US Air Force communications in Desert Storm

The US Central Command Air Forces' (USCENTAF) communications network for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm is described. The Central Command Air Forces network utilized 27 SatCom terminals, 27 automatic switches, and 27 terrestrial links and had the responsibility of providing air traffic services across six countries at 24 locations handling 350000 flight operations. The system complexity and air traffic operations, satellite transmission system, terrestrial transmission system, and voice switched network are discussed.<
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