Photo by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton | 20th Fighter Wing | 10.31.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andre Corbin, 20th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control apprentice, communicates with a trainee during an exercise in the Radar Approach Control at Shaw Air Force Base, Oct. 31, 2023. The radar simulator contains radar scopes and equipment that mimic those used in the instrument flight rules room where the trainees will work once their training is......
Photo by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton | 20th Fighter Wing | 10.31.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hayley Cummings, 20th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control (ATC) apprentice, uses an ATC radar simulator in the Radar Approach Control at Shaw Air Force Base, Oct. 31, 2023. Shaw has two ATC radar simulators which are highly-sophisticated programs that mimic real-life situations controllers may face, allowing new Airmen to make mistakes and learn in......
Photo by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton | 20th Fighter Wing | 10.31.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lisa-Marie McKinney, 20th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control (ATC) tower specialist, places a model plane on the static board in the ATC tower at Shaw Air Force Base, Oct. 31, 2023. The static board is used in conjunction with the simulator to train ATC tower Airmen to conduct flight instructions with pilots within a 5-mile radius of Shaw AFB,......
Photo by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton | 20th Fighter Wing | 10.31.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hayley Cummings, 20th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control (ATC) apprentice, uses the ATC radar simulator in the Radar Approach Control at Shaw Air Force Base, Oct. 31, 2023. ATC can be a daunting career field for first-term Airmen; using the simulator to train Airmen allows them to experience hand-on training without the stress of working in a......
Photo by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton | 20th Fighter Wing | 10.31.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lisa-Marie McKinney, 20th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control (ATC) tower specialist, uses the ATC tower simulator at Shaw Air Force Base, Oct. 31, 2023. The tower communicates with aircraft within visual range and within a 5-mile radius, the simulator imitates the view of Shaw’s flightline, allowing air traffic controllers to advance their skills......
Photo by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton | 20th Fighter Wing | 10.31.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lisa-Marie McKinney, 20th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control (ATC) tower specialist, uses the ATC tower simulator at Shaw Air Force Base, Oct. 31, 2023. The tower simulator imitates the view of Shaw’s flightline from the tower with all the equipment needed by controllers when directing aircraft in the local area; preparing them to direct aircraft......
Photo by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton | 20th Fighter Wing | 10.31.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lisa-Marie McKinney, 20th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control (ATC) tower specialist, uses the ATC tower simulator in the ATC tower at Shaw Air Force Base, Oct. 31, 2023. The simulator is vital in ensuring the readiness of Shaw’s Airmen and civilians, allowing base operations to continue in ever-changing, contested environments across the globe.......
Photo by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton | 20th Fighter Wing | 10.31.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Rigby, 20th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control (ATC) tower specialist and trainer, programs the simulator in the ATC tower at Shaw Air Force Base, Oct. 31, 2023. A trainer, usually a junior-enlisted airman who has completed their upgrade training, establishes the scenarios and alters them to suit the skill level of their trainee and provides......
