B-roll of Operation Magnolia Knight in Jackson and Gulfport, Mississippi, July 12-15, 2025. Operation Magnolia Knight provided an opportunity for the 172nd Airlift Wing to enhance performance and response time in its specialties creating a more ready and lethal force. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Airman 1st Class Dawson Carter)
As the Sentry-South Southern Strike exercise roared over the Gulf Coast and south Mississippi January 26 – February 6, 2025, an unassuming building at Combat Readiness Training Center Gulfport was at the center of the action. The Combat Training Systems building is colloquially called the LMOC for “Live Mission Operations Capability.”
