Mississippi Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Stevens, 1-185th Aviation Regiment pilot, waits for the completion of pre-launch inspections on a UH-72 Lakota at the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) flight line in Gulfport, Miss., prior to departure after participating in Exercise Southern Strike 15 (SS15) Oct. 31, 2014. SS15 is a total force, multiservice training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard's CRTC, Oct. 27 through Nov. 7, 2014. The SS15 exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground, and special operations forces training opportunities. These events a
Mississippi Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Stevens, 1-185th Aviation Regiment pilot, waits for the completion of pre-launch inspections on a UH-72 Lakota at the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) flight line in Gulfport, Miss., prior to departure after participating in Exercise Southern Strike 15 (SS15) Oct. 31, 2014. SS15 is a total force, multiservice training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard's CRTC, 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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