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  • Flying the MQ-9, one of the many firsts at Southern Strike

    One of Col. Rick Weaver’s priorities as the exercise director for Southern Strike 2020, was to integrate the use of the MQ-9 Reaper into the breadth of the exercise. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, an MQ-9 aircraft launched from the Gulfport airport by a North Dakota pilot on-site, flew to Camp Shelby and then

  • Hawaii Guard members deliver airlift for Southern Strike 19

    Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard held airlift operations Jan. 13 through 25 during a large-scale joint and multinational exercise in Gulfport. The exercise, Southern Strike 19, is hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield Airmen

  • Bridging the gap: MS Gulfport Defense Forum

    Leadership from Keesler Air Force Base participated in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Defense Forum, Dec. 3-4, 2018, at the Courtyard by Marriott Gulfport Beachfront in Gulfport.The two-day event connected Defense Department leaders at the secretariat level with state leaders, bringing key decision