E-3 Sentry AWACS Refueling

E-3 Sentry AWACS RefuelingVideo by Senior Airman Daniel Johnston 1st Combat Camera Squadron
Pilots and Airborne Radar technicians from the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron conducts aerial refueling and operations on the E-3 ‘Sentry” Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Vigilant Shield is a bi-national NORAD command exercise which provides realistic training and practice for American and Canadian forces in support of respective national strategy for North America’s defense. Vigilant Shield ensures U.S. and Canadian air sovereignty through a network of alert fighters, tankers, airborne early warning aircraft, and ground based air defense assets cued by interagency and defense surveillance radars.