Master Sgt. Mitchell Baker, a loadmaster assigned to the 183rd Airlift Squadron, receives a buddy check as he dons his aircrew eye and respiratory protection system during a large-scale readiness exercise in Jackson, Mississippi, Jan. 28, 2022. The 172nd Airlift Wing conducted a base-wide LRE to test the unit's ability to operate in a contested environment.

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