When an Aircraft Flies… This is Command and Control

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Tucker, Commander’s Initiative Group director for the Air Mobility Command Headquarters, left, and Clark Sanford, project engineer for Sierra Nevada Corporation, perform receiver locating on a Airlift Tanker Open Mission System using beyond line of sight during the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 15, 2025. AMC's support to the Department-Level Exercise strengthens and demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s ability to reach theater at speed and scale, sustain operations, and rapidly pivot to any theater of operation at a moment’s notice, while maintaining the strategic initiative. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, employing more than 400 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly)