Senior Airman Nikki Erling, 86th Operations Support Squadron airfield systems technician, puts together an antenna at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 14, 2016. The antenna is part of a specially built test vehicle the Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems flight uses to drive the length of the runway eight times with a larger antenna attached to the vehicle 12 meters in height to simulate an aircraft and ensure the signals are being brought directly down the centerline. This system is a zero visibility-auto land system that requires additional checks to verify the system is performing as re


Senior Airman Nikki Erling, 86th Operations Support Squadron airfield systems technician, puts together an antenna at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 14, 2016. The antenna is part of a specially built test vehicle the Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems flight uses to drive the length of the runway eight times with a larger antenna attached to the vehicle 12 meters in height to simulate an aircraft and ensure the signals are being brought directly down the centerline. This system is a zero visibility-auto land system that requires additional checks to verify the system is performing as required. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)


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