Southern Strike 15 [Image 30 of 34]

GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, MS, UNITED STATES

10.28.2014

Photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook 

1st Combat Camera Squadron         

Pennsylvania Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. William Paul, flight engineer of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, checks his communication equipment as part of the pre-flight checklist prior to launch of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) flight line, in Gulfport, Miss., during Exercise Southern Strike 15 (SS15) Oct. 28, 2014. SS15 is a total force, multiservice training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard's CRTC 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook/ Released)

• Date Taken: 10.28.2014
• Date Posted: 10.30.2014 19:31
• Photo ID: 1637401
• VIRIN: 141029-F-OH871-086
• Resolution: 4120x2584
• Size: 1.52 MB
• Location: GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, MS, US