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  • 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron flies final local sortie

    The 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron with the 461st Air Control Wing flew its final local sortie after 27 years of operational history flying the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft Sept. 8, 2022, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

  • Georgia Air National Guard officially retires first of 16 JSTARS aircraft

    The Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing, in cooperation with the 461st Air Control Wing, officially retired the first E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft here on Thursday. Aircraft serial number 92-3289, the first E-8C to arrive at Robins Air Force Base in

  • Robins to begin retiring JSTARS

    The Air Force authorized Air Combat Command and the Georgia Air National Guard Dec. 6 to start divesting the E-8 JSTARS fleet beginning with four aircraft in fiscal year 2022.

  • 461st ACNS equips JSTARS to support DoD warfighting mission

    The 461st Air Control Networks Squadron with the 461st Air Control Wing provides the necessary means for the E-8C JSTARS aircraft to communicate with other agencies and branches through secure transmissions and give them the ability to navigate while in flight.