Master Sergeant Jason Eldridge, 908th Force Support Squadron readiness noncommissioned officer in charge, ties a string to secure a tent July 12, 2021, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The purpose of the exercise was for the members of the 908th FSS to practice setting up bare-base operations and supporting contingency operations to a deployed area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Thurman)