Electronic warfare specialists test radar jammer

Airman 1st Class Anthony Hause, an electronic warfare journeyman with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, reassembles a waveguide system on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2017. Electronic warfare specialists perform the USM670A test on the MC-130H Combat Talon II which ensures the radar jamming system produces the proper signals to prevent aircraft detection while in flight (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson)

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Electronic warfare specialists test radar jammer

Airman 1st Class Anthony Hause, an electronic warfare journeyman with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, reassembles a waveguide system on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2017. Waveguide systems allow the aircraft’s radar jammer to produce the proper signals to effectively prevent aircraft detection while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson)

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Electronic warfare specialists test radar jammer

Airman 1st Class Anthony Hause, an electronic warfare journeyman with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, reassembles waveguide systems on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2017. Electronic warfare specialists perform the USM670A test on the MC-130H Combat Talon II which ensures the radar jamming system produces the proper signals to prevent aircraft detection while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson)

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Electronic warfare specialists test radar jammer

Airman 1st Class William Green, an electronic warfare specialist with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, operates a lift at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2017. The lift allows Green to reach an antenna on the tip of an MC-130H Combat Talon II’s tail during maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson)

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Electronic warfare specialists test radar jammer

Airman 1st Class William Green, an electronic warfare specialist with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, re-installs an antenna mount on an MC-130H Combat Talon II during routine maintenance at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2017. The antenna allows the aircraft to read and interpret different signals allowing the radar jammer to produce the correct signals and effectively prevent aircraft detection while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson)

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Electronic warfare specialists test radar jammer

Airmen with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare an MC-130H Combat Talon II for routine maintenance at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2017. The Combat Talon II provides infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. Secondary missions include psychological operations and helicopter and vertical lift air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson)

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Electronic warfare specialists test radar jammer

Published June 9, 2017
By Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Electronic warfare specialists perform the USM670A test on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2017. The USM670A test is an annual requirement to ensure the radar jamming system produces the proper signals to prevent aircraft detection while in flight on the Combat Talon II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson)