Senior Master Sgt. Charisse Williamson high fives 940th Air Refueling Wing vice commander Col. David Mitchell upon her return to Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The sergeant was one of about 180 Reservists assigned to the Wing who participated in an operational readiness inspection from Feb. 5-9, 2008, in Gulfport, Miss. The wing had practiced for a year to hone their war fighting skills that test the Reservists ability to deploy, operate and survive in a hostile environment. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

940th Air Refueling Wing vice commander, Col. David Mitchell, greets returning warrior, Master Sgt. Troy Velin, a fire fighter assigned to the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron, Feb. 9, 2008. Sergeant Velin, along with about 180 other Air Force Reservists from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., spent five days in Gulfport, Miss. They were practicing their war fighting skills for this operational readiness inspection, which exposes them to a hostile environment. Many of the wing's Reservists have already deployed in support of the Global War on Terror. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

940th Air Refueling Wing commander Col. Al Reif is welcomed home to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., by vice commander, Col. David Mitchell. Col. Reif and about 180 Reservists from the Wing had deployed from Feb. 5-9, 2008, to Gulfport, Miss., to participate in their operational readiness inspection. The 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., and the 445th Airlift Wing, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, also took part in this exercise that tests Reservists war fighting skills, and their ability to deploy and survive in a hostile environment. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)