Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chad Ehrlich, with the 86th Aerial Port Squadron from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., chains a vehicle to the floor of a C-17 Globemaster at North Island Naval Air Station, Calif., in support of Patriot Hook, April 14, 2011. Patriot Hook is an annual Air Force Reserve Tanker Airlift Control Element exercise simulating a joint force response to a natural disaster in a forward deployed location. The exercise deploys three TALCE units and brings together units of the Air Force Reserve, Navy, Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies.

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