TARGET ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM OVER IRAQ

The E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) piloted by Major Chris Wright and Captain Todd Avery, 12th Expeditionary Airborne Command Control Squadron, soars over Iraq on Jan. 2, 2004. The E-8C is a long-range, air-to-ground surveillance system designed to locate, classify and track ground targets in all weather conditions. (UPI Photo/Suzanne Jenkins/Air Force)