/ Published September 26, 2011
Eglin’s operational readiness inspection begins Oct. 20. Airmen are required to keep, wear and use up to 16 different items through various stages of a Phase II exercise during the ORI. All items must be serviceable and Airmen must know how to apply them at a moment’s notice. Certain mission-oriented protective postures call for use of specific chemical gear. Airmen must know those postures in order to dress in the right equipment. The Airman’s Manual provides a blueprint of the gear and at what MOPP level to wear it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)