Moody Air Force Base

Coming in

Airmen from the 23d Operation Support Squadron watch as an aircraft prepares to land at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 23, 2014. The control tower uses radar and a series of monitors to make sure it is safe to land before giving pilots the go ahead. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexis Millican/Released)

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Eyes on the sky

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Noah Carpenter, 23d Operation Support Squadron air traffic control apprentice, makes sure there are no animals or debris on the runway at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 23, 2014. Air traffic controllers use radios to communicate with the pilots. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexis Millican/Released)

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Keeping track

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bradley Maurice, 23d Operation Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, writes on a flight strip at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 23, 2014. A flight strip indicates the aircraft call sign as well as the times it took off and landed. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexis Millican/Released)

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Radar

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bryan Greenwood, 23d Operation Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, watches a radar screen at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 23, 2014. The radar shows aircraft, both military and civilian, flying within a 60-mile radius. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexis Millican/Released)

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Air traffic control ensures clear skies

Published July 24, 2014