Southern Strike 17 [Image 18 of 36]

GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES

10.25.2016

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Martin 

1st Combat Camera Squadron         

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Brennan Apsey, Electronic Attack Squadron 134 EA-18 pilot, Whidbey Island, Wash., prepares for take off at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 25, 2016. SSTK 17 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., from Oct. 24 through Nov. 4, 2016. The pins and ball bearings are used to secure the cockpitand the jet. The 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. Sean Martin)

• Date Taken: 10.25.2016
• Date Posted: 10.27.2016 20:32
• Photo ID: 2949895
• VIRIN: 161025-F-SR682-0204
• Resolution: 4360x2768
• Size: 646.43 KB
• Location: GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, MISSISSIPPI, US