(From left) Air National Guard Master Sgt. Courtney Ricks, Combat Readiness Training Center range non-commissioned officer in charge, Master Sgt. Tommy Askew Combat Readiness Training Center range vehicle maintainer, and Tech Sgt. Timothy Donka, 266th Range Squadron ground radar operator, perform maintenance on the AN/VPQ-1 Tactical Radar Threat Generator at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct 27, 2016. SSTK 17 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gu


(From left) Air National Guard Master Sgt. Courtney Ricks, Combat Readiness Training Center range non-commissioned officer in charge, Master Sgt. Tommy Askew Combat Readiness Training Center range vehicle maintainer, and Tech Sgt. Timothy Donka, 266th Range Squadron ground radar operator, perform maintenance on the AN/VPQ-1 Tactical Radar Threat Generator at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct 27, 2016. 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. ( Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ericka Engblom)


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