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Navy Hawkeye Crew Evaluated USAF's E-8C JSTARS for Future Maritime Missions |
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The E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, also known as
JSTARS, flown by the 116th and 461st Air Control Wings, recently participated
in naval exercises to enhance joint service training in a contested
environment. The U.S. Navy’s Composite Training Unit Exercise
tested crews’ ability to respond to a variety of threats for which
the E-8C Joint STARS long range radar capability provided land and sea
radar information to the Carrier Strike Group 4 based out of Norfolk,
Virginia.
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An E-6B Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System takes to the skies,
embarking on another mission into the area of responsibility. Picture:
U.S. Central Command Air Forces
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“Six
years ago when we initiated the Air Force/Navy integration effort, the
E-8C was one of the first Air Force aircraft to participate,”
said one of the seasoned JSTARS liaison officers. “Being on the
ship, I saw how JSTARS was looked at as the expert in now what is known
as Navy JAM-GC, short for Joint Concept for Access and Maneuver in the
Global Commons.”
Supporting the new joint warfare concept, JSTARS joined more than ten
different aircraft types, providing one-of-a-kind command and control,
intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and battle management capabilities. |
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Flying
on board JSTARS was Navy Lt. j.g. John Duffner, a naval flight officer
with the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 out of Norfolk.
During the missions, the naval aviator received hands-on training and
got to compare the E-2C Hawkeye command and control platform that he’s
accustomed to with the JSTARS platform. Picture: U.S. Air National Guard
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Flying
on board JSTARS was Navy Lt. j.g. John Duffner, a naval flight officer
with the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 out of Norfolk.
“The precision of the radar and the sheer size of the crew on
JSTARS enables them to do more things simultaneously than we can do,”
said Duffner. “It’s been a very interesting week, and I
definitely know a lot more about how JSTARS works than I did before
and I’ve been impressed.”
During the missions, the naval aviator received hands-on training and
got to compare the E-2C Hawkeye command and control platform that he’s
accustomed to with the JSTARS platform.
“I came here as a liaison officer to gain a better understanding
of what JSTARS can do so I can take it back to my squadron and see how
we can work together to better accomplish our mission set ”said
Duffner. “I was also able to help the JSTARS crew members gain
a better understanding of how the Navy does things.”
The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
along with its carrier strike group (CSG-12), shipped out to sea Jan.
8, 2015, to begin a series of exercises designed to prepare the ship’s
crew for deployment later this year. |
