Philippine Air Force air battle managers controlled aircraft on board a USAF E-3

Air battle managers from the Philippine Air Force were able to controlled their aircraft from a U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS for the first time during exercise Balikatan 2015.

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman

The E-3 is from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron (AACS) out of Kadena, Japan.

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