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Dec. 27, 2023
JSTARS crew critical to safe recovery at Kadena Air Base

What happened on September 23, 2022, to an Air Combat Command Squadron crew based at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is a survival story that brings together the importance of training, bravery, teamwork and cool heads prevailing in a hot situation.
Dec. 19, 2023
Robins provides C2 expertise for Virtual Flag: Coalition

Airmen with the 728th Battle Management Control Squadron, 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron and 461st Operations Support Squadron at Robins traveled to Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, to participate in a joint Virtual Flag: Coalition 24 exercise Oct. 22 – Nov. 3, 2023, at the
June 2, 2023
New Tactical Operations Center-Fixed mission graduates first class

The 330th and 129th Combat Training Squadrons graduated the inaugural Initial Qualification Training class for the new Tactical Operations Center-Fixed mission that is standing up at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, June 2, 2023.
April 25, 2023
First E-11A BACN arrives at Robins

An E-11A BACN, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, arrived on April 24, 2023, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The arrival of the first BACN, often pronounced bacon, established one of the four new mission sets coming to Robins AFB, and falls under the newly activated 18th Airborne Command
Feb. 23, 2023
16th ACCS 27-year history comes to a close at Robins

Air Combat Command’s 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron closed a chapter in its 27-year history during an inactivation ceremony with the 461st Air Control Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 16, 2023.
Jan. 25, 2019
SecAF visits Robins

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE , Ga. – Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson arrives at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, ahead of her visit see the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System and the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex. Wilson is at Robins to see firsthand the important JSTARS
Oct. 25, 2018
53 ATCS cleared for takeoff for Hurricane Michael recovery

Before the winds stopped blowing in Georgia and Florida, the 53d Air Traffic Control Squadron jumped into action to bring connectivity back to the National Airspace System. A four-person team departed for Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 11, 2018, aboard a MC-130 aircraft to assess damage to
Aug. 29, 2016
Success Here = Success There: JSTARS crews combat mission ready 365 days a year

It takes meticulous planning and coordination to deploy every aircrew member of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from Robins. Before that E-8C leaves the flight line for an undisclosed location, the men and women aboard will have completed dozens of individual tasks that