Southern Strike 2018

Staff Sgt. Aaron Rickey, a 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron examiner from the Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, discusses a simulated in-flight patient emergency with other AE crew members on an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130 Super Hercules aircraft during an aeromedical evacuation exercise Nov. 1, 2017, for Southern Strike 2018. Southern Strike 2018 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict and emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air support, precision engagement, close air support, command and control, personnel recovery, aeromedical evacuation, and combat medical support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)