U.S. Army National Guard soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Force Group (Airborne), out of Jackson, Miss., conduct a nighttime assault mission Nov. 6, 2014, at Stennis Space Center, Miss., as part of Exercise Southern Strike 15. Southern Strike (SS15) is a total force, multiservice exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard's Combat Readiness Training Center. SS15 emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground and special operations forces training opportunities. These events are integrated into demanding hostile and asymmetric scenarios with actions from specialized ground forces and combat and mobility air forces. (New York Air National Guard / Senior Airman Christopher Muncy / Released)