A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack

A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System prepares to receive fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Aug. 2, 2017. The JSTARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. Its primary mission is to provide theater ground and air commanders with ground surveillance to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Battles)