military training

Southern Strike Distinguished Visitor Day

A few of Mississippi’s top politicians stopped by the Coast today for Southern Strike’s Distinguished Visitor Day. News 25’s Kendra Turley takes us to a ceremony in Gulfport for the culmination of the two week military exercise. The lives of…

Aeromedical Training

Whether it’s after a natural disaster or in a war zone, military service members need to know how to safely move the critically injured on to aircrafts during a medical evacuation. Air Force aeromedical teams are being trained on helicopter…

Southern Strike Underway

Mississippi National Guardsmen charged with keeping aircraft ready for takeoff tell News 25 a massive training exercise in Gulfport improves their skills. Southern Strike is underway at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport. Maintainers from the 172nd Airlift Wing…

Large Scale War Game Coming to the Coast

Army guardsmen from all over America are coming together on the Gulf Coast to participate in an international combat exercise. The Mississippi Air National Guard is hosting Southern Strike, a large scale war game where military service members will train…

Annual Military Training on the Coast

If you see military forces on the Mississippi Sound, don’t be alarmed, it’s just a training exercise. Several boat teams are set to conduct military exercises along the Gulf Coast. The Biloxi Police Department wants to make sure no one…