Exercise Operation Carolina Thunder, Joint STARS, JSTARS, 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard

U.S Army Capt. Christopher Thornton, left, a deputy mission crew commander, 138th Military Intelligence Company, provides Capt. Michelle Roberts, deputy intelligence officer from the 118th Infantry Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, hands-on training at his operator work station aboard the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft during exercise Operation Carolina Thunder, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 15, 2014. During the exercise, Airmen and Soldiers from the 116th Air Control Wing and the 138th Military Intelligence Company provided targeting data and intelligence to F-16 Fighting Falcons, AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopters and ground forces using the one-of-a-kind battle management command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of the E-8C Joint STARS. The exercise was a multi-state, multi-component, collective training exercise conducted during the South Carolina drill weekend. It involved more than 650 participants from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee National Guard units. (Portion of photo blurred for security purposes) (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Regina Young/released)