A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node sits on the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 16, 2018. The payload allows command and control to get in contact with the troops on the ground to enable the mission accomplishment.

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