Senior Airman O.C. Jackson Jr., an electrician of the
Senior Airman O.C. Jackson Jr., an electrician of the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, repairs an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Oct. 26, 2017, at Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Ala. The 187th Fighte... More
A Marine Raider stands guard during a training operation,
A Marine Raider stands guard during a training operation, Oct. 29, 2017, at the Port of Gulfport, Miss. The training exercise is a part of Southern Strike 2018, a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercis... More
A C-17 flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard drops
A C-17 flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard drops a pallet of supplies during a training event as part of Southern Strike 18 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg, Miss., on Oct. 25, 2... More
Soldiers with 7th Special Forces Group and members
Soldiers with 7th Special Forces Group and members of the Chilean Special Forces finish their dive Oct. 31, 2017, at Paul B. Johnson State Park, near Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. The training... More
A member of the Chilean Special Forces holds a P3M
A member of the Chilean Special Forces holds a P3M Micro Navigation Board as the unit prepares for dive training with the 7th Special Forces Group Oct. 31, 2017, at Paul B. Johnson State Park, near Camp Shelby ... More
Col. Lovette Visits Southern Strike 2018
Col. Debra A. Lovette, commander of the 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. is given an overview of Southern Strike 2018 upon arriving at Gulfport’s Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield ... More
Tech Sgt. Eric A. Dawson, Arkansas Air National Guard,
Tech Sgt. Eric A. Dawson, Arkansas Air National Guard, toggles the controls in the communications control rack inside of a communications trailer Oct. 23, 2017. The trailer is specially-designed to support the ... More
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict. It emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air... More
Pulling Security, US Navy Photogrpah
A service member pulls security during battle drills as part of exercise Southern Strike 18 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg, Miss., Oct. 26, 2017. Southern Strike 18 is a large-sca... More
Utah Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Cunningham
Utah Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Cunningham pulls a string to remotely move an object during an explosive ordnance disposal training scenario during exercise Southern Strike 2018 at Camp Shelby Joint Fo... More
Staff Sgt. Kerrya Jones, training noncommissioned officer
Staff Sgt. Kerrya Jones, training noncommissioned officer with 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group, Hurlbert Field, Fla., briefs Airmen prior to their culminating training event Oct. 30, 2018, at Camp ... More
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict. It emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air... More
1st Lt. Yabo Li, 1st Special Operations Mission Support
1st Lt. Yabo Li, 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group, Hurlbert Field, Fla., listens to a brief prior to a humanitarian mission during a culminating training event Oct. 30, 2017, at Camp Shelby Joint Fo... More
A Marine Raider stands guard during a training operation,
A Marine Raider stands guard during a training operation, Oct. 29, 2017, at the Port of Gulfport, Miss. The training exercise is a part of Southern Strike 2018, a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercis... More
Utah Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Cunningham
Utah Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Cunningham ties a string around a simulated land mine in an explosive ordnance disposal training scenario during exercise Southern Strike 2018 at Camp Shelby Joint Force... More
Air National Guardsmen familiarize themselves with
Air National Guardsmen familiarize themselves with Minehounds during Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Oct. 29, 2017, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. The Minehound is a dual-sensor metal d... More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Oct. 26, 2017, during Southern Strike 2018. The base is home to the 100th Fighter Squadron, one of the Tuskegee Airmen sq... More
Sgt. Ryan R. McRaney and Sgt. Rickey Smith, flight
Sgt. Ryan R. McRaney and Sgt. Rickey Smith, flight medics with Company G, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, head to the UH-60 to prepare for a night medical evacuation training at Gulfport's Combat Readin... More
A Marine Raider watches as a zodiac is airdropped into
A Marine Raider watches as a zodiac is airdropped into open water during a boat drop and static line jump mission during exercise Southern Strike 18 at the Combat Readiness Training Center- Battlefield Airmen C... More
Opposition forces prepare to ambush Airmen with the
Opposition forces prepare to ambush Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group, Hurlbert Field, Fla., Oct. 30, 2017, during a culminating training event at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Ce... More
Members from various aeromedical evacuation squadrons
Members from various aeromedical evacuation squadrons set up their medical equipment on an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, in ... More
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict. It emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air... More
Service members carry a team member with a simulated
Service members carry a team member with a simulated injury to a helicopter to be evacuated during a modified battle drill as part of exercise Southern Strike 18 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, nea... More
Members from various aeromedical evacuation squadrons
Members from various aeromedical evacuation squadrons secure simulated patients on an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, during a... More
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall (right), 36th Aeromedical
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall (right), 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, works with other aeromedical evacuation members form Air National Guard units to prepare a C-17 Globemas... More
Pennsylvania Air National Guard Master Sgt. Brent Beckner,
Pennsylvania Air National Guard Master Sgt. Brent Beckner, with 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, calls in coordinates for the next target during a live fire training mission a part of exercise Southern St... More
Sunset on Southern Strike U.S. Coast Guard photograph
An AH-64 takes off from Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airmen Center Oct. 26, 2017. The Apache was a part of Southern Strike 18, a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise tha... More
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Col. Brandon Haynie,
