First Lieutenant Jordan Riley, Pilot, checks the systems of the CH-47 Chinook prior to take off during a mission at Bobby Chain airport, Hattiesburg, Miss., Jan. 25, 2019. Southern Strike 19 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., and Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center near Hattiesburg, Miss. from Jan. 15 through Jan. 30, 2019. The exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground and special operations forces training opportunities.

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