An E-3 Sentry assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over an undisclosed location, Oct. 18, 2021. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, or C2BM, surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform. The aircraft provides an accurate, real-time picture of the battlespace to the Joint Air Operations Center. AWACS provides situational awareness of friendly, neutral and hostile activity, command and control of an area o
An E-3 Sentry assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over an undisclosed location, Oct. 18, 2021. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, or C2BM, surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform. The aircraft provides an accurate, real-time picture of the battlespace to the Joint Air Operations Center. AWACS provides situational awareness of friendly, neutral and hostile activity, command and control of an area of responsibility, battle management of theater forces, all-altitude and all-weather surveillance of the battle space, and early warning of enemy actions during joint, allied, and coalition operations. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
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