Governing the sky
Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Jari Askins listens to the passenger brief from 1st Lt. Wes Rounsaville, air battle manager, 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron, before her orientation flight on the E-3 Sentry Wednesday. The 552nd Air Control Wing is responsible for the operations, maintenance, logistics, training and combat support of E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft and combat-ready Control and Reporting Centers in support of combatant commanders. The wing provides combat-ready theater battle management forces at the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It operates and supports these forces worldwide ensuring combat capability for all peacetime and contingency operations. (Air Force photo/1st Lt. Kinder Blacke)