100th ARW’s KC-135s first tankers in USAFE equipped with RTIC data link to bridge communications

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Severs, 100th Operations Support Squadron boom operator and NCO in charge of wing tactics, reviews a geographic reference point – otherwise known as a “bullseye” – on a Real-Time Information in the Cockpit system (more commonly known as “RTIC”) to tactically identify locations within the European theater on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Oct. 18, 2023. The newly installed communications system gives aircrew the ability to access vital information including threats, target data and locations of friendly forces, providing even more accurate and instant information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

PHOTO BY: Karen Abeyasekere

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