An AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion,

An AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, lands on an airstrip at Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airman Center October 23, 2017. The CRTC-BAC is one of the hosts for the Mississippi National Guard’s Southern Strike 2018, a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for a broad array of conflict. This exercise emphasizes operations such as air supremacy and close air support. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Jarvis Mace)