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Watching the Battlefield

Capt. Dana Arrieta, 7th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron surveillance officer, manages the radar aboard an E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft, Oct. 24, in Southwest Asia. The JSTARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform deployed in support of operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Watching the Battlefield

Capt. Dana Arrieta, 7th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron surveillance officer, manages the radar aboard an E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft, Oct. 24, in Southwest Asia. The JSTARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform deployed in support of operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Watching the Battlefield

Published Nov. 1, 2009