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Air traffic controller: orchestrating aerial and ground movements.

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An airfield in a war zone is like an orchestra of aerial and ground activity.

That's the case at Sather Air Base, Iraq, located next to Baghdad International Airport. It's one busy place.

There are planes constantly landing, taking off and taxiing to and from their parking spots. Airmen are working on aircraft, loading them with munitions or filling their fuel tanks. Others unload cargo from huge airlifters or drive the vehicles that move the cargo.

Of course, there's always the threat of terrorist attacks. And Airmen must also deal with civilian air traffic.

Needless to say, there's a lot of activity. The potential for accidents is ...

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