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Balad radar air traffic controllers run skies of Iraq

Tech. Sgt. Aaron Hawkes reads a new notice to Airmen at the combined en route radar approach control facility Balad Air Base, Iraq...

Balad radar air traffic controllers run skies of Iraq (2)

Staff Sgt. Gilbert Lanai uses the enhanced terminal voice switch inside the combined en route radar approach control facility at Balad Air Base, Iraq, to coordinate with adjacent sectors in Iraq. The ETVS is a new addition that allows controllers to touch the screen to talk to someone on a "shout" line or call line...

Cleared for takeoff

A radar screen located in the flight tower keeps track of in-flight aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 23. The radar in Eielson's control tower is linked off of a radar screen located at an airport in nearby Fairbanks.

Airmen provide key support to multinational exercise

E-3B Sentry airborne warning and control system surveillance technicians from the 965th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron track simulated hostile aircraft during a multinational exercise Nov. 9 over Southwest Asia.

I can see right through you

Staff Sgt. Joshua Livingston instructs Master Sgt. Oscar Sotomayor where to put scan planes on a patient during a CT scan Nov. 21 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The CT scan will aid doctors in diagnosing medical conditions that the patient may have...

Check your 'six' (2)

John Crane monitors the B-1B tail warning function test Feb. 25 at the Central Control Facility at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The tail warning function is a radar that faces the rear of B-1B to detect incoming missiles or aircraft. If detected the system can deploy defensive countermeasures.

June 9 airpower summary: B-1B bombs enemy

An Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft moves out of position after receiving fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker during a mission over Afghanistan.

Check your 'six'

A B-1B Lancer takes off Feb. 25 from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The bomber from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Dyess AFB, Texas, was at Eglin AFB for a B-1B tail warning function test to analyze if a radar that faces the rear of B-1B detects incoming missiles or aircraft. If detected, the system can deploy defensive countermeasures.

Life at Thule

Staff Sgt. Carl White monitors screens that allow him to see objects in space over the northern polar area Jan. 25 at the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System site on Thule Air Base, Greenland...

Life at Thule (2)

One of the two radar faces of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, or BMEWS, site is captured using time-lapsed photography to show the minimal amount of available light during twilight Jan. 25 at Thule Air Base, Greenland.

Keeping Watch

First Lt. Matthew Bejcek (front) and Capt. Mark Olenick keep watch over multiple Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles from their launch control center Feb. 7.

Vandenberg team launches Minuteman III

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 7 during an operational test to determine the weapon system's reliability and accuracy.

Missile squadron poised for 72-hour alerts

Typically, a two-person missile combat crew is on alert in an underground launch control center for 24 hours at a time monitoring their ICBMs, ready to launch them if directed. Under a test being conducted by 20th Air Force officials, three-person crews are going to pull 72-hour alerts at select facilities to weigh the advantages of going to such a schedule. Officials from 20th Air Force will evaluate the test after three months to determine whether to implement the initiative across the entire missile force.

MUTES

Tech Sgt. Donald Taylor (front), 266th Range Squadron ground radar technician, coordinates simulated threat signals with 1st Lt. Monty Moncrief, 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron electronic warfare officer. The Multiple Threat Emitter System shapes radio wave pulses to look like signals radiated by aircraft threats, such as surface-to-air missiles.

Digital improvement for air traffic

Staff Sgt. Jacob Martin views a radar scope with the new Digital Airport Surveillance Radar signals at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 14, 2009. The newer technology used in the digital equipment reduces the maintenance team's workload on a daily basis.

Air Force Week Salt Lake CIty

Pilot in training Cooper Hirst of Ogden, Utah, gets a little help with the controls of a flight simulator from Lt. Col. Paul "Buster" Delmonte, 466th Fighter Squadron pilot, before the IMAX showing of “Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag” at the Clark Planetarium during Air Force Week Salt Lake City on June 2.

Super Car Tour

The stealth-black Air Force Challenger 'Vapor' interior features aircraft style controls, a passenger side steering wheel, GPS tracking, night and thermal vision via a film on the front windshield, and the most technologically-advanced computer system with remote control UAV-type access from anywhere in the world utilizing the Internet. The 'Vapor' also comes with two custom flight helmets in line with the Air Force theme of the vehicle. The Vapor is one of the Air Force's newest mobile marketing assets and will be touring high schools and a variety of Air Force sponsored events as part of the 2009 Super Car Tour.

Fill'er up please!

Pilots Capt. Mike Silok and 1st Lt. Justin Tiffany fly over the mountains of Afghanistan as they head back to base after refueling a B-1B Lancer...

Joint effort

OVER THE PERSIAN GULF -- An F/A-18C Hornet receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat mission here April 20.

Airpower summary for Oct. 9, 2007

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, like one shown here firing a GAU-8 30mm cannon at 3,900 rounds per minute, provide close-air-support for coalition troops supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
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