Fifty years of heritage (edition 29) Published Jan. 4, 2012 By Eric M. White 910 AW/PA YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- The following article from the Sept-Oct 1983 910 Flyer covers the conclusion of an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). ORIs are designed to asses and validate a unit's war-readiness as inspectors examine a wide variety of categories. The photographs featured with this article are the original shots featured in the 1983 magazine. They were photographed by Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Dan Dolan. ORI: The moment of truth arrives Story by MSgt. Gary Amato Photos by SSgt. Dan Dolan Sunday, September 25th, 1983; day two of the ORI. Everyone is asking everyone else, "what did you hear, how're we doing?" The answers are the same, "I don't know, haven't heard anything yet." Speculation abounds, "we must be doing o.k. or we'd have heard something by now." Anxiety builds as the hours pass. Many months of planning, practicing, rehearsing, reciting, memorizing and study are now being tested. There is no going back, we the men and women of the 910th Tactical Airlift Group are on center stage. Was all the hard work for naught or are we the professionals we want to be? 623s, shots, 35-10, safety, seatbelts, physicals, equipment, military courtesy, all the procedures we live with as Reservists must be exceptional during this important event. Can we do it? I'm sure I'll do o.k., but it's the other people I'm worried about. As long as they have the same though in the back of their minds, we'll do fine. I keep telling myself that over and over and I'm able to relax a little. It gives me a bit of time to think of other things such as, how tough will the inspectors be? Are they fair? Did we impress them? Here comes that feeling again. Worst of all, it's too late now, there's no second chance. EDITORS NOTE: Our fears vanished at the end of the day, when Col. Streamo entered the room with an ear-to-ear smile. We all knew that we had passed with flying colors. Now to get set for next time!