A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 186th Air Refueling Wing prepares to deliver fuel to a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 17, 2018, near Gulfport, Miss. The 204th Airlift Squadron conducted the night time aerial refueling mission during exercise Southern Strike. The annual training is a is a total force, multi-service exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, and Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center near Hattiesburg, Miss. from Jan. 15 through Jan. 30. The exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground and special operations forces training opportunities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)