JSTAR PATROL
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The JSTAR Patrol mission is carried out by the Boeing E8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft.
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This aircraft provides a radar in the sky which is able to see virtually all ground vehicles and ships up to roughly one hundred miles away.
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The JSTAR commander is able to control a developing ground battle from this command post, and is able to communicate both by voice and data with all aircraft and other elements of command and control.
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For the purposes of this game ground targets detected by the JSTARS aircraft are presented on the AWACS display.
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During its mission the JSTARS aircraft orbits a race track in the sky at medium altitude safely  well behind a protective barrier of CAP missions, and refuel aircraft.

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