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Projecting Airpower: JSTARS join aircraft utilizing PSAB to modernize employment for future

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian Delacruz, 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron defender, establishes a security perimeter around an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 8, 2020. The JSTARs forward deployed to PSAB from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar as part of an agile combat employment mission meant to test the squadron’s ability to conduct missions in the region from an austere location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Charles)
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Projecting Airpower: JSTARS join aircraft utilizing PSAB to modernize employment for future

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, conduct maintenance on an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) on the Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 8, 2020. The JSTARs forward deployed to PSAB from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar as part of an agile combat employment mission meant to test the squadron’s ability to conduct missions in the region from an austere location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Charles)
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Projecting Airpower: JSTARS join aircraft utilizing PSAB to modernize employment for future

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Niles Bartolome, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) on the Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 8, 2020. The JSTARs forward deployed to PSAB from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar as part of an agile combat employment mission meant to test the squadron’s ability to conduct missions in the region from an austere location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Charles)
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Projecting Airpower: JSTARS join aircraft utilizing PSAB to modernize employment for future

A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) taxies on the Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 8, 2020. The JSTARs forward deployed to PSAB from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as part of an agile combat employment mission meant to test the squadron’s ability to conduct missions in the region from an austere location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Michael Charles)
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Projecting Airpower: JSTARS join aircraft utilizing PSAB to modernize employment for future

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, taxi an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) on the Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 8, 2020. The JSTARs forward deployed to PSAB from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar as part of an agile combat employment mission meant to test the squadron’s ability to conduct missions in the region from an austere location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Charles)
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379 AEW command chief visits Airmen on flightline

Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, visits the flightline to speak with Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Jan. 31, 2020. The 379 EAMXS supports dozens of aircraft from the KC-135 Stratotanker to the F-22 Raptor, enabling the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing to deliver air power throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes)
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JSTARS return to Al Udeid Air Base

An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft sits on the flightline at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Jan. 16, 2020. The JSTARS provides commanders with vital intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to help maintain security and stability in the region they are operating. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes)
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JSTARS return to Al Udeid Air Base

An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft sits on the flightline at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Jan. 16, 2020. The JSTARS provides commanders with vital intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to help maintain security and stability in the region they are operating. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes)
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E-8 JSTARS conducts reconaissance operations

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron, flies an American flag outside of an E-8 Joint STARS after completing a mission, Sept. 28, 2019. The E-8 Joint STARS has been consistently deployed in the AOR since 2001 and helps provide war-winning air and space power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Roslyn Ward)
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E-8 JSTARS conducts reconaissance operations

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs preflight inspections on an E-8 Joint STARS at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 28, 2019. The primary mission of the E-8 Joint STARS is to provide theater ground and air commanders with ground surveillance over land and water to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Roslyn Ward)
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JSTARs: numbers don’t lie

Capt. Zachary Roberts, 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems navigator, sets up computer systems in an E-8C JSTARS aircraft prior to take-off at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Sept. 30, 2019. The E-8C JSTARS aircrew report the information they collect to ground and air commanders to ensure coalition forces have real-time data in support of in-theater operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley L. Gardner)
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JSTARs: numbers don’t lie

Senior Airman Zachary Palo, 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems airborne radar technician, checks his oxygen mask prior to take-off at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Sept. 30, 2019. The E-8C JSTARS Airmen executed airborne command and control to support force protection, defensive operations, over-watch and combat search and rescue missions in the U.S. Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley L. Gardner)
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JSTARs: numbers don’t lie

Staff Sgt. Thomas Rice, 379th Expeditionary Air Maintenance Squadron crew chief, directs an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft for take-off at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Sept. 30, 2019. The E-8C JSTARS Airmen conduct missions overseas to support operations in the U.S. Air Force Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley L. Gardner)
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Crew chief inspects JSTARS aircraft

A U.S. Air Force maintainer assigned to the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, performs post-flight checks on an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System after a mission, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 6, 2017. Safe practices and risk management, on and off duty, are a part of ensuring that the mission is accomplished as efficiently as possible. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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JSTARS Airmen achieve 1M hours of flight time

An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from the 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron lands after a mission on Sept. 12, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. TheE-8C JSTARS uses its communications and radar systems to support ground attack units and direct air support throughout the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech.Sgt. Carlos J. Trevio/Released)
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JSTARS Airmen achieve 1M hours of flight time

An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from the 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron touches down after a mission on Sept. 12, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. TheE-8C JSTARS is a joint U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army program that detects, tracks and clasifies moving ground vehicles in all conditions deep behind enemy lines by using a multi-mode side looking radar. The system evolved from Army and Air Force programs to develop, detect, locate and attack enemy armor at ranges beyond the forward area of troops. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech.Sgt. Carlos J. Trevio/Released)
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JSTARS Airmen achieve 1M hours of flight time

An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System returns at sunset from a mission on Sept. 12, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. JSTARS fly daily at various times and average around 11 hours per flight to support operations in the war on terror. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech.Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño/Released)
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JSTARS Airmen achieve 1M hours of flight time

Crew chiefs from the 7th Expeditionary Air Mobility Unit exit a E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System prior to a mission on Sept. 12, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The JSTARS uses its communicaiton and radar systems support ground units and direct air support throughout the area of responisbility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino/Released)
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JSTARS Airmen achieve 1M hours of flight time

Crew chiefs from the 7th Expeditionary Air Mobility Unit prepare to load fuel onto a E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System prior to a mission on Sept. 12, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The crew chiefs from the 7th Expeditionary Air Mobility Unit are deployed here from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. NCO in charge Senior Master Sgt. Frederick Mabry (center), Staff Sgts. Michael Edwards (left) and Dustin Miller(right) prepared the JSTARS for a combat mission later on that evening. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino/Released)
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