Role player 2nd Lt. Keith Stock, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, attempts to comfort his friend in a scenario on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 20, 2014. Role players, a critical asset in a training environment, provide a freethinking, adaptive, capabilities-based force to act as "cast members" during active component training events, helping to create a realistic and unique experience. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty)(Released)