International Air Battle Managers
The newest international class of air battle managers stand in the Dex Auditorium for their graduation photo in the 337th Air Control Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 7, 2016. This class is the l... More
A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion takes off
A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion takes off at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 23, 2017. The RAAF AP-3C is a critical component during the exerc... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Noonan, left, a senior
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Noonan, left, a senior director technician with the 128th Airborne Command and Control, Georgia Air National Guard, and 2nd Lieutenant Amar Mohan, right, an air weapons officer... More
Air Battle Manager wings rest before being pinned on
Air Battle Manager wings rest before being pinned on newly recognized Alaska Air National Guard ABMs of 176th Air Defense Squadron. Guard officers who earned aeronautical rating as ABMs now may pin on the wings... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Kirschke, an air battle
U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Kirschke, an air battle manager instructor with the 129th Combat Training Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, poses for a photo in front of an E-8C Jo... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Colleen Wildermuth, right, a senior
U.S. Air Force Capt. Colleen Wildermuth, right, a senior director with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, and Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Adrienne Coleman, a deputy mission crew commander with Arm... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Elisabeth Westfall, a co-pilot
U.S. Air Force Capt. Elisabeth Westfall, a co-pilot with the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, pre-flights an E-8C Joint STARS during a routine training mission at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., March 21... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Elisabeth Westfall, a co-pilot
U.S. Air Force Capt. Elisabeth Westfall, a co-pilot with the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, pre-flights an E-8C Joint STARS during a routine training mission at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., March 21... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Kirschke, an air battle
U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Kirschke, an air battle manager instructor with the 129th Combat Training Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, poses for a photo in front of an E-8C Jo... More
Capt. Jason Allenton wins prestigious National Guard Bureau award
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason Allenton, 225th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager, is awarded the Western Air Defense Sector's 2019 Company Grade Officer of the Year award during the WADS annual awards ceremon... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Amanda Villegas, an air
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Amanda Villegas, an air weapons officer with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs duties at a an operator work station onboard an E-8C Joint STARS during a rout... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cher Schwein, an airborne
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cher Schwein, an airborne operations technician with the 128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, performs duties at a an operator work station onboard ... More
Undergraduate ABM Course students study material at
Undergraduate ABM Course students study material at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 6, 2019. Students are given more freedom to study outside of the classroom by using tablets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ai... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Elisabeth Westfall, a co-pilot
U.S. Air Force Capt. Elisabeth Westfall, a co-pilot with the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, practices in-air refueling of an E-8C Joint STARS at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., March 21, 2019. More tha... More
Capt. Nicholas Rhodes, WADS air battle manager, takes
Capt. Nicholas Rhodes, WADS air battle manager, takes detailed notes while he communicates with a Hurricane Harvey victim via her cellphone. Rhodes coordinates with an orbiting AWACS surveillance aircraft to co... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Kirschke, an air battle
U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Kirschke, an air battle manager instructor with the 129th Combat Training Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, poses for a photo in front of an E-8C Jo... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erin Wilkins, a squadron
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erin Wilkins, a squadron aviation resource manager with the 128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, verifies paperwork for the crew members boarding an... More
Next Generation Air Battle Managers
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. (left to right) Sarrah Williams, Ryan Wahl, Patrick Viau, Caleb Tolley, Makenna Ortiz, Kyle Lassiter, Amber Kosloske and Joseph Alcorn, graduated air battle manager training from the 337t... More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis as a Royal
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis as a Royal Australian Air Force F-18A Hornet takes off at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 23, 2017. The F-1... More
Undergraduate ABM Course students study material at
Undergraduate ABM Course students study material at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 6, 2019. Instructors recorded themselves teaching a lesson and put it up online for students to access throughout the co... More
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Shane Wallace, 176th
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Shane Wallace, 176th Air Defense Squadron commander, pins Air Battle Manager wings on Maj. Christopher Perham, 176 ADS executive officer and ABM, July 22 at Joint Base Elmendo... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Natalie Nelson, right, an airborne
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Natalie Nelson, right, an airborne technician systems specialist, and Army Capt. Sheme Hicks, a deputy mission control commander, both with Army JSTARS, participate in a routine training mi... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Garrett Faber, a co-pilot with
U.S. Air Force Capt. Garrett Faber, a co-pilot with the 128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, practices in-air refueling of an E-8C Joint STARS at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., ... More
Air battle manager, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandon Rieker, an air battle manager with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, sits at an operator work station aboard an E-8C Joint STARS aircraft, Robins Air Force Bas... More
The WADS team of Capt. Nicholas Rhodes (from left to
The WADS team of Capt. Nicholas Rhodes (from left to right), Maj. Matthew Horrocks, Staff Sgt. Kayla Sharpe, and Capt. Gregory Firestone coordinate expeditiously with an orbiting AWACS aircraft and joint termin... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christie Conn, a computer
