Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan P. Myer, a pilot with 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, sits in the cockpit of a CH-47 Chinook, preparing for a helocast mission with a special operations unit Oct. 25, 2017, at Gulfport’s Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airmen Center. The 1-111th provides air support and transportation for ground units that are training during Southern Strike 18. “The mission of Army Aviation is to support the ground commander,” said Myer. “We’re providing air assets for our special operations brethren who are out here doing helo

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Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan P. Myer, a pilot with 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, sits in the cockpit of a CH-47 Chinook, preparing for a helocast mission with a special operations unit Oct. 25, 2017, at Gulfport’s Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airmen Center. The 1-111th provides air support and transportation for ground units that are training during Southern Strike 18. “The mission of Army Aviation is to support the ground commander,” said Myer. “We’re providing air assets for our special operations brethren who are out here doing helocast missions and inserts.” ( Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Jarvis Mace)

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