Col. Frank Battistelli, 673d Mission Support Group commander, speaks to simulated evacuees at the noncombatant reception control center, Hangar 5, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014, during the Exercise Polar Force 14-2. The primary focus of a noncombatant evacuation operation is to quickly move U.S. citizens from a dangerous region to a safe haven or U.S. soil. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)