Senior Airman Zack Bratton, 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Toby Roper, 14th Airlift Squadron load master, prepare for take-off during the Joint Operational Access Exercise Feb. 8, 2012. JOAX brings together civil affairs, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army infantry soldiers in a combined effort to complete night and day airborne operations with follow-on missions, which replicate real world scenarios.