Air Force Airmen with the 172d Airlift Wing, use a K-Loader to load medical supplies on a 186th Air Refueling Wing, KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 2017 (SSTK2017), Oct. 31, 2016. SSTK2017 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 deman

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Air Force Airmen with the 172d Airlift Wing, use a K-Loader to load medical supplies on a 186th Air Refueling Wing, KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 2017 (SSTK2017), Oct. 31, 2016. SSTK2017 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. (U. S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Richard L. Smith)

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