U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan Shaw, a communications systems technician with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, monitors data 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) (Portions of this image were obscured for security reasons)
Date Taken: | 09.17.2018 |
Date Posted: | 09.18.2018 01:47 |
Photo ID: | 4745857 |
VIRIN: | 180917-Z-XI378-1021 |
Resolution: | 5184x3888 |
Size: | 7.94 MB |
Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA, US |
Web Views: | 23 |
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