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Keeping an Eye on the Skies

While flying in an E-3 Sentry, members of the Air Force Reserve from the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron monitor the airspace.

Keeping an Eye on the Skies
Air Force Reserve

While flying in an E-3 Sentry, an aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications, members of the Air Force Reserve from the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron monitor the airspace. These reservists are based at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and report on unidentified aircraft, changes in weather and any other factors that may impact the outcome of a mission.

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