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  • PHOTOS: Air Traffic Control Specialists

    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

  • Fairchild rocks Global Thunder

    Several Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers stand ready near the alert facility in the gloom of a frosty November morning; the airfield is tense, yet quiet. A klaxon abruptly sounds; proceeding, dozens of aircrew and maintainers charged out onto the flightline within seconds, beelining to the waiting