Weeklong exercise at Yokota will test wing's readiness

Weeklong exercise at Yokota will test wing's readiness

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{EXCERPT}, by Vince Little, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Friday,
September 10, 2004

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The 374th Airlift Wing is taking another look
at its ability to tackle a wartime mission with the year’s second
Operational Readiness Exercise, which begins Friday and runs through
Sept. 17.

The last one was held this past May, but the exercise tempo increases
dramatically over the next eight months, with four more OREs
scheduled. All are designed to sharpen wing preparations for the
Operational Readiness Inspection by Pacific Air Forces in late May.

“In short, this prepares us for the ORI run by PACAF,” said Maj.
Clarence Lukes, the 374th Airlift Wing’s deputy inspector general.
“What we do here is to validate the wing’s readiness over a wide range
of contingency operations through exercises. We’re validating the
wing’s readiness fo...

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