Air Force aircraft maintenance personnel from Team JSTARS, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, prepare to tow an E-8C Joint STARS returning 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 respo


Air Force aircraft maintenance personnel from Team JSTARS, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, prepare to tow an E-8C Joint STARS returning 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 Air Control Wing (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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