Army National Guard Spc. Shawn Bounds, aviation maintainer, Company B of the 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment Meridian, Mississippi, closes the ramp of an CH-47 Chinook, at Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi Oct. 23, Strike 18 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, 2017. The exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground and special operations forces training opportunities. These events are integrated into demanding hosti
Army National Guard Spc. Shawn Bounds, aviation maintainer, Company B of the 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment Meridian, Mississippi, closes the ramp of an CH-47 Chinook, at Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi Oct. 23, Strike 18 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, 2017. 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. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gracie Lee)
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