Operation Sandstorm 13-1

Airman 1st Class John Daugherty, Staff Sgt. Michael Sweeten and Airman 1st Class Isai Vazquez, all Aircraft Armament Systems Specialists from the 144th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare to load an AIM-9M missile on the rail of an F-16C Fighting Falcon while participating in a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise March 2, 2013 at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif. The Phase I exercise tests the base's ability to transition from peacetime readiness into a wartime posture. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn)

FTX - OPERATION DESERT FOX

Members of the 144th Security Forces Squadron stand guard in a observation tower while taking part in a field training exercise at Camp Corum, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on Aug 4, 2011. The Security Forces Squadron exercised at a training site deep into the Mojave Desert for the five day engagement which focused on night operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt. David J. Loeffler)

FTX - OPERATION DESERT FOX

Members of the 144th Security Forces Squadron pose as opposition forces while taking part in a field training exercise at Camp Corum, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on Aug 4, 2011. The Security Forces Squadron exercised at a training site deep into the Mojave Desert for the five day engagement which focused on night operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt. David J. Loeffler)

FTX - OPERATION DESERT FOX

A member of the 144th Security Forces Squadron takes part in a field training exercise at Camp Corum, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on Aug 4, 2011. The Security Forces Squadron exercised at a training site deep into the Mojave Desert for the five day engagement which focused on night operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt. David J. Loeffler)

144th Fighter Wing Surge exercise

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Mendoza, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems specialist with the144th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pulls the circuit breakers from the panel of an F-16, after replacing Halon containers during an exercise in Fresno, Calif. on June 4, 2011. The exercise validates a unit’s ability to perform its wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Robin D. Meredith/ released)

144th Fighter Wing Surge exercise

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Mendoza, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems specialist with the144th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pulls the circuit breakers from the panel of an F-16, after replacing Halon containers during an exercise in Fresno, Calif. on June 4, 2011. The exercise validates a unit’s ability to perform its wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Robin D. Meredith/ released)