961st Aircraft Maintenance Unit preps E-3s for takeoff
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Timothy Bailey, 961st Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion technician, waits to marshal a 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control aircraft onto the Kadena Air Base, Japan, flightline Jan. 28, 2014. With its surveillance and reconnaissance mission, the AWACS aircraft from the 961st AACS provide Kadena visibility of virtually everything in the air and allows Kadena and other Air Force assets to project superior force for any operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)