U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrea Salazar, 1st Combat

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrea Salazar, 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat photojournalist from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., braids hair to prepare for close quarters battle training during exercise Scorpion Lens 2016, March 5, 2016, at Fort Jackson, S.C. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual Ability To Survive and Operate training evolution mandated by Air Force 3N0XX Job Qualification Standards (3N0XX AFJQS). Individuals are instructed using a “crawl, walk, run” format of training. The exercise is twofold containing the Scorpion Lens portion, dedicated to Advanced Weapons and Tactical Training (AWTT) and the Flash Bang portion dedicated to providing photography and videography documentation standards in combat situations. The purpose of the training is to provide refresher training to combat camera personnel of all ranks and skill levels in basic tactics, techniques, and procedures inherent to combat camera mission tasking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sgt. Sha'Quille Stokes)