Army National Guard Sgt. Richard Smith, Golf Company,

Army National Guard Sgt. Richard Smith, Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation Brigade medical evacuation unit medic, examines a simulated patient at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 25, 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 photo by Senior Airman Ericka Engblom)