Team V visits Northstar

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Thomas Shea, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron member, takes a protective gas mask off during the Northstar exercise training here Thursday, March 15, 2012. The Northstar exercise tests the deployment capabilities and combat readiness skills for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Team V visits Northstar

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airmen from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron observe a contamination cleaning during the Northstar exercise training here Thursday, March 15, 2012. The Northstar exercise tests the deployment capabilities and combat readiness skills for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Team V visits Northstar

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Senior Airman Janette Molina, 30th Security Forces Squadron member, marks locations in a defensive fighting position during the Northstar exercise training here Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The Northstar exercise tests deployment capabilities and combat readiness skills for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Team V visits Northstar

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Thomas Shea, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron member, stacks wooden stations during the Northstar exercise training here Thursday, March 15, 2012. The Northstar exercise tests the deployment capabilities and combat readiness skills for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Team V visits Northstar

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Senior Master Sgt. Michael Young, 30th Security Forces Squadron operations and training support superintendent, and Senior Airman Janette Molina, 30th SFS member, practice disassembling an M-16 rifle at Cocheo Park during the Northstar exercise training here Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The Northstar exercise tests the deployment capabilities and training procedures for Airmen on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Drag that bag it's time to deploy

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Matthew Hansen, 30th Comptroller Squadron and Wing Staff Agency unit deployment manager, assists deployers preparation during the Northstar exercise bag drag here Thursday, March 8, 2012. A mobility bag consists of items essential for a deployer to have when tasked to deploy at a moments notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)