Video

Video by Staff Sgt. John Raven

Southern Strike 17

1st Combat Camera Squadron

Oct. 31, 2016 | 2:51

U.S. Air Force airmen with the 315th Aeromedical Squadron from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Mississippi Air National Guard's 183rd Aeromedical Squadron and 125th Maintenance Group from Jackson, Miss., and Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyo., conduct aeromedical and critical care training aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 153rd Air Refueling Squadron, Meridian, Miss., near the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 31, 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 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 video by Staff Sgt. John Raven)