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Alaska exercise proves value of 'virtual' training.(Round the Reserve: A brief look at what's happening throughout Air Force Reserve Command)
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Citizen Airman
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August 1, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 Air Force Reserves. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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With a large crew and dedicated maintainers ready to work on an aging airframe, the E-3 Sentry is an expensive aircraft to deploy for training purposes.
The days of involving the airborne warning and control system aircraft in exercises may soon become a rarity, thanks to powerful computer models and the ability to network simulators located throughout the country.
Air Force and joint war fighters put this new technology to the test in June during Exercise Northern Edge 06 in Alaska. During the two-week exercise, participants were able to train with E-3s, E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft and EP-3 Aries aircraft without actually flying an ...
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