461st Air Control Wing

The 461st Air Control Wing is responsible for the wing transition from worldwide E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System employment to leading a ground-based tactical command and control weapon system, combat airfield operations, and the only active-duty combat communications group. The wing mobilizes, trains and deploys combat mission-ready personnel and equipment to designated theaters of operation and conducts sustained operations, providing uninterrupted Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance in support of the joint force commander. The unit mobilizes and deploys command and control systems and the Deployable Air Traffic Control and Landing System, enabling both expeditionary airfield operations supporting combatant commanders’ Agile Combat Employment scheme of maneuvers and peacetime airfield operations supporting humanitarian assistance/disaster relief missions.

Oct. 30, 2019
University students help JSTARS innovate scheduling

Operators of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System are teaming up with Mercer University’s computer science department in Macon, Georgia, to advance an antiquated software system.
Jan. 24, 2019
116th and 461st AMXS Able Chief Graduation

Robins Air Force Base, Ga. - Team AMXS held their first-ever Able Chief Graduation, Friday, January 18, 2019 on Robins Air Force Base. During the ceremony, 12 Airmen with the 116th and 461st Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons were recognized for completed the 90-day training course. Typically, the

The 461st Air Control Wing is the Air Force's only Active Duty Command, Control and Communications (C3) wing.

The 461st Operations Group consists of the Air Force's only Active Duty E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System operational squadrons, combat training squadron, operations support squadron and air control networks squadron. The group trains and employs JSTARS combat Airmen, providing airborne command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to combatant commanders and intelligence community.