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The Advanced Battle Management System will enable the rapid collection, processing and sharing of data across all domains, weapons systems and commands. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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Special Operations

Major Alexander Le, an emergency physician with the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST), prepares for a rapid infiltration mission aboard a MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fl., before flight operations for training as part of Exercise Emerald Warrior 19, Jan. 16, 2019. Emerald Warrior provides annual realistic and relevant pre- deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas to prepare Special Operations Forces, Conventional Force enablers, Partner Nations and Interagency elements to integrate with and execute full spectrum Special Operations in a complex and uncertain Irregular Warfare security environment using all aspects of live, virtual, and constructive training assets. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

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ABMS illustration

ABMS will facilitate the rapid sensing of the environment, assimilation and structuring of data and the distribution of that data to decision makers. The effect will be to dramatically shorten the time from observation of the battle environment to action by decisionmakers. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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Imaging sensors

The imaging sensors aboard a Remotely Piloted Aircraft are an example of the many was data is collected to inform decision making. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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JSTARs

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Niles Bartolome, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) on the Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 8, 2020. The JSTARs forward deployed to PSAB from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar as part of an agile combat employment mission meant to test the squadron’s ability to conduct missions in the region from an austere location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Charles)

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ABMS Onramp 2

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matt Strohmeyer, the Commanders Initiatives Group (CIG) deputy director with North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) NORTHCOM, speaks with reporters about the new innovative Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Onramp 2, Sept 2, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The effect ABMS is attempting to achieve is Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). JADC2 is meant to accelerate the speed of the kill chain by connecting sensors to shooters. ABMS is the digital infrastructure which allows a level of connectivity and [sensor] compatibility for our military at war. As a new Joint Warfighting Concept, Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO) seeks to create simultaneous dilemmas for adversary forces, overwhelming them with too many challenges to counter successfully. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez)

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ABMS illustration

In a simple sense, ABMS will be the all-encompassing internet of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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Simulated alert call

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Edwards, 125th Fighter Wing Detachment 1 commander, responds to a simulated alert call during the Advanced Battle Management System Onramp 2 demonstration out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Sept. 3, 2020. The effect ABMS is attempting to achieve is Joint All-Domain Command and Control. JADC2 is meant to accelerate the speed of the kill chain by connecting sensors