USAF demonstrating a new data link called AERONet using AT-6E

Two AT-6Es, flown by 81st Fighter Squadron pilots, will be at Moody Air Force Base from January to May this year to demonstrate a new exportable datalink called Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network (AERONet) to partner nations.

A U.S. Air Force AT-6E Wolverine taxis on the flightline during its arrival at Moody Air Force, Georgia, Jan. 12, 2022. Pilots from the 81st Fighter Squadron, who are on loan to the 23rd Wing, will be flying the AT-6 aircraft alongside partner nation personnel. They will be working together to build the capacity and capability of the U.S. partner nations, enhancing the ability to seamlessly work together and enabling the successes of any future operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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513th Air Control Group creates new AWACS orbit map of U.S.

The AWACS orbit map in U.S. airspace was last updated in 2015, over the past year, Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group have been busy updating it to include orbits of JSTARS and KC-46 units.

A close-up of Tinker Air Force Base and surrounding areas on the newly revamped AWACS orbit map that Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group at Tinker AFB updated alongside the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency over the course of a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Kelly)

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