Southern Strike 15 [Image 14 of 14]

GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, MS, UNITED STATES

10.28.2014

Photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook 

1st Combat Camera Squadron         

Mississippi Army National Guard Sgt. Bryan Dupont and Sgt. Joshua Mcgaugh, CH-47 Chinook flight engineers, Bravo Company, 1/111st General Support Aviation Battalion, conduct routine maintenance on a CH-47 on the aircraft's tail rotor at the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) flight line in Gulfport, Miss., while participating in 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 20:43
• Photo ID: 1637564
• VIRIN: 141028-F-OH871-423
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 2.57 MB
• Location: GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, MS, US