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Ground Control Center - Vigilant Eagle 13

1st Combat Camera Squadron

Aug. 27, 2013 | 1:23

Ground Control Center designed to track and assist coordination of the "Track of Interest" (TOI) aircraft as it exits Alaskan air space and enters Russian air space in support of Exercise Vigilant Eagle 13, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska on August 27th, 2013. The exercise is the 5th in the series of cooperative exercises that provide an opportunity for Russia, Canada, and the United States military personnel to enhance their international partnership and to cooperatively detect, track, identify, and follow a hijacked aircraft as it proceeds across international boundaries.