Airmen who maintain the ground radar systems at Balad AB, Iraq, enabling 24/7 air operations, must troubleshoot and repair more than 7,200 separate parts, says SSgt. Tyler Hand, ground radar systems supervisor for the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron. These parts range from coolant systems to motors and microelectronics. He told Air Force journalist SSgt. Alice Moore: “Our radar is the looking glass through which the air missions are coordinated. We can’t afford to perform inspections and system alignments half-heartedly.”
The Sentinel Launch Support System, the digital backbone for testing the new intercontinental ballistic missile over its expected 50-year life, has completed critical design review, Northrop Grumman said Oct. 20.
