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ALI BASE, Iraq -- The southern third of Iraqi skies are controlled by a small group of Airmen assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Area Control Center. The 50,000 square miles of coverage is handled using a mobile radar unit designed for high mobility and a four month useful life. The unit has been in operation more than 3 years now.
Controllers assigned to the Area Control Center include (from the left, back row): Senior Airman Justin Sherman, Tech. Sgts. Clint Logan and Jayson Vincent, Staff Sgt. Caroline Parker, Airman 1st Class Grant Gers, Senior Airman Tyler Howard. Airman 1st Class Tiffany Macedo is in the front row. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean) (Released)
| Date Taken: | 12.29.2005 |
| Date Posted: | 12.29.2005 10:13 |
| Photo ID: | 13983 |
| Resolution: | 1600x1043 |
| Size: | 1.25 MB |
| Location: | ALI BASE, IQ |
| Web Views: | 173 |
| Downloads: | 19 |
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