An officer with Customers and Border Patrol, portraying

An officer with Customers and Border Patrol, portraying the role of a hijacker, patrols outside a training aircraft during Exercise Southern Strike 16 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center Nov. 5, 2015. During this training, Security Forces members from the 186th Security Forces Squadron secured the outside of the aircraft, then made entry through the rear. The airmen involved exchanged fire with opposition forces before rescuing several hostages inside. They were assisted by JTAC from the 238th Air Support Operations Squadron from Meridian, Miss. Exercise Southern Strike 16 emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground, and special operations forces training opportunities. (New York Air National Guard / Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy / released)