U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jonathan Ellis, second from right, mobilization assistant to the 8th Air Force commander, tours the Shreveport Military Entrance Processing Station, or MEPS, Feb. 27, 2018. The station services all branches of the military and processes approximately 6,000 applicants annually. Testing, individual service career counseling, medical testing and processing are all services the MEPS facility provides.