Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Col. Brandon Haynie,

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Col. Brandon Haynie, the Mississippi National Guard Southern Strike 2018 director; Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi; and Maj. Gen. William O. Hill, commander of the Mississippi Air National Guard, engage in a brief presented by Air Force Lt. Col. Billy Murphy, deputy director of the exercise, who is providing an overview. The Mississippi Air National Guard exercise is hosted at Gulfport’s Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airmen Center. Southern Strike 2018 is designed to strengthen participants' combat readiness and relationships with other branches of the military. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Jarvis Mace)