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Senior Norman Jones deployed with us

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out to red flag uh 24-3 this year for

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uh to perform as the datalink operator

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um outside of her normal scope of

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duties as uh ace three or airborne

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systems engineer . So by trade , I am a

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one out of three airborne sys systems

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engineer on the RC 135 rivet joint and

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for the last year and a half , I have

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been awaiting and doing the datalink

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operator training . I will be operating

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the tactical datalink communication

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system board , the RC 135 . So normally

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a data link operator , they do just

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that they operate the data links , but

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they're also a part of the kill chain

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reporting to players in the area having

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that airborne systems engineer

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capability up there on the aircraft

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with us as well as a data link operator

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just makes her that much more capable .

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The world is changing . The air force

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is changing and it comes down to us no

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matter what rank airmen coming in .

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Lieutenants coming in , the lowest rank

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can make a change for the future fight .

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We are timber sweeties copies a 150 10

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knots and clear two drops .