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Airmen carry their bags onto a bus as they complete their portion of a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 21, 2011. A portion of the ORE tested team Ellsworth’s ability to process through a simulated deployment line. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Alystria Maurer/Released)

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Photos: Ellsworth participates in Phase I ORE

Published July 7, 2011
By 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Airmen from the 28th Bomb Wing participated in a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise to test Ellsworth Air Force Base's preparation and mobilization from peacetime readiness into a wartime posture on short notice, June 20 through 22.

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