From flip phone to smart phone: AWACS gets an upgrade

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

09.15.2020

Courtesy Photo

380th Air Expeditionary Wing

First Lieutenant Morgan Fagnant, 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron 968 EAACS pilot, performs pre-flight check on his oxygen mask before takeoff on a E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, 15 Sept. 2020. Deployed Airmen from the 968 EAACS provide continuous Battle Management Command and Control for over First Lieutenant Morgan Fagnant, aircraft to include Defensive Counter Air, Close Air Support, Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Tanker, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance assets. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Master Sgt. Patrick OReilly)

• Date Taken: 09.15.2020
• Date Posted: 09.25.2020 11:00
• Photo ID: 6367800
• VIRIN: 200915-F-BT522-0004
• Resolution: 3055x2037
• Size: 1.97 MB
• Location: AE