Paying respect

VOLK FIELD ANGB, Wisc., -- An Airman pauses to pay respects as he loads a simulated casket into a vehicle during a recent operational readiness inspection at Volk Field, Wisc. Moving casualties is a tasking that any service member may be tasked to assist with. Reservists from Grissom and Guardsmen from Martinsburg, W.V., teamed together for the inspection which tested numerous wartime skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ben Mota)

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Honoring a fallen member

VOLK FIELD ANGB, Wisc., -- Chaplain (Maj.) Obadiah Smith, wing chaplain, salutes a fallen member as part of a team caring for the "remains" during an exercise scenario held in the operational readiness inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ben Mota)

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Paying respect

Published April 7, 2010

VOLK FIELD ANGB, Wisc., -- As part of a wartime skills training scenario, an Airman from Grissom Air Reserve Base pauses to pay respects as he loads a simulated casket into a vehicle. Transporting fallen heroes is a tasking that any service member may be tasked to assist with. The activity took place during a recent Operational Readiness Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ben Mota)

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