Members of the 93rd Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Robins AFB, Georgia, wait for the E-8C Joint STARS flight crew to complete their pre-flight checklt before moving away the ground support equipment during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. "The E-8C Joint STARS 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, druption and destruction of enemy forces. These functions support the primary msion of Joint STARS to provide dedicated support of ground and air theater commanders." Operation ENDURING FREEDOM...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the 93rd Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Robins AFB, Georgia, wait for the E-8C Joint STARS flight crew to complete their pre-flight checklist before moving away the ground support equipment during 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 Michael D. Gaddis, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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