U.S. Air Force pilots, assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus Air Force Base, climb into a T-38 Talon during exercise Sentry South 26-2, Gulfport, Mississippi, Feb. 23, 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. Dakota Strait)
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.24.2026 09:43 |
| Photo ID: | 9533850 |
| VIRIN: | 260223-Z-PN753-1015 |
| Resolution: | 5184x3158 |
| Size: | 2.38 MB |
| Location: | MISSISSIPPI, US |
| Web Views: | 40 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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