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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster departs while U.S.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster departs while U.S.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster departs while U.S. Airmen from the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron erect an antenna at a Coalition airfield in Northeast Syria, June 28, 2018. The C-17 mission was sup... More

Lt. Col. Sulayman Al-Naqbi, United Arab Emirates Air

Lt. Col. Sulayman Al-Naqbi, United Arab Emirates Air

Lt. Col. Sulayman Al-Naqbi, United Arab Emirates Air Operations Center weapons director, discuss operations with Capt. Morgan Huttes, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron headquarters section lead, and Seni... More

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, charges the SF-6 tank used for the radar system high voltage components at an undisclosed loc... More

Staff Sgt. Wilfredo, radar maintenance technician,

Staff Sgt. Wilfredo, radar maintenance technician,

Staff Sgt. Wilfredo, radar maintenance technician, verifies the parameters and enters weather daily values on a TPS-75 radar system to accurately calculate the target altitude at an undisclosed location in Sout... More

A commercial aircraft carrying Airmen assigned to the

A commercial aircraft carrying Airmen assigned to the

A commercial aircraft carrying Airmen assigned to the 606th Air Control Squadron lands on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 20, 2016. The Airmen served as part of the 727th Expeditionary Air... More

Robert O’Brien, National Security Advisor, engages

Robert O’Brien, National Security Advisor, engages

Robert O’Brien, National Security Advisor, engages with Brig. Gen. Larry Broadwell, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, upon arrival to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, September 1, 2020, at Al... More

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is briefed by Squadron Leader David Scott, Royal Air Force mission crew commander and RAF contingency commander, on the floor of the 727th Expeditionary Air Contr... More

Senior Airman Isaac, command and control battlefield

Senior Airman Isaac, command and control battlefield

Senior Airman Isaac, command and control battlefield manager surveillance technician, monitors air traffic for possible tracks of interest at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia March 24, 2015. Airmen wit... More

Senior Airman Brittany Niland uses an oscilloscope

Senior Airman Brittany Niland uses an oscilloscope

Senior Airman Brittany Niland uses an oscilloscope to verify proper wave forms during a preventive maintenance inspection on a mobile radar system at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. Niland, a 727th Expeditiona... More

Col. Abdallah Ali Mohamed Al-Bloushi, United Arab Emirates

Col. Abdallah Ali Mohamed Al-Bloushi, United Arab Emirates

Col. Abdallah Ali Mohamed Al-Bloushi, United Arab Emirates Air Operations Center deputy commander, discuss operations with Col. Kristen Thompson, 380th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, Capt. Christophe... More

Staff Sgt. Wilfredo, radar maintenance technician,

Staff Sgt. Wilfredo, radar maintenance technician,

Staff Sgt. Wilfredo, radar maintenance technician, verifies system parameters and enters weather daily values into a TPS-75 radar system to accurately calculate target altitude at an undisclosed location in Sou... More

Staff Sgt. Pedro, radar maintenance technician, prepares

Staff Sgt. Pedro, radar maintenance technician, prepares

Staff Sgt. Pedro, radar maintenance technician, prepares a TPS-75 radar antenna for a performance maintenance inspection at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia March 24, 2015. Airmen with the Expeditionar... More

Senior Airman Blake Elkin, a ground radar systems technician

Senior Airman Blake Elkin, a ground radar systems technician

Senior Airman Blake Elkin, a ground radar systems technician assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, inspects a single processor circuit card at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Marc... More

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, performs preventative maintenance on a YUK-27 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, M... More

Airman 1st Class Derek Hilton (left), 727th Expeditionary

Airman 1st Class Derek Hilton (left), 727th Expeditionary

Airman 1st Class Derek Hilton (left), 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron weapons director, watches Col. Abdallah Ali Mohamed Al-Bloushi, United Arab Emirates Air Operations Center deputy commander, set up... More

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver and Senior Airman Justin Elder,

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver and Senior Airman Justin Elder,

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver and Senior Airman Justin Elder, both ground radar systems technician assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, review technical orders at an undisclosed location in South... More

From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Smellie,

From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Smellie,

From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Smellie, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron radar maintenance technician; Senior Master Sgt. Martin Hutchinson, 727th EACS NCO in charge of radar maintenance; a... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Scott White, 727th Expeditionary

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Scott White, 727th Expeditionary

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Scott White, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron officer in charge of operations support, poses for a photo at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 1, 2019. In support of ... More

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks with 1Lt. Cedar and

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks with 1Lt. Cedar and

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks with 1Lt. Cedar and Staff Sgt. Reid, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron members, about their jobs and how their time deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia... More

U.S. Air Force Aerial Port Airmen from the 387th Air

U.S. Air Force Aerial Port Airmen from the 387th Air

U.S. Air Force Aerial Port Airmen from the 387th Air Expeditionary Squadron walk to a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster to unload cargo at a Coalition airfield in Northeast Syria, June 26, 2018. The cargo include... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandi Gatton, 727th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandi Gatton, 727th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandi Gatton, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron surveillance technician, poses for a photo at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 1, 2019. The 727th Expedition... More

Members of the U.S delegation and 380th Air Expeditionary

Members of the U.S delegation and 380th Air Expeditionary

Members of the U.S delegation and 380th Air Expeditionary Wing convene at the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, September 1, 2020, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. U.S. Air Force Central Com... More

