LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:
Long before a pilot takes to the sky, radar, airfield and weather systems technicians work to ensure proper communication channels remain fully functional and find ways to continuously improve them: enabling both the safety of aircrew and success of the mission.The RAWS team's responsibilities cover a wide array of mission-critical equipment, such as the instrument landing system, precision approach radar and the base's tactical air navigation system beacon, which acts as a lighthouse, telling pilots the direction and location of the runway."RAWS is like the backbone of everything air traffic and weather related for the installation," said...