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I'm Lieutenant Colonel Vanessa Gassin

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go by rogue commander of the 87th

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electronic warfare squadron Combat

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Shield . A Bamboo Eagle Combat Shield

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was assessing radar warning receivers

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which detect signals and emissions from

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a radar system and take that signal to

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give the aircraft a warning . And the

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pilots then can use that warning to

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evade the threat . The locations we

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went to for Bamboo Eagle were Travis

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Air Force Base , March Air Force Base ,

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Victorville and El Centro . We assessed

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2 F-16 units , an F-15 unit and an F-22

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unit

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given the commanders unbiased

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assessment of the readiness of their

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electronic warfare systems years after

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they've been delivered . So we're

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looking at that wear and tear and

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giving them a chance to correct or fix

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issues while they're in the training

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and certified phase of Afro . That way

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they're ready once they deploy the key

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takeaways from Bamboo Eagle were that

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we were able to not only assess the

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aircraft , but we were also able to

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receive an updated MD F in a remote

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location via satellite link and able to

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provide that to the unit .