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WADS Partners with the FAA for Joint Technical Inspections in Arizona
The Western Air Defense Sector’s 225th Support Squadron conducts a joint technical inspection of the radar and radios at Ajo Defense Program Facility near the U.S./Mexico border in Arizona, Jan. 24, 2024. Pictured from left to right are Bruce Robie, WADS National Airspace System Defense Program manager and USAF-JTI team chief and U.S. Air Force Master Sgts. Christopher Hawkins-Jones and Adaryll Blackwell, 225th SPTS quality assurance radio evaluators. Ajo is equipped with an Air Route Surveillance Radar Model 4 (ARSR-4) which is a three-dimensional, long-range radar, and high-frequency radios. The system is jointly used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Air Force to control airspace within the continental United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Bruce Robie)

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Photo by: Kimberly D. Burke |  VIRIN: 240124-Z-YA179-1001.JPG