Capt. Michael Dunlap, an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) pilot assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, conducts flight operations during a routine mission on February 15, 2022. 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.

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Keywords: -3, 968th, al, awacs, dhafra, dunlap, eaacs, michael, sentry