American & Uzbek Special Forces train during Southern Strike 2021. SSTK is an annual training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard to increase combat readiness across all branches of the U.S. military. National Guard Mississippi National Guard Gen. Steven Nordhaus #southernstrike2021

187th Fighter Wing F-16s conduct air support training w/ 500 & 1,000 lbs inert bombs to hone their rapid deployment skills. It marked the 1st time for Joint Direct Munition Attack bombs to be dropped on Rattlesnake Range in Mississippi. Air National Guard AL National Guard Mississippi National Guard

U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 209, U.S. Navy Reserve, position near a C-130 Hercules from the Wyoming Air National Guard during Exercise Southern Strike. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jon Alderman) Gen. Steven Nordhaus Air National Guard U.S. Navy

A C-130 Hercules from the Wyoming ANG fires off flares during a training mission during Exercise Southern Strike. The flares are an aerial infrared countermeasure to counter incoming heat seeking surface-to-air or air-to-air missiles. Air National Guard #southernstrike2021 Wyoming National Guard

Soldiers with 2d Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi National Guard, and 734th Ordnance Company (EOD), conduct fast rope training as part of Southern Strike 2021. Mississippi National Guard National Guard #southernstrike2021 #specialforces

A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 186th Air Refueling Wing awaits the approach of a E-8C Joint STARS aircraft, over the Gulf of Mexico. The refueling mission supported exercise Southern Strike, a large Joint Force exercise put on by the Air National Guard Bureau. Mississippi National Guard

Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center commemorates & celebrates the contributions of Hispanic Americans and salutes their longstanding service to our nation. #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

For the last two weeks the 255th Air Control Squadron has been providing communication support for areas of south Louisiana that were devastated by Hurricane Ida.

Airmen with the 156th Wing - Puerto Rico Air National Guard, and 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, work together to prepare for Agile Combat Employment training during Southern Strike 2022 here in Gulfport, Mississippi, April 22, 2022. #SouthernStrike2022

Do you have #MulticapableAirmen❓ Airmen with the 156th Contingency Response Group participate in #SouthernStrike2022, supporting the exercise by providing command and control, airfield operations and cyber communications capabilities at Gulfport CRTC.

Mind if we drop in? U.S. Airmen with 103d Rescue Squadron, New York Air National Guard, participate in pararescue operations at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, April 23, 2022. (U.S. Army National Guard Video by Staff Sgt. Shawn Keeton) #Pararescue #SouthernStrike2022

U.S. Army special operations Soldiers with 2d Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, participate in medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, April 24, 2022. #SouthernStrike2022

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Great work, 102d MPAD!

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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 75th Fighter Squadron, 23d Fighter Group out of Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, prepare for take off during #SouthernStrike2022, at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 26, 2022.

Photo of the Day: U.S. special operations service members from five Mississippi National Guard and active duty units, participate in Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training during Southern Strike 2022. ngpa.us/19451

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 perform maintenance during Exercise #SouthernStrike2022 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 26, 2022. 📸:U.S. Army Sgt. Jovi Prevot U.S. Marines

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U.S. Soldiers with the Mississippi Army National Guard render first aid to personnel with simulated injuries during a #ProofOfConcept exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, April 29, 2022. 📸:Staff Sgt. Shawn Keeton and Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine