8/9/2011 - Joint Tactical Ground Station Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company, stands in formation in their compound Aug. 2. The Soldiers in Delta Detachment volunteered over 980 hours in support of Operation Tomodachi clean-up following the March 11th earthquake in Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
8/9/2011 - U.S. Army Specialist Hans Heyer, front, and U.S. Army Sergeants Vyncent Beasley, center, and Ryon Powers, rear, Joint Tactical Ground Station Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company, perform mission operations Aug. 2. The primary mission of JTAGS is providing ballistic missile warning and reporting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
8/9/2011 - U.S. Army Sergeant Vyncent Beasley, left, verifies transfer of satellite communication data as U.S. Army Specialist Hans Heyer loads secure communications into the Joint Tactical Ground Station system Aug. 2. Both soldiers are members of the Joint Tactical Ground Station Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
8/9/2011 - U.S. Army Sergeants Ryon Powers, front, and Robert Hixenbaugh, Joint Tactical Ground Station Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company, adjust a low-noise amplifier on a TACSTAR II antenna Aug. 2. The TACSTAR antenna allows for units to process missile warning data from Defense Support Program Satellites. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
8/9/2011 - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Larry Morrison, front, U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Hollenbaugh, and U.S. Army Specialist Bryan King, rear, Joint Tactical Ground Station Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company, conduct proficiency training to maintain their system expertise Aug. 2. Training is held weekly to keep the soldiers prepared for combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
8/9/2011 - Local Japanese contractors pour the cement antenna pad for Joint Tactical Ground Station Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company Aug. 2. JTAGS is upgrading to new antennas to better the mission and provide accurate mission warnings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
8/9/2011 - A Japanese contractor smoothes the cement for a new antenna pad Aug. 2. The coins laid in the cement represent Joint Tactical Ground Station operators from Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company, 1st Space Battalion, and 1st Space Brigade based out of Colorado Springs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
