J-STARS total force cooperation helps save lives
Tech. Sgt. Mike Arnold performs pre-flight checks inside the cockpit of a modified Boeing 707 May 19.
J-STARS total force cooperation helps save lives (2)
Capt. Steve Grogan controls an operator workstation inside a Joint STARS aircraft May 19.
Joint STARS in the Desert Sky
A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) from the 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron sits on the ramp before a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform.
Joint STARS in the Desert Sky (2)
The Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) crew from the 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron pre-flight a E-8C Joint STARS for a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform.
Joint STARS in the Desert Sky (3)
Majors Beth Jones (left) and Kevin Parrish, pilots with the 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) crew members, prepare to take-off on a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks the 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform.
Joint STARS in the Desert Sky (4)
Majors Beth Jones (left) and Kevin Parrish, pilots with the 7th Expiditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) crew members, prepare to take-off on a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks the 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform.
Joint STARS in the Desert Sky (5)
Tech. Sgt. Bo Sullivan, Flight Engineer, 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) crew member, prepare to take-off on a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks the 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform.
Joint STARS in the Desert Sky (6)
1st Lt. Nathan Sukolsky, 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) air weapons officer, tracks suspected movements on radar during a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform.