A Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircrew with the 8th Special Operations Squadron receive a pre-mission brief at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Nov. 2, 2016. Southern Strike 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 action


A Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircrew with the 8th Special Operations Squadron receive a pre-mission brief at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Nov. 2, 2016. Southern Strike 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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