Air Force Col. Billy Murphy, the Ardent Sentry exercise

Air Force Col. Billy Murphy, the Ardent Sentry exercise director, provides Uzbekistan Gen. Col. Bakhodir Tashmatov with an overview of the Joint Operations Center during Ardent Sentry 2019 June 4, 2019 at Camp McCain, Mississippi. Ardent Sentry is a North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command exercise focused on defense support of civil authorities during a simulated New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquake. Approximately 250 Mississippi National Guard personnel will be participating in the nearly two week exercise focused on building interagency relationships to prepare for possible severe earthquakes. (Mississippi Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Michael Needham)