Operation Northern Strike 2014
Technical Sgt. Matthew Spittler, right, and Senior Airman Tyler Trocano, center, await extraction with Sgt. 1st Class Steven Sparks from 2nd platton, Charlie troop, Team 2-2, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, Dowagiac, Mich. on a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard 2nd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Peoria, Ill. during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Grayling, Mich. on Aug. 11, 2014. Both Airmen are Joint Terminal Air Controllers from the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Operation Northern Strike 2014 is a joint multi-national combined arms training exercise conducted in Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/released)