MARE

Senior Airman Steven Tayfel, left, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Leonard, both from the 436th Security Forces Squadron, sweep a building during the Major Accident Response Exercise Nov. 15, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., at building 600. The MARE tested Team Dover's ability to respond to simulated incidents on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

CAST

Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Spain, foreground, air freight superintendant with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, issues a command to Airman 1st Class Jack Sand, background, cargo processing specialist with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, during the Combat Airman Skills Training field training exercise Oct. 25, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Twenty aerial porters from the 436th APS completed CAST in preparation for a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Taylor)

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Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Spain, center, air freight superintendant with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, keeps a simulated villager away from simulated combat causalities during the Combat Airman Skills Training field training exercise Oct. 25, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The team had to extricate simulated wounded from a building while keeping simulated villagers out of harm’s way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Taylor)

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Airman 1st Class Jack Sand, a cargo processing specialist with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, examines the simulated battlefield as squad mates search for simulated combatants during the Combat Airman Skills Training field training exercise Oct. 25, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The FTX tested the skills Airmen learned during the 10-day CAST course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Taylor)

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Airman 1st Class Brendon Walsh, center, a cargo processing specialist with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, navigates a field with Tech. Sgt. Robert Rolle of Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 25, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Both were participating in the land-navigation portion of Combat Airman Skills Training, which teaches Airmen how to traverse unfamiliar terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Taylor)

Sandy

The flightline sits empty after Hurricane Sandy swept through the area Oct. 30, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Base leadership evacuated three aircraft to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., two aircraft were sheltered in place in fully enclosed hangars and the rest of the aircraft are currently on operational missions. There was no aircraft damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker)