From left, Capt. Kale Pearson, assistant wing deployment officer, and Lt. Col. E. Cliff Williams, Deployment Readiness Flight chief, both in the 552nd Air Control Wing, discuss results of a recent deployment process value stream mapping event with Ron Stencel, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployments and Distribution Flight chief. Twenty-five subject matter experts from the 552nd ACW and the 72nd LRS spent six duty days evaluating the current deployment processing system, looking for ways to improve the overall process flow and eliminate inefficient methods of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)