Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Top, a crew chief with the 461st Air Control Wing (ACW), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, inspects the nose landing gear of an E-8C Joint STARS during a towing operation after the aircraft returned from a night mission in support of Valiant Shield 18, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 19, 2018. Valiant Shield 18 is a biennial, , field training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among forces in relation to current operational plans. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, l
Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Top, a crew chief with the 461st Air Control Wing (ACW), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, inspects the nose landing gear of an E-8C Joint STARS during a towing operation after the aircraft returned from a night mission in support of Valiant Shield 18, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 19, 2018. Valiant Shield 18 is a biennial, , field training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among forces in relation to current operational plans. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Team JSTARS, consisting of the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th ACW, active duty personnel assigned to the 461st ACW and Army JSTARS, provides a unique, manned, joint airborne command control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability to combatant commanders worldwide.
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