U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Franklin,

U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Franklin, 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, sets up a stretcher rack on a C-17 Globemaster III flown by the Mississippi Air National Guard, 172nd Airlift Wing, prior to takeoff at the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) flight line in Gulfport, Miss., while participating in Exercise Southern Strike 15 (SS15) Oct. 29, 2014. SS15 is a total force, multiservice training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard's CRTC, Oct. 27 through Nov. 7, 2014. The SS15 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 Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook/ Released)