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christie Conn, a computer systems technician with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, participates in an emergency drill onboard an E-8C Joint STARS during a routine train... More
Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Paul Kowald,
Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Paul Kowald, 3 Control and Reporting Unit air battle manager (bottom left), reviews exercise scenario data with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wesley Miller, 18th Aggressor ... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Lynch, a flightline
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Lynch, a flightline manager with the 116th Operations Support Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, arranges a mission change request at Robins Air Force Base, Ga, for an E-8C J... More
Maj. Dennis Martin, 225th Air Defense Squadron air
Maj. Dennis Martin, 225th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager, prepares to board a C-17 asssigned to the 60th Air Moblity Wing from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., as part of Exercise Rainier War June 26, 20... More
U.S. Air Force airborne personnel with Georgia Air
U.S. Air Force airborne personnel with Georgia Air National Guard, Team JSTARS, participate in a routine training mission including in-air refueling of an E-8C Joint STARS at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., March 2... More
Command and control in any climate
Air battle managers from the 337th Air Control Squadron take part in a command and control exercise involving real-world assets, November 9th, 2018, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise was the first se... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Crystal Na, a navigator
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Crystal Na, a navigator with the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs duties at a an operator work station onboard an E-8C Joint STARS during a routine training mis... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Holly Maxfield, an airborne
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Holly Maxfield, an airborne intelligence officer with the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs duties at a an operator work station onboard an E-8C Joint STARS duri... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Oweida, right, Undergraduate
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Oweida, right, Undergraduate ABM Course instructor, helps a student at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 6, 2019. In the Combat Air Forces, students have the ability to plan, brief... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christie Conn, a computer
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christie Conn, a computer systems technician with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs duties at a workstation onboard an E-8C Joint STARS during a routine trainin... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Latrisha Guallpa, an airborne
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Latrisha Guallpa, an airborne radar technician with the 128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, performs duties at a workstation onboard an E-8C Joint ... More
Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Nathaniel Sukolsky,
Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Nathaniel Sukolsky, 176th Operations Support Squadron assistant director of operations, pins Air Battle Manager wings on wife Maj. Erika Sukolsky, a 176 ADS ABM, July 22 at Joint ... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Anthony Keith, Undergraduate ABM
U.S. Air Force Maj. Anthony Keith, Undergraduate ABM Course instructor, edits a lesson to upload online for students at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 6, 2019. The instructors spent hours recording and ed... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Amanda Villegas, an air
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Amanda Villegas, an air weapons officer with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, pays attention to the pre-brief of a routine training mission on an E-8C Joint STARS at... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Crystal Na, left, a navigator
U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Crystal Na, left, a navigator with the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs duties onboard an E-8C Joint STARS at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., as Lt.Col. Christina D... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Natalie Nelson, right, an airborne
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Natalie Nelson, right, an airborne technician systems specialist, and Army Capt. Sheme Hicks, a deputy mission control commander, both with Army JSTARS, participate in an emergency drill on... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Amy Chaplin, right, a mission crew
U.S. Air Force Maj. Amy Chaplin, right, a mission crew commander with the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, and Lt.Col. Karena Zaloudek, left, a mission crew commander with the 12th Airborne Command a... More
Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer “Wally”,
Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer “Wally”, 41 Wing Surveillance and Control Training Unit air battle manager, debriefs with his counterpart in the Tactical Control Center, on RAAF Base Williamtown, New ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather Bergin, an airborne
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather Bergin, an airborne radar technician with the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs duties at a an operator work station onboard an E-8C Joint STARS during a rou... More
U.S. Air Force airborne personnel with Georgia Air
U.S. Air Force airborne personnel with Georgia Air National Guard, Team JSTARS, participate in an emergency drill onboard an E-8C Joint STARS, during a routine training mission at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Ma... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Colleen Wildermuth, an senior
U.S. Air Force Capt. Colleen Wildermuth, an senior director with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, pays attention to the pre-brief of a routine training mission on an E-8C Joint STARS at Robins Ai... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Kirschke, an air battle
U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Kirschke, an air battle manager instructor with the 129th Combat Training Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, poses for a photo in front of an E-8C Jo... More
U.S. Army Warrant Officer 2 Adrienne Coleman, a deputy
U.S. Army Warrant Officer 2 Adrienne Coleman, a deputy mission crew commander with Army JSTARS, gives a briefing for a routine training mission on an E-8C Joint STARS at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., March 21, 20... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Colleen Wildermuth, right, a senior
U.S. Air Force Capt. Colleen Wildermuth, right, a senior director with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, and Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Adrienne Coleman, a deputy mission crew commander with Arm... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons, the
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons, the public affairs superintendent with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, films Team JSTARS at work onboard an E-8C Joint STARS during a rou... More