Second Lt. Shawn Edgecomb and Senior Airman Brandon Williams, both contracting administrators with the 509th Contracting Squadron, report to the command tent during a mock deployment exercise, Oct. 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Squadron leadership reviewed and evaluated each team’s work throughout the exercise, which challenged them to support the setup of a notional deployed base in Mogadishu, Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)