Exercise Southern Strike 15 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National guard's Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, from October 27 through November 7, 2014. The SS15 exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground, and special operations forces training opportunities. These events are integrated into demanding hostile and symmetric scenarios with actions from specialized ground forces and combat and mobility air forces.
Military units and federal agencies from across the United States have converged on South Mississippi to develop their personnel and enhance combat effectiveness during Exercise Southern Strike 15 at the Combat Readiness Training Center, in Gulfport, Mississippi, Oct. 27-Nov. 7.