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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Williams, left, and U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Israel Aponte, services specialists with the 102nd Intelligence Wing, operate a Babington burner during Exercise Iron Nomad, a large-scale, three-day training operation on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. The system enables the delivery of hot meals to up to 500 personnel in two-hour intervals for up to 30 days, allowing deployed units to transition from Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) to Unitized Group Rations (UGRs) in the early stages of deployment. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)