Mississippi Air National Guardsmen with the 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron operate a mobile tactical air navigation system at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 25, 2016. The 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron utilizes the mobile system to deploy, operate and maintain air traffic control and landing systems in either a standalone capacity or in conjunction with bare base communications packages in support of major command requirements. SSTK 17 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s
Mississippi Air National Guardsmen with the 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron operate a mobile tactical air navigation system at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 25, 2016. The 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron utilizes the mobile system to deploy, operate and maintain air traffic control and landing systems in either a standalone capacity or in conjunction with bare base communications packages in support of major command requirements. 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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