LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Staff Sgt. Stephen Roby, 1st Maintenance Operations Squadron, performs a buddy check for Airman 1st Class Shaynea Green, 1st Operations Support Squadron, as she enters the training area of a Phase II Operational Readiness Exercise March 18. Airman Green was one of more than 1,000 Airmen who received the mandatory check before entering the play area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Vernon Young)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Airmen from the 1st Fighter Wing line up outside an entry control point before entering the training area of the Phase II Operational Readiness Exercise March 18. More than 1,000 Airmen are preparing for April’s Operational Readiness Inspection,which will test the Airmen’s ability to operate in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Vernon Young)