991219-F-2907C-002 Airborne intelligence technician Tech. Sgt. Craig Webster (left) and airborne intelligence officer Capt. Chris Roberts (2nd from left) work during training mission in an EC-130E Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center over Tucson, Ariz., on Dec. 19, 1999. They are flying aboard a USC-48 Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center capsule which fits into the aircraft cargo compartment of a modified EC-130E aircraft. The system is a high-tech, automated airborne command and control facility featuring computer generated color displays, digitally controlled communi
991219-F-2907C-002 Airborne intelligence technician Tech. Sgt. Craig Webster (left) and airborne intelligence officer Capt. Chris Roberts (2nd from left) work during training mission in an EC-130E Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center over Tucson, Ariz., on Dec. 19, 1999. They are flying aboard a USC-48 Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center capsule which fits into the aircraft cargo compartment of a modified EC-130E aircraft. The system is a high-tech, automated airborne command and control facility featuring computer generated color displays, digitally controlled communications, and rapid data retrieval. The platform's 23 fully securable radios, secure teletype, and 15 automatic fully computerized consoles, allow the battle staff to quickly analyze current combat situations and direct offensive air support towards fast-developing targets. Webster, of Ford City, Pa., and Roberts, of Ontario, Calif., are attached to the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Tech. Sgt. Lance Cheung, Air Force. (Released)
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