117th Air Control Squadron Tests
Sophisticated Communications Equipment

In a live exercise off the coast of Georgia, the 117th Air Control Squadron tested the new Joint Range Extension Transparent Multi-Platform Gateway Equipment Package (JTEP) at the request of the Air Combat Command. 

This highly sophisticated system was designed to evaluate new communications equipment that creates a common display among many different aircraft originally limited only to line of sight capabilities.  Also participating in the exercise was 116 ACW, 125 FW, 605th Test Squadron, 133rd Test Squadron, 128th ACS, and 123rd ACS. While further testing is planned to validate the results, overall, the test was an enormous success.  

MSgt Andrew Pierce and MSgt Bill Williams of the 117 ACS were the coordinators for Stealth Control data link participation.