12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron
The 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron was a United States Air Force flying unit, assigned to the 461st Air Control Wing, stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The squadron flew the Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS, providing airborne battle management, command and control, surveillance, and target acquisition. The J-STARS radar system detects, locates, classifies, tracks and targets ground movements, communicating information through secure data links with other command posts.
E-8C JSTARS
Image: 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron emblem
Antisubmarine B-24
Douglas C-47
The 461st Air Control Wing is a joint Air Force/Army unit flying the E-8 J-STARS aircraft. The wing is assigned to Air Combat Command's Fifteenth Air Force, and is stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It was activated on 1 October 2011.
E-8C Joint STARS 96-42
Image: 461st Air Control Wing
461st Bombardment Wing B-57 Canberra
B-52 Stratofortresses on a mission in Southeast Asia