U.S. Air Force Capt. Brett Gellins, officer-in-charge of maintenance operations with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, connects a tri-electron to a tow vehicle prior to launching an E-8C Joint STARS during Valiant Shield 18, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 18, 2018. Valiant Shield 18 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces in relation to current operational plans. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Team JSTARS, consisting of the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th ACW, active duty personnel assigned to the 461st ACW and Army JSTARS, provides a unique, manned, joint airborne command control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability to combatant commanders worldwide. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons)
| Date Taken: | 09.17.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 09.20.2018 04:22 |
| Photo ID: | 4755445 |
| VIRIN: | 180918-Z-XI378-1014 |
| Resolution: | 5184x3456 |
| Size: | 4.05 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Web Views: | 35 |
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