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with so many operations going on and

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deployed locations simultaneously .

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It's difficult to imagine one unit

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taking care of it all . How does the

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Air Force , along with joint coalition

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partners , manage air support in

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Afghanistan through the 71st

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expeditionary Air Control squadron ,

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better known as Pyramid . We coordinate

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very extensively with our brothers from

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a wax the marines and a couple other

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agencies out there that help us

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essentially get the air assets to the

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right spot at the right time in support

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of whatever is happening on the ground .

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This means synchronizing close air and

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counter air support surveillance ,

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special operations missions and air

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refueling . Some of the most difficult

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parts about the job or just managing a

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dozen things at once where you have

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five different controllers , all

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talking to different aircraft . All at

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the same time , the 71st will continue

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to orchestrate support from above . I'm

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technical sergeant Lisa Carlson ,

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Southwest Asia .