25k loader on June 4, 2011 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. during an operational readiness exercise. The exercise sharpened the skills of 19th Airlift Wing Airmen for the upcoming operational readiness inspection in October. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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Airman 1st Class Jessica Barnes, a 19th Civil Engineer Squadron combat engineer, receives her chemical boots during an operational readiness exercise June 4, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare Little Rock Airmen for the upcoming operational readiness inspection in October. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

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Little Rock Airmen board a C-130 during an operational readiness exercise June 4, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare Little Rock Airmen for the upcoming operational readiness inspection in October. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

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A 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airman tightens down a strap on a pallet for transport during an operational readiness exercise June 4, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare Little Rock Airmen for the upcoming operational readiness inspection in October. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

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Members of Team Little Rock pass through a processing line during an operational readiness exercise June 4, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The processing line, or “quick fire line,” is where members have their paperwork reviewed before departing the base. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

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Little Rock Airmen hone deployment skills

Published June 10, 2011