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The first AWACS aircraft that will be receiving the block 40/45 upgrade sits outside the Programmed Depot Maintenance hangar at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., awaiting pre-checks prior to PDM and the installation of the upgrade. An induction ceremony is scheduled for today. (Courtesy photo)


First up for 40/45

The first AWACS aircraft that will be receiving the block 40/45 upgrade sits outside the Programmed Depot Maintenance hangar at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., awaiting pre-checks prior to PDM and the installation of the upgrade. An induction ceremony is scheduled for today. (Courtesy photo)

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Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center Operations Analyst, 1st Lt. Kyle Palko, presents hardened electronic flight bag applications, submitted by private firms, to Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Commander Lt. Gen. John Thompson and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. David L. Goldfein March 28, 2017. Also on hand are EFB PlugTest Program Manager Brittany Ridings and Master Sgt. Benjamin Lewis, Air Mobility Command loadmaster and EFB program expert. Goldfein toured the HCIC and underscored the importance of multi-domain connectivity during his March 28-30 tour of Hanscom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark Herlihy)
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Members of the 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron participate in a squadron wide exercise Feb. 28, 2017, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The exercise focused on readiness for a deployment or in the event of a crisis. Unit Command and Control Systems are an integral part of informing commanders which units are prepared for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jeremy D. Wolff/Released)
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