Air Force's JSTARS flies last intel mission after 3 decades in service
The jets have amassed more than 141,000 hours in combat since Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
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The jets have amassed more than 141,000 hours in combat since Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
The Air Force plans to retire four of its 16 E-8C JSTARS planes by Oct. 1.
The 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins AFB will serve as the stateside home for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node fleet.
The Army’s first manned spy plane and an Air Force “nuke sniffer” have been among the surveillance aircraft watching Russia’s military movements during the Kremlin’s planning and execution of its latest invasion of Ukraine.
The US military aircraft is designed to collect critical intelligence about the situation on the ground.