Deployment Readiness
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Hanscom servicemembers, deployed to Camp Patriot here as part of a Base Readiness Exercise, donn their mission oriented protective posture gear during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) weapons attack. The BRE, which took place here May 12 to 16, tested Hanscom personnel and their ability to survive and operate in a field environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry.)