An E-3 Sentry assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron takes off from Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 27, 2020. Onboard the aircraft is U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Staff Sgt. Daniel Propst, 961st AACS air surveillance officer, who was selected to attend the air surveillance officer course as an enlisted member. After earning the honor of distinguished graduate from the course, he came back to KAB as a fully-qualified ASO which is a job that until recently was held by commissioned officers only. Propst is in charge of the senior surveillance technician and air surveillance technicians on the aircraft. He also manages specific data links and sensors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)