U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Benny Crawford, an airborne radar technician with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, monitors operations from his operator work station aboard an E-8C Joint STARS during Valiant Shield 18, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 17, 2018. Valiant Shield 18 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces in relation to current operational plans. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Team JSTARS, consisting of the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), active duty personnel assigned to the 461st ACW and Army JSTARS, provides a unique, manned, joint airborne command control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability to combatant commanders worldwide. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons)
Date Taken: | 09.17.2018 |
Date Posted: | 09.18.2018 01:47 |
Photo ID: | 4745839 |
VIRIN: | 180917-Z-XI378-1018 |
Resolution: | 5184x3888 |
Size: | 4.86 MB |
Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA, US |
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