Deployed Air Traffic Controllers: A joint effort

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Sgt. Abdullah Al. Ajmi, a host nation air traffic controller, and Master Sgt. James Armstrong, 386th Operations Group air traffic controller NCO in charge, look over flight progress strips which are used to track aircraft information during takeoffs and landings Nov. 2 here. Sergeant Armstrong is deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

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Eyes in the sky

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Sgt. Abdullah Al. Ajmi, a host nation air traffic controller, scans the horizon for an inbound aircraft Nov. 2 here. Sergeant Ajmi is responsible for the safe and expeditious flow of air traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

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C-17 Globemaster III

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord AFB, Wash., passes a taxiing C-17 from McGuire AFB, Del., while preparing for take-off Nov. 2 here. The C-17 has a unique capability of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

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Cleared for landing

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. James Armstrong, 386th Operations Group air traffic controller NCO in charge, communicates with an inbound aircraft requesting landing clearance Nov. 2 here. Sergeant Armstrong is deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

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Control tower operations

Published Nov. 5, 2007

Deployed Air Traffic Controllers: A joint effort

Eyes in the sky

C-17 Globemaster III

Cleared for landing