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.”
INDOPACOM Boss: China ‘Soon to Be World’s Largest Air Force’
March 28, 2024
INDOPACOM head Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino said China is soon to have world's largest Air Force as well as Navy at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on March 21.