B-roll of the E-3 Sentry (AWACS) operated by the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, or C2BM, surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform. The aircraft provides an accurate, real-time picture of the battle space to the Joint Air Operations Center. More