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Col. Brandon Haynie, the Mississippi National Guard Southern Strike 2018 director; Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi; and Maj. Gen. William O. Hill, c... More
Airmen with 1st Special Operations Wing watch as supplies
Airmen with 1st Special Operations Wing watch as supplies are dropped out of a C-17 flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard onto their position during a training mission as part of exercise Southern Strike 18 at... More
Sgt. Ryan R. McRaney, a flight medic with Company G,
Sgt. Ryan R. McRaney, a flight medic with Company G, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, adjusts his night vision goggles for an impending night medical evacuation training at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Tr... More
Maj. Jacob McCutcheon, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot,
Maj. Jacob McCutcheon, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot, performs a pre-flight check on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation exercise... More
Sgt. Shelby F. Kurtz, a UH-60 Black Hawk mechanic with
Sgt. Shelby F. Kurtz, a UH-60 Black Hawk mechanic with 1108th Aviation Group, lowers an engine Oct. 25, 2017, in the unit’s hangar at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airmen Center. The... More
Supplies glide swiftly to the ground after being delivered
Supplies glide swiftly to the ground after being delivered from the back of C-17 during a training event as part of Southern Strike 18 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg, Mississippi,... More
Utah Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Cunningham
Utah Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Cunningham ties a string around a bottle during an explosive ordnance disposal training scenario during exercise Southern Strike 2018 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Trainin... More
A zodiac boat slides out of the back of a C-17 during
A zodiac boat slides out of the back of a C-17 during a boat drop and static line jump mission during exercise Southern Strike 18 at the Combat Readiness Training Center- Battlefield Airmen Center in Gulfport, ... More
An Airman with 1st Special Operations Mission Support
An Airman with 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group, Hurlbert Field, Fla., pulls security Oct. 30, 2017, at Camp Shelby Joint Training Center during the unit’s culminating training event. The CTE was a ... More
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, commends Airmen of the Mississippi Air National Guard participating in Southern Strike 2018, Oct. 31, 2017, at Gulfport’s Combat Readiness Traini... More
Staff Sgt. Aaron Rickey, a 137th Aeromedical Evacuation
Staff Sgt. Aaron Rickey, a 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron examiner from the Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, discusses a simulated in-flight patient emergency with other AE crew members on ... More
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, inspects a minilator and flowmeter of a portable therapeutic liquid oxygen tank on a C-17 Globemaster III aircra... More
Airmen with the Mississippi and Arkansas Air National
Airmen with the Mississippi and Arkansas Air National Guard work to assemble the specially-designed communication trailer Oct. 23, 2017, which supports the RC-26 aircraft that will be used during Southern Strik... More
Seeing the Training Up Close U.S. Coast Guard photograph
U.S. Air Force Col. Debra Lovette, commander of the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss.; Lt. Col. Joe Reid, incoming commander of Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefi... More
Mississippi Gov. Visits Southern Strike
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant poses in front of a UH-72 Lakota Light Utility helicopter Oct. 31, 2017, at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airmen Center. Bryant and Maj. Gen. Janson D. B... More
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, secures a litter to a litter stanchion on board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Southern Strike 2018 at t... More
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, and Maj. Gen. William O. Hill, commander of the Mississippi Air National Guard, converses with a soldier Oct. 31, 2017, at Gulfport’s Combat Read... More
A UH-60 Blackhawk hovers over the head of a Marine
A UH-60 Blackhawk hovers over the head of a Marine Raider as he stands guard during a medical evacuation near the end of a special operations training exercise, Oct 29, 2017, at the Port of Gulfport, Miss. The ... More
Spc. Tyler K. Monts, a crew chief with Company G, 1st
Spc. Tyler K. Monts, a crew chief with Company G, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, tends to a simulated casualty during night medical evacuation training at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center - ... More
Two service members take care of a team member with
Two service members take care of a team member with a simulated injury during battle drills as part of exercise Southern Strike 18 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg, Miss., Oct. 26, ... More
Pennsylvania Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Equeno Ogle,
Pennsylvania Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Equeno Ogle, with 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, sends coordinates to an AC-130U gunship during a live fire training mission as part of exercise Southern Strik... More
Officers of the 1108th Aviation Group discuss a solution
Officers of the 1108th Aviation Group discuss a solution to a scenario given during their culminating training event Oct. 25, 2017, at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield Airmen Center. Th... More
Two service members search enemy personnel during a
Two service members search enemy personnel during a battle drill as part of exercise Southern Strike 18 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg, Miss., Oct. 26, 2017. The exercise features... More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Patterson, 123rd Explosive
Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Patterson, 123rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Kentucky Air National Guard, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Cunningham, 151st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Utah National G... More
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Maj. Gen. Janson D.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, meet with service members participating in Southern Strike 18, Oct. 31, 2017, at Gulfport’s Combat Readiness Tra... More
Lt. Col. Timothy Weiher, 815th Airlift Squadron assistant
Lt. Col. Timothy Weiher, 815th Airlift Squadron assistant director of operations, tests a simple key loader communications security device on a C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississip... More
Crew chiefs from the 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Crew chiefs from the 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron install litter stanchions on a C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation exercis... More
