Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sergio Melendez, a loadmaster assigned to the 729th Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., guides a vehicle onto the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III, during Exercise Patriot Sands, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 23, 2019. Exercise Patriot Sands is a joint-service exercise coordinated by the Air Force Reserve, designed to integrate first responders from federal, state, local agencies and the military by providing quick response training in the event of a regional emergency or natural disaster.

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