FRIDAY FOTO (March 29, 2019)
March 29, 2019 at 1:59 am Leave a comment
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U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers in Ground Mobility Vehicles were preparing to launch a mock-nighttime assault on the Grenada Dam in northern Mississippi in this January 20, 2019 photo. The exercise involved a simultaneous assault from multiple points, to gain control over an “insurgent-held” dam. It was all part of Southern Strike 2019, a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise aimed at tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict.
These special operators from the 3rd Special Forces Group and their equipment were transported on a C-17 Globemaster III heavy lift aircraft from the Hawaiian Air National Guard’s 204th Airlift Squadron.
Southern Strike, which ran from January 15-30, emphasized air-to-air, air-to-ground and special operations forces training opportunities including maritime operations and air support.
The annual multi-service training exercise was hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, and Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center near Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Entry filed under: Air National Guard, Aircraft, Army, Army National Guard, Counter Insurgency, FRIDAY FOTO, National Security and Defense, Photos, Skills and Training, Special Operations, Technology, Unconventional Warfare, Weaponry and Equipment. Tags: 204th Airlift Squadron, 3rd Special Forces Group, C-17 Globemaster III, Counter Insurgency, Grenada Dam, Ground Mobility Vehicles, Hawaii Air National Guard, Mississippi Air National Guard, Southern Strike 2019, training, U.S. Army Special Forces.
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