ATC simulator

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Gray, 23d Operations Support Squadron air traffic control apprentice, tracks aircraft flying over Moody Air Force Base using a radar approach control (RAPCON) simulator Jan. 8, 2015, at Moody AFB, Ga. To work in a control tower or RAPCON operations center, ATC Airmen are required to recertify their Federal Aviation Administration Specialist certification at each new duty station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman/Released)

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Control tower

Airmen from the 23d Operations Support Squadron monitor the skies for aircraft and weather conditions from inside the control tower Dec. 10, 2014, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Air traffic control tower Airmen manage the flow of all air traffic on the flightline and within a 5-mile radius of Moody. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman/Released)

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Flight plan

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Dermody, 23d Operations Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, writes aircraft specifications on a flight progress strip Jan. 8, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. ATC Airmen use these strips to track all Moody in-flight aircraft to ensure safe departures, flights and landings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman/Released)

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Communication

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Beargie, 23d Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, communicates with local air traffic controllers Jan. 8, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Beargie and his ATC team use enhanced terminal voice switches to communicate by telephone lines, air-ground radios and intercommunications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman/Released)

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Light gun demonstration

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Dermody, 23d Operations Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, demonstrates the use of a light gun Jan. 8, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. ATC Airmen use the light gun to communicate with aircraft that have disrupted or failed telecommunications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman/Released)

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Radar monitor

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Ryan Bachelor, 23d Operations Support Squadron airfield operations officer, monitors aircraft flying over Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 8, 2015. Bachelor monitors the in-flight aircraft to ensure they keep a safe distance apart when flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman/Released)

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A-10 takeoff

Two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs take off toward the skies of Valdosta, Ga., Jan. 8, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody’s air traffic control team tracks all Moody aircraft to provide a safe flow of aircraft on the flightline and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman/Released)

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ATC Airmen keep eyes on sky

Published Jan. 12, 2015

ATC simulator

Control tower

Flight plan

Communication

Light gun demonstration

Radar monitor

A-10 takeoff