Brig. Gen. Larry Broadwell, 380th Air Expeditionary

Brig. Gen. Larry Broadwell, 380th Air Expeditionary

Brig. Gen. Larry Broadwell, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, talks to Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to the President of the United States, about mission capabilities in the 727th Expeditionary Air Contro... More

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, speaks

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, speaks

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, speaks with Staff Sgt. Cody Daste, a coalition air liaison assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, Sept. 20, 2019, on Al Dhafra Air Base, United... More

Senior Airman Brittany Niland views the alignment of

Senior Airman Brittany Niland views the alignment of

Senior Airman Brittany Niland views the alignment of a radar display unit during a preventive maintenance inspection on a mobile radar system at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. Niland, a 727th Expeditionary Ai... More

Senior Airman Justin Elder, a ground radar systems

Senior Airman Justin Elder, a ground radar systems

Senior Airman Justin Elder, a ground radar systems technician assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, performs preventative maintenance on a UPX-37 secondary radar at an undisclosed location i... More

Stephen Varnagy and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper apply

Stephen Varnagy and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper apply

Stephen Varnagy and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper apply grease to an antenna bearing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. Greasing the bearing prevents corrosion and reduces friction on the radar antenna. Varnagy... More

Staff Sgt. Pedro, radar maintenance technician, conducts

Staff Sgt. Pedro, radar maintenance technician, conducts

Staff Sgt. Pedro, radar maintenance technician, conducts a performance maintenance inspection on the antenna low-noise amplifier at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia March 24, 2015. Radar maintenance te... More

Master Sgt. Gilberto Lucero and Senior Airman Blake

Master Sgt. Gilberto Lucero and Senior Airman Blake

Master Sgt. Gilberto Lucero and Senior Airman Blake Elkin, ground radar systems technicians assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, check aircraft targets to make sure the radar system is prop... More

Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Kearn and Staff Sgt. Christopher

Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Kearn and Staff Sgt. Christopher

Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Kearn and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper verify radar data during a preventive maintenance inspection on a mobile radar system at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. The Airmen are deploye... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Billy, 727th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Billy, 727th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Billy, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, describes the significance of the name “Kingpin” for the 727th EACS to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker at an undisclosed location in Southwes... More

Capt. Sebastien Dauby, 908th Expeditonary Air Refueling

Capt. Sebastien Dauby, 908th Expeditonary Air Refueling

Capt. Sebastien Dauby, 908th Expeditonary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, performs preflight checks on a KC-10 Extender at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 7, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff ... More

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is briefed by Squadron Leader David Scott, Royal Air Force mission crew commander and RAF contingency commander, on the floor of the 727th Expeditionary Air Contr... More

A U.S. Air Force aerial porter directs a vehicle to

A U.S. Air Force aerial porter directs a vehicle to

A U.S. Air Force aerial porter directs a vehicle to unload cargo off of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster at a Coalition airfield in Northeast Syria, June 26, 2018. The equipment supports site operations for th... More

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is

Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is briefed by Squadron Leader David Scott, Royal Air Force mission crew commander and RAF contingency commander, on the floor of the 727th Expeditionary Air Contr... More

Robert O’Brien (from right), National Security Advisor,

Robert O’Brien (from right), National Security Advisor,

Robert O’Brien (from right), National Security Advisor, Brig. Gen. Larry Broadwell, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States, get briefed ... More

Col. Abdallah Ali Mohamed Al-Bloushi, United Arab Emirates

Col. Abdallah Ali Mohamed Al-Bloushi, United Arab Emirates

Col. Abdallah Ali Mohamed Al-Bloushi, United Arab Emirates Air Operations Center deputy commander, discuss operations with Col. Kristen Thompson, 380th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, during a visit t... More

Senior Airman Isaac, command and control battlefield

Senior Airman Isaac, command and control battlefield

Senior Airman Isaac, command and control battlefield manager surveillance technician, monitors air traffic for possible tracks of interest at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia March 24, 2015. Airmen wit... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 727th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 727th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (EACS) conducts a site survey for a radar setup at a Coalition airfield in Northeast Syria, June 30, 2018. Known as "Kingpin", the 727th... More

Lt. Col. Sulayman Al-Naqbi (center), a United Arab

Lt. Col. Sulayman Al-Naqbi (center), a United Arab

Lt. Col. Sulayman Al-Naqbi (center), a United Arab Emirates Air Operations Center weapons director, along with Col. Abdallah Ali Mohamed Al-Bloushi, U.A.E. AOC deputy commander, look into computer monitors duri... More

Senior Airman Justin Elder, a ground radar systems

Senior Airman Justin Elder, a ground radar systems

Senior Airman Justin Elder, a ground radar systems technician assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, uses a multimeter to measure voltage, current, and resistance while performing preventativ... More

Senior Airman Justin Elder, a ground radar systems

Senior Airman Justin Elder, a ground radar systems

Senior Airman Justin Elder, a ground radar systems technician assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, checks a mod inverse pulse using an oscilloscope at an undisclosed location in Southwest A... More

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, adjusts the power to the radar at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 5, 2014. D... More

The 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron ground

The 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron ground

The 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron ground radar system technicians are on site at the AN/TPS 75 radar 24 hours a day, seven days a week to ensure Kingpin operators in the Battle Command and Control Ce... More

Stephen Varnagy and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper apply

Stephen Varnagy and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper apply

Stephen Varnagy and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper apply grease to an antenna bearing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. Greasing the bearing prevents corrosion and reduces friction on the radar antenna. Varnagy... More

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician

Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver, a ground radar systems technician assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, performs preventative maintenance on a YUK-27 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, M... More

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