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  • Watch supervisor for air traffic control ensures safety of hundreds of lives

    Hundreds of moving dots on the radar whirled around the Columbus airspace as rows of Airmen monitored their flight paths in the darkness of the Radar Approach Control room. The silhouette of a figure stood at the center of the storm, orchestrating the aerial ballet to ensure the safety of hundreds

  • Air traffic controllers rule sky

    In the vast expanse of the sky, where military aircraft graze the clouds jockeying for airspace, Offutt’s air traffic controllers are there to help pilots safely navigate on approach to land or ascend upward, onward and beyond.

  • Air traffic control clears skies, protects lives

    Air traffic controllers at Luke Air Force Base safeguard pilots and ensure successful training missions by coordinating the safe movement of aircraft, including F-35A Lightning IIs. They manage complex airspace, make critical decisions under pressure, and adapt to evolving threats to keep the Air

  • Air traffic controllers hope for best, prepare for worst

    During their shift, ATC specialists observe weather conditions and assist aircraft during periods or bad weather or aid aircraft dealing with a malfunction. ATC specialists manage the flow of aircraft through all aspects of the flight, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic on the ground

  • Emergency at 580 feet

    Staff Sgt. Samuel McLean, 20th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control watch supervisor, was handling a single U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon on approach to Shaw Air Force Base with radar approach control when a phone call leads him to assist a Cessna 550 Citation II civilian pilot who