A Army UH-72 Lakota aircrew from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Security and Support Regiment, Tupelo, Miss., takes off to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to a Navy Special Boat Team while they assault an objective at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 25, 2016. SSTK 17 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., from Oct. 24 through Nov. 4, 2016. The exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-gr


A Army UH-72 Lakota aircrew from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Security and Support Regiment, Tupelo, Miss., takes off to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to a Navy Special Boat Team while they assault an objective at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 25, 2016. SSTK 17 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., from Oct. 24 through Nov. 4, 2016. The exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground and special operations forces training opportunities. These events are integrated into demanding hostile and asymmetric scenarios with actions from specialized ground forces and combat and mobility air forces.


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