Air National Guardsmen familiarize themselves with
Air National Guardsmen familiarize themselves with Minehounds during Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Oct. 29, 2017, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. The Minehound is a dual-sensor metal d... More
A service member pulls security during a battle drill
A service member pulls security during a battle drill as part of exercise Southern Strike 18 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg, Miss., Oct. 26, 2017. The exercise features air-to-air... More
Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support
Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group, Hurlbert Field, Fla., prepare for a convoy Oct. 30, 2017 during a culminating training event at Camp Shelby Joint Training Center. The CTE was a fin... More
Lt. Col. Andrew Birmingham discusses the culminating
Lt. Col. Andrew Birmingham discusses the culminating training event with Col. Glen Flowers, commander of 1108th Aviation Group, Oct. 25, 2017, at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield Airmen... More
Michael Barron, Asymmetrical Warfare Counter-Improvised
Michael Barron, Asymmetrical Warfare Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Training Instructor, digs up buried material during Minehound training Oct. 29, 2017, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. ... More
Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support
Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group, Hurlbert Field, Fla,. take a hit from a simulated improvised explosive device while in a convoy Oct. 30, 2017, during a culminating training event a... More
Members of the Air Force Reserve 36th Aeromedical Evacuation
Members of the Air Force Reserve 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and other Air National Guard AE squadrons head toward a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 183rd Airlift Squadron to prepare it for simu... More
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, tests her self-contained breathing apparatus on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 183rd Airlift Squadron ... More
Locating the LZ, US Navy Photogrpah
Sgt. William Downer, a crew chief with Company B, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, observes the parachute landing zone during a static line jump Oct. 27, 2017, over the Gulf of Mexico on the Miss Gulf Co... More
Marine Raiders listen to the jumpmaster during a boat
Marine Raiders listen to the jumpmaster during a boat drop and static line jump mission during exercise Southern Strike 18 at the Combat Readiness Training Center- Battlefield Airmen Center in Gulfport, Miss., ... More
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation
Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, ensures simulated patients are secured to their litters before being loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft... More
A Diver Below buoy bobs in the water as two groups
A Diver Below buoy bobs in the water as two groups of divers from 7th Special Forces Group and Chilean Special Forces conduct dive training Oct. 31, 2017, at Paul B. Johnson State Park, near Camp Shelby Joint F... More
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict. It emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air... More
A service member participating in Southern Strike 18
A service member participating in Southern Strike 18 relays coordinates to an AC-130U gunship during a live fire training mission Oct. 24, 2017, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center near Hattiesburg, Mis... More
Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Wing load supplies
Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Wing load supplies dropped from a C-17 during a training mission as part of exercise Southern Strike 18 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg, Miss... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Deetman and Master
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Deetman and Master Sgt. James Cochran, two electricians of the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, repair an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Oct. 26, 2017, at the Montgomery ... More
Members from various aeromedical evacuation squadrons
Members from various aeromedical evacuation squadrons load simulated patients onto an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, during a... More
Pennsylvania Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Equeno Ogle,
Pennsylvania Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Equeno Ogle, with 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, sends coordinates to an AC-130U gunship during a live fire training mission as part of exercise Southern Strik... More
Officers of the 1108th Aviation Group discuss a solution
Officers of the 1108th Aviation Group discuss a solution to a scenario given during their culminating training event Oct. 25, 2017, at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield Airmen Center. Th... More
A pilot of the 100th Fighter Squadron, 187th Fighter
A pilot of the 100th Fighter Squadron, 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, prepares for flight training operations, Oct. 26, 2017, at Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Ala. The training is a part ... More
Sgt. Ryan R. McRaney, a flight medic with Company G,
Sgt. Ryan R. McRaney, a flight medic with Company G, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, prepares a ventilator for impending medical evacuation training at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center - Batt... More
Tech Sgt. Mark Hilleren, 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota
Tech Sgt. Mark Hilleren, 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, uses a Minehound after a familiarization class Oct. 29, 2017, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. The Minehound is a dua... More
A Marine Raider and a military working dog with Marine
A Marine Raider and a military working dog with Marine Special Operations Command walk towards a training site, Oct. 29, 2017, at the Port of Gulfport, Miss. The training exercise is a part of Southern Strike 2... More
Tech. Sgt. Michael Rutherford, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance
Tech. Sgt. Michael Rutherford, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches litter stanchion straps to the ceiling of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air ... More
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational
Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict. It emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air... More
Opposition forces prepare to ambush Airmen with the
Opposition forces prepare to ambush Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group, Hurlbert Field, Fla., Oct. 30, 2017, during a culminating training event at Camp Shelby Joint Training Center. T... More