Pennsylvania Air National Guard Airmen Lt. Col. Chuck Tubbs, aircraft commander, left, and 1st. Lt Brandon Rader, right, both of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, accomplish their pre-flight checklist prior to launch of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) flight line in Gulfport, Miss., during Exercise Southern Strike 15 (SS15), Oct. 28, 2014. SS15 is a total force, multiservice training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard's CRTC from Oct. 27 through Nov. 7, 2014. The SS15 exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground and special operations forces t
Pennsylvania Air National Guard Airmen Lt. Col. Chuck Tubbs, aircraft commander, left, and 1st. Lt Brandon Rader, right, both of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, accomplish their pre-flight checklist prior to launch of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) flight line in Gulfport, Miss., during Exercise Southern Strike 15 (SS15), Oct. 28, 2014. SS15 is a total force, multiservice training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard's CRTC from Oct. 27 through Nov. 7, 2014. The SS15 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. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook/ Released)
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