New York Air National Guard, 102nd Rescue Squadron of Westhampton Beach, , loadmasters direct loading operations on board a HC-130 Hercules parked on the ramp at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center during simulated combat drop procedures while participating in Exercise Southern Strike 15 (SS15), Nov. 04, 2014. SS15 is a total force, multiservice training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard's Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., from Oct. 27 through Nov. 7, 2014. The SS15 exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground, and special operations forces tra


New York Air National Guard, 102nd Rescue Squadron of Westhampton Beach, , loadmasters direct loading operations on board a HC-130 Hercules parked on the ramp at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center during simulated combat drop procedures while participating in Exercise Southern Strike 15 (SS15), Nov. 04, 2014. SS15 is a total force, multiservice training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard's Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., 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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