U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Vanwinkle, left, and Tech. Sgt. Rachel Hamon, weapons specialists assigned to the 174th Attack Wing, New York Air National Guard load a GBU-38 precision-guided bomb to a MQ-9 Reaper aircraft during exercise Sentry South 26-2, Gulfport, Mississippi, Feb. 22, 2026. Sentry South 26-2 is a large force employment exercise focused on major combat operations and joint maritime opportunities in a contested or degraded operational environment. Sentry South 26-2 applies joint and combined warfighting doctrine against realistic and robust enemy integrated threat systems, all while under safe and controlled conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan McCrink)
| Date Taken: | 02.22.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.22.2026 15:46 |
| Photo ID: | 9531298 |
| VIRIN: | 260222-Z-PI893-1079 |
| Resolution: | 5296x3524 |
| Size: | 3.65 MB |
| Location: | GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, US |
| Web Views: | 53 |
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