U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Patrick McMullen, 86th Aerial Port Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., supervises his troops at North Island Naval Air Station, Calif., April 16, in support of Patriot Hook 2011. Patriot Hook is an annual Air Force Reserve Terminal Airlift Control Element exercise simulating a joint force response to a natural disaster in a forward deployed location. The exercise deploys three TALCE units and brings together units of the Air Force Reserve, Navy, Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies.