Air Traffic Control Airmen monitor, communicate with aircraft

Airman 1st Class Kevin Shaw, left, and Senior Airman Emily Stanley, 4th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control technicians, track Shaw’s training hours into a log book at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 10, 2022. Controllers maintain roughly a five-mile radius of air space from ground level to 2,500 feet. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo by Airman 1st Class Hadley Neish)

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Air Traffic Control Airmen monitor, communicate with aircraft

Senior Airman Emily Stanley, left, and Airman 1st Class Kevin Shaw, 4th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control technicians, monitor the Certified Tower Radar Display at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 10, 2022. The CTRD uses information gathered by the digital airport surveillance radar and displays the locations of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo by Airman 1st Class Hadley Neish)

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Air Traffic Control Airmen monitor, communicate with aircraft

Senior Airman Garret Roux, 4th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control technician, logs aircraft returning to the runway at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 10, 2022. One duty of an air traffic controller is to direct the aircraft on the ground while they taxi and into controlled airspace. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo by Airman 1st Class Hadley Neish)

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Air Traffic Control Airmen monitor, communicate with aircraft

Senior Airman Daniel Tumminello, 4th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control technician, prepares to begin his duties at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 10, 2022. Air traffic controllers monitor and communicate with aircraft to control movement in and out of military airfields and airspace. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo by Airman 1st Class Hadley Neish)

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Air Traffic Control Airmen monitor, communicate with aircraft

Senior Airman Daniel Tumminello, 4th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control technician, starts his air traffic controller shift in the tower at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 10, 2022. Seymour Johnson air traffic controllers are responsible for an estimated 34,000 flights, landings and takeoffs annually. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo by Airman 1st Class Hadley Neish)

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Senior Airman Daniel Tumminello, 4th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control technician, awaits instructions from another air traffic control technician at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 10, 2022. All ATC technicians must maintain a Federal Aviation Administration Specialist certificate to remain qualified. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo by Airman 1st Class Hadley Neish)

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Air Traffic Control Airmen monitor, communicate with aircraft

Published Feb. 10, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Hadley Neish

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airman 1st Class Kevin Shaw, left, and Senior Airman Emily Stanley, 4th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control technicians, track Shaw’s training hours into a log book at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 10, 2022. Controllers maintain roughly a five-mile radius of air space from ground level to 2,500 feet. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo by Airman 1st Class Hadley Neish)