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SSC Atlantic, FAA roll out C-17 compatible, large mobile air traffic control tower
August 6, 2018 — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic engineers, Airmen from 437th Aerial Port Squadron and officials from the Federal Aviation conducted a test load of a large mobile air traffic control tower (LMATCT) onto a C-17 Globemaster III July 26, 2018, at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. The test represented a significant milestone between the FAA and SSC Atlantic in their collaborative efforts to roll out three LMATCT platforms by Fiscal Year 2019, replacing older models originally constructed in the 1990s. ... MORE

Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic engineers conduct a test load of a Large Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower onto a C-17 Globemaster III July 26, 2018, at the Joint Base Charleston Air Base.

C-17 conducts historic mission to Virgin Islands following Irma
September 13, 2017 — Members of the 14th and 15th Airlift Squadrons delivered a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control mobile tower from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 12.The mobile ATC tower was sent in response following Hurricane Irma to assist St. Thomas officials in conducting 24... MORE

Members of the 14th and 15th Airlift Squadrons transported a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control mobile tower from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 12.