1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:10,450 --> 00:00:12,650 I'm cole Benjamin with the 78th Air 3 00:00:12,650 --> 00:00:16,120 Base Wing Public Affairs Office with 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,287 Robins Air Force Base in the middle of 5 00:00:18,287 --> 00:00:20,470 the divestment of the E eight C joint 6 00:00:20,470 --> 00:00:22,680 surveillance target attack radar 7 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,260 systems fleet . It opens the door for 8 00:00:25,260 --> 00:00:27,940 new missions to call Robin's home . So 9 00:00:27,940 --> 00:00:29,829 we just activated the 7 28 Battle 10 00:00:29,829 --> 00:00:31,996 Management Control Squadron uh here at 11 00:00:31,996 --> 00:00:34,020 Robins Air Force Base . So we are a 12 00:00:34,020 --> 00:00:36,242 commander control squadron that's going 13 00:00:36,242 --> 00:00:38,570 to be basically controlling aircraft 14 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:40,302 around the globe for combatant 15 00:00:40,302 --> 00:00:42,469 commanders and in various capacities . 16 00:00:42,469 --> 00:00:45,300 So as the E eight J stars , the joint 17 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:47,522 surveillance target attack radar system 18 00:00:47,522 --> 00:00:49,633 divests and that those personnel that 19 00:00:49,633 --> 00:00:51,689 are on those aircraft here at Robins 20 00:00:51,710 --> 00:00:53,543 leave and need to find different 21 00:00:53,543 --> 00:00:55,710 specialties . They will be coming over 22 00:00:55,710 --> 00:00:57,877 to our squadron and and helping us out 23 00:00:57,877 --> 00:00:59,932 doing our mission . The 7 28 will be 24 00:00:59,932 --> 00:01:02,900 part of the Four 61st Air Control . The 25 00:01:02,900 --> 00:01:05,700 commander of the 461st Operations Group 26 00:01:05,710 --> 00:01:08,540 gave remarks during the activation must 27 00:01:08,540 --> 00:01:11,370 evolve into a more agile , modular , 28 00:01:11,450 --> 00:01:14,460 scalable , configurable format which 29 00:01:14,460 --> 00:01:16,404 leverages things like automation , 30 00:01:16,404 --> 00:01:18,500 multispectral mesh networking and 31 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:22,330 reliability . 7:28 p.m. C . S . 32 00:01:22,340 --> 00:01:25,140 Is that initial leap forward ? It is 33 00:01:25,140 --> 00:01:27,251 here where we will push the bounds of 34 00:01:27,251 --> 00:01:29,650 what's possible . It is here where we 35 00:01:29,650 --> 00:01:31,950 will continually evolve nations 36 00:01:31,950 --> 00:01:34,970 capabilities . It is from here where we 37 00:01:34,970 --> 00:01:37,440 will provide future airmen fuse global 38 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,790 awareness , optimized battle management 39 00:01:39,790 --> 00:01:42,420 across all levels of warfare . It all 40 00:01:42,420 --> 00:01:45,610 begins right here right now . It's been 41 00:01:45,610 --> 00:01:48,340 almost 70 years since the 7 28 was 42 00:01:48,350 --> 00:01:51,270 activated at Turner Air Force Base in 43 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,790 Albany Georgia on september 2nd 1950 44 00:01:54,940 --> 00:01:56,940 But that has not stopped the demons 45 00:01:56,940 --> 00:01:58,996 from finding their way home . Well , 46 00:01:58,996 --> 00:02:01,051 every day in middle Georgia is armed 47 00:02:01,051 --> 00:02:03,218 forces appreciation . Dad , I know our 48 00:02:03,218 --> 00:02:02,890 service members here stationed here . 49 00:02:02,890 --> 00:02:05,010 We we love that and so we are x 50 00:02:05,070 --> 00:02:07,292 extremely happy that we're in middle of 51 00:02:07,292 --> 00:02:09,348 Georgia . The community is extremely 52 00:02:09,348 --> 00:02:11,570 supportive . Members are still going to 53 00:02:11,570 --> 00:02:13,737 be coming in here . The community were 54 00:02:13,737 --> 00:02:15,737 heavily reliant on . And so we look 55 00:02:15,737 --> 00:02:15,690 forward to continuing to work with with 56 00:02:15,690 --> 00:02:17,820 our local , local , local community 57 00:02:17,820 --> 00:02:19,970 leaders and folks in the in the area 58 00:02:19,980 --> 00:02:22,690 for the 78th Air Base Wing Public 59 00:02:22,690 --> 00:02:24,930 Affairs Office . I'm cole Benjamin .