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7th AF Video

Video by Senior Airman Nicolas Myers
Air Traffic Control Mission 4k w/Bumper
Joint Base Langley-Eustis
Nov. 17, 2017 | 1:35
"Everything in air traffic is three-dimensional. You've got to be thinking (about) what you've got going on right now, you've got to be thinking what just happened and you've got to be thinking what's about to happen."

-Senior Master Sgt. Kerry Hall, Air Traffic Control Tower chief controller

The role of air traffic control is to ensure the mission of the United States Air Force is able to get off the ground and our Airmen are able to return home safely. Air traffic controllers mitigate the potential risks involved in the takeoff and landing of an aircraft, also known as the five critical minutes of flight.
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