Airman 1st Class Kylaino David and Senior Airman Julia Ballard, 96th Operations Support Squadron, perform their duties as air traffic controllers in Eglin Air Force Base’s control tower. The Airmen and civilians in the tower control facilities are responsible for all takeoffs and landings and movement across the base’s runways. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Julia Ballard, 96th Operations Support Squadron, marks her flight strips after passing along information to an aircraft as part of her duties as an air traffic controller in Eglin Air Force Base’s control tower. The Airmen and civilians in the tower control facilities are responsible for all takeoffs and landings and movement across the base’s runways. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
The Eglin Air Force Base air traffic control tower stands near the middle of the 33rd Fighter Wing runway and at the end of the 96th Test Wing runway. The 96th Operations Support Squadron Airmen civilians in the tower control facilities are responsible for all takeoffs and landings and movement across the base’s runways. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)