123d Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, Soldiers sling load a HMMWV to a CH-47 Chinook during Patriot South 20 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, March 2, 2020. When roads are impassable in disasters, sling loading equipment allows rapid response by transporting vehicles by air to the impacted area. The exercise is designed to provide Total Force, realistic training through an established exercise foundation that allows units to define unique requirements and build them into the overall scenario. (U.S Army National Guard photo by Sgt. DeUndra Brown)
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Kentucky Air National Guard Sling Load Hmmwv

123d Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, Soldiers sling load a HMMWV to a CH-47 Chinook during Patriot South 20 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, March 2, 2020. When roads are impassable in disasters, sling loading equipment allows rapid response by transporting vehicles by air to the impacted area. The exercise is designed to provide Total [Read More …]

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd-151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina Air National Guard pose in front of a U.S. Army UH-72 Lakota participating in PATRIOT South 2020 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., Mar. 01, 2020. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)
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Patriot South 2020: 2nd-151st Aviation Regiment Group Photo

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd-151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina Air National Guard pose in front of a U.S. Army UH-72 Lakota participating in PATRIOT South 2020 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., Mar. 01, 2020. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management [Read More …]

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd-151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina Air National Guard, unload a UH-72 Lakota from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster assigned to the 145th Air Lift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, during PATRIOT South 2020 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 29, 2020. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)
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Patriot South 2020: C-17 Air Mobility Operations

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd-151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina Air National Guard, unload a UH-72 Lakota from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster assigned to the 145th Air Lift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, during PATRIOT South 2020 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 29, 2020. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise [Read More …]

A UH-72 Lakota assigned to the Mississippi Army National Guard is staged on the flight line at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center preparing for Patriot South 2020 at the Mississippi National Guard Base, Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 26, 2020. Patriot is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies, and first responders. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)
U.S. Air National Guard

Patriot South 2020: Exercise Preparations

A UH-72 Lakota assigned to the Mississippi Army National Guard is staged on the flight line at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center preparing for Patriot South 2020 at the Mississippi National Guard Base, Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 26, 2020. Patriot is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies [Read More …]

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airman executes Close Quarters Battle during a Full Mission Profile with close air support from U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawks at Southern Strike 2020 near Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Feb. 7, 2020. The exercise offers unique conventional and special operations training opportunities for its approximately 2,000 participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Phifer)
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Southern Strike 2020 – Full Mission Profile Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airman executes Close Quarters Battle during a Full Mission Profile with close air support from U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawks at Southern Strike 2020 near Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Feb. 7, 2020. The exercise offers unique conventional and special operations training opportunities for its approximately 2,000 participants. (U.S. Air Force [Read More …]