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A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System prepares to depart after receiving fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker during a sortie on Dec. 14, 2020. An in-flight emergency- on board an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft - garnered the crew of the 461st Air Control Wing Liberaiders with the Air Combat Command Safety Directorate safety award for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison)