Jan. 13, 2022 Multirole AFCENT Airmen, Marines take to skies, strengthen joint interoperability, lethality A U.S. Air Force E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) takes off from Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jan. 4, 2022, to fly and train with U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets and a variety of additional aircraft from across the region. The E-11A is a communication relay
Feb. 8, 2017 Combat runs on BACN The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node will reach 10,000 combat missions within the next month, hitting a significant milestone just as the program office here works to expand the current fleet to eight combat-ready platforms.