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Air Traffic Control Specialists

Staff Sgt. Michaela Gundersen, a watch supervisor assigned to the 92nd Operations Support Squadron, wears an air traffic control patch while completing duties in the air traffic control tower at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 29, 2024. ATC specialists manage the flow of aircraft through all aspects of the flight, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic on the ground and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan St Marks)
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Air Traffic Control Specialists

Senior Airman Andrew Huynh, an air traffic control specialist assigned to the 92nd Operations Support Squadron, monitors the flight line at Fairchild at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 29, 2024. Huynh used the binoculars to visually identify the location of a distant inbound aircraft. ATC specialists manage the flow of aircraft through all aspects of the flight, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic on the ground and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan St Marks)
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Air Traffic Control Specialists

Senior Airman Andrew Huynh, an air traffic control specialist assigned to the 92nd Operations Support Squadron, monitors the flight line at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 29, 2024. Huynh oversaw local control, communicating with aircraft to clear them for takeoff or landing. ATC specialists manage the flow of aircraft through all aspects of the flight, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic on the ground and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan St Marks)
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Air Traffic Control Specialists

A U.S. Air Force air traffic control tower stands nine stories high at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 29, 2024. The ATC tower is manned 24/7 to facilitate the safe flow of aircraft to and from the airfield. During their shift, ATC specialists observe weather conditions and assist aircraft during periods or bad weather or aid aircraft dealing with a malfunction. ATC specialists manage the flow of aircraft through all aspects of the flight, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic on the ground and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan St Marks)
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Air Traffic Control Specialists

Staff Sgt. Michaela Gundersen, a watch supervisor assigned to the 92nd Operations Support Squadron, teaches Airman Samantha Pope, an air traffic control specialist assigned to the 92nd OSS, how to correctly read the radar and locate aircraft at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 29, 2024. Learning to read the radar is essential for ATC specialist to provide a safe and orderly flow of aircraft. ATC specialists manage the flow of aircraft through all aspects of the flight, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic on the ground and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan St Marks)
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Air Traffic Control Specialists

Airman Jacob Carlson, an air traffic control specialist assigned to the 92nd Operations Support Squadron, completes an on-the-job training task from another ATC specialist at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 29, 2024. Carlson learned flight data, coordination with other facilities, responding to incoming calls, ground control and providing clearance for aircraft to taxi to and from the runway. ATC specialists manage the flow of aircraft through all aspects of the flight, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic on the ground and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan St Marks)
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A U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Huynh, 92nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic control apprentice, monitors a screen to locate aircraft on Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Jan. 5, 2023. ATC Airmen are responsible for clearing pilots during take-off and landing ATC Airmen play a significant role in communicating vital flight patterns and weather information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stassney Davis)
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A U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brent Kyzar, 92nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic control apprentice, uses his binoculars to locate aircraft on the flight line at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Jan. 5, 2023. ATC Airmen are responsible for clearing pilots during take-off and landing, also play a significant role in communicating vital flight patterns and weather information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stassney Davis)
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A U.S. Air Force air traffic control tower overlooks the airfield at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Jan. 5, 2023. The air traffic control tower is manned 24/7 to facilitate the safe flow of aircraft from the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stassney Davis)
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brent Kyzar (left) and Staff Sgt. Yegar Grodetskiy, 92nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic control apprentices, monitor the flight line at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Jan. 5, 2023. The air traffic control tower is manned 24/7 to facilitate the safe flow of aircraft from the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class
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ATC Tower

The base air traffic contol tower stands above the flightline Feb. 8, 2017 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The tower is positioned to give a complete view of the airfield and to give an unobstructed view of all incoming flights. (U.S. Air photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Radar training

A trainer and trainee interact during a lesson of radar monitoring at the Air Traffic Control Tower Apr. 18, 2017, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. All ATC Airmen are trained in tower and radar operations, yet require up to a year of additional on the job experience before they can man a station solo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Tower view

Airmen from the 92nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower, respond to the direction of the watch supervisor in preperation for an incoming aircraft Apr. 18, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The control tower is manned by by four positions, flight data, ground control, local control and watch supervisor. (U.S. Air photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Tower Sim

An Airman from the 92nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower works a scenario on the tower simulator Feb. 3, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The tower simulator is able to give trainees any situation to increase skills and help memorization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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On the job

Airman 1st Class Deanna Wagner, 92nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, talks about working in the control tower Feb. 3, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. ATC Airmen undergo extensive on the job training before they are able to be certified by the Federal Avation Administration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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