An E-11 Battlefield Airborne Communications Node awaits its next mission at Kandahar Airfield (KAF), Afghanistan, Aug. 1, 2017. The E-11 BACN is a vital airborne signal relay, enabling real-time communications between friendly forces in the air and on the ground. There are only four E-11 aircraft in the Air Force, operating a 24-hour, "no-fail" mission. All four E-11s belong to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, subordinate to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group, at KAF.

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