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    Ops Never Stops: GCA secures in-flight transitions [Image 1 of 6]

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are working at a darkened operations or command center with multiple illuminated screens and control consoles. At least two uniformed individuals are visible in the foreground, with additional personnel visible in the background. The environment appears to be a tactical operations center or air traffic control facility based on the radar displays and multi-screen workstations.

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, GERMANY

    10.15.2020

    Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright 

    86th Airlift Wing

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Garay, 86th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, right, and Staff Sgt. Jared Martin, 86th OSS air traffic control watch supervisor, left, work at Ground Controlled Approach terminal control workstations, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 15, 2020. GCA is the counterpart to the Tower, collectively making up ATC. By transitioning local and transient aircraft from German air traffic controllers to Ramstein Tower air traffic controllers, GCA secures safe landings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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    Date Taken: 10.15.2020
    Date Posted: 11.04.2020 09:12
    Photo ID: 6412931
    VIRIN: 201015-F-KY598-1019
    Resolution: 5568x3132
    Size: 3.27 MB
    Location: RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE
    Web Views: 82
    Downloads: 9

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are working at a darkened operations or command center with multiple illuminated screens and control consoles. At least two uniformed individuals are visible in the foreground, with additional personnel visible in the background. The environment appears to be a tactical operations center or air traffic control facility based on the radar displays and multi-screen workstations.
    The image shows a specialized air traffic control or military radar workstation being operated in a darkened environment. A backlit keyboard with amber/orange illuminated keys is in the foreground, while a blue radar display screen showing what appears to be an airport layout with taxiways, runways, and aircraft position markers is visible in the background. Two hands are partially visible, suggesting an operator is actively working at the console.
    A person in military camouflage uniform is holding flight progress strips, which are paper strips used in air traffic control to track aircraft movements. The strips contain handwritten and pre-printed information including aircraft call signs, times, and routing data. Two strips are visible with identifiers RCH818 and RCH534, both associated with H/C17 aircraft type.
    A military personnel member in camouflage uniform is seated at a dimly lit operations console, wearing a communications headset. The individual appears to be monitoring or operating equipment in what looks like a command and control environment. The low-light setting and multiple illuminated displays suggest an active operational or tactical setting.
    A military personnel member in multicam/OCP camouflage uniform is seated at a darkened workstation operating what appears to be a radar or air traffic control display system. The operator is working with multiple monitors, including a large radar scope showing circular sweep patterns and geographic overlays. The environment appears to be a tactical operations center or air control facility.
    A U.S. Air Force service member in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniform is seated at a desk writing in a spiral notebook in a dimly lit operations room. The individual's name tape reads 'GARAY' and patches indicate U.S. Air Force affiliation. Multiple computer monitors displaying data and imagery are visible in the background.

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