Second Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) adjusts, reacts to aviation demands of war in Afghanistan

From left to right, 1st Lt. Martha A. Hiett, 1st Lt. Joel R. Searls and Lt. Col. Robert Cooper work in the Tactical Air Command Center for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The command center is the mechanism from which aviation elements are managed in the southwestern regional command of NATO's International Security Assistance Force. Hiett is a native of Willow Springs, Mo., and a senior representative for the Marine Air Command and Control System for the command center. Searls is a close battle coordinator for the command center and a native of Pickerington, Ohio. Cooper is a senior watch officer for the command center and a native of Tulsa, Okla.