KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, ensures simulated patients are secured to their litters before being loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Southern Strike 2018 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, Oct. 30, 2017. 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, secures a litter to a litter stanchion on board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Southern Strike 2018 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, Oct. 30, 2017. 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Michael Rutherford, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches litter stanchion straps to the ceiling of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation exercise Nov. 1, 2017, during 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Maj. Jacob McCutcheon, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot, performs a pre-flight check on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation exercise Nov. 1, 2017, during 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Timothy Weiher, 815th Airlift Squadron assistant director of operations, tests a simple key loader communications security device on a C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation exercise Nov. 1, 2017, during 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Crew chiefs from the 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron install litter stanchions on a C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation exercise Nov. 1, 2017, during 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members from various aeromedical evacuation squadrons set up their medical equipment on an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation exercise Nov. 1, 2017, during 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members from various aeromedical evacuation squadrons load simulated patients onto an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members from various aeromedical evacuation squadrons secure simulated patients on an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the Air Force Reserve 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and other Air National Guard AE squadrons head toward a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 183rd Airlift Squadron to prepare it for simulated patient transport Oct. 30, 2017, during Southern Strike 2018 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi. 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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the Air Force Reserve 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and other Air National Guard units prepare a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 183rd Airlift Squadron to receive simulated patients Oct. 30, 2017, during Southern Strike 2018 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi. 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) Share