Airman 1st Class Kristen Patterson prepares food to be served at a simulated deployed single pallet expeditionary kitchen.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kristen Patterson, with the 140th Force Support Squadron, prepares food to be served at a simulated deployed single pallet expeditionary kitchen during an operational readiness exercise at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., on March 10, 2012. National Guardsmen also participated in the exercise to prepare for deployments as well as an operational readiness inspection.