U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Hansard, an aircraft electrical and environmental specialist with the 461st Air Control Wing (ACW), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, opens an engine cowling to drain water on an E-8C Joint STARS during Valiant Shield 18, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 19, 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 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: | 09.19.2018 |
Date Posted: | 09.21.2018 07:41 |
Photo ID: | 4761903 |
VIRIN: | 180919-Z-XI378-1006 |
Resolution: | 2325x2906 |
Size: | 4.48 MB |
Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
Web Views: | 30 |
Downloads: | 10 |
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