An AH-47 Chinook takes off from Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Oct. 30, 2017. Exercise Southern Strike 18 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard's Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, Oct. 23 through Nov. 3, 2017. The Southern Strike 18 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 1

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An AH-47 Chinook takes off from Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Oct. 30, 2017. Exercise Southern Strike 18 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard's Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, Oct. 23 through Nov. 3, 2017. The Southern Strike 18 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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