Robins Air Force Base in central Georgia has been cleared to move forward with four new missions that will replace its retiring E-8C Joint STARS fleet. The Air Force plans to bring one squadron of E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node planes and three battle management and electromagnetic spectrum operations units to Robins over the next five years. Two studies that looked at how those missions could affect the environment at Robins, including factors like noise and pollution, found they would have "no significant impact," the base said in a press release. "New mission requirements and capabilities are already reimagining the ... battlefield, and the men and women of the 461st Air Control Wing are poised to provide unrivaled expertise to usher in that vision," said wing commander Col. Michelle Carns.
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