Marine Corps Capt. Drew Noble, an air defense control officer with Marine Air Control Squadron 24 (MACS-24), Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, monitors Gunnery Sgt. Derek Sanford, an air defense controller with MACS-24, as he coordinates fire missions from the Multifunction Air Operations Center (MAOC) in support of Exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 19, 2024. The MAOC employs the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar for air surveillance, delivering expeditionary aviation command and control to the Marine Air-Ground Task
Marine Corps Capt. Drew Noble, an air defense control officer with Marine Air Control Squadron 24 (MACS-24), Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, monitors Gunnery Sgt. Derek Sanford, an air defense controller with MACS-24, as he coordinates fire missions from the Multifunction Air Operations Center (MAOC) in support of Exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 19, 2024. The MAOC employs the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar for air surveillance, delivering expeditionary aviation command and control to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the military’s capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Noble is a native of Hingham, Massachusetts. Sanford is a native of Zephyrhills, Florida. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)(Photo was edited for operational security)
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Keywords: 24, ae24, arctic, def, defense, edge, homeland, northcom, security, vigilant
