An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS/JSTARS), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, aircraft deployed to a base in Southwest Asia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. "The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management and command and control (C2) platform that conducts ground surveillance to develop an understanding of the enemy situation and to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces. These functions support the primary mission of Joint STARS to provide dedicated support of ground and air theater commanders." Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS/JSTARS), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, aircraft deployed to a base in Southwest Asia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. "The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management and command and control (C2) platform that conducts ground surveillance to develop an understanding of the enemy situation and to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces. These functions support the primary mission of Joint STARS to provide dedicated support of ground and air theater commanders." Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Country: Unknown
Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tiffany Page, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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