Discovering AWACS
Jack Burton and Nick Chapman, from left, a film crew with the Discovery Channel, interview 552nd Air Control Wing Commander Col. John T. Rauch in the “Bird Cage” on April 30, prior to flying a sortie in the E-3 “Sentry” Airborne Warning and Control Systems aircraft. The Discovery crew was at Tinker Air Force Base filming a documentary on the E-3 as part of the network’s ongoing “Military Top Ten” series. The show is expected to air in late August or early September. (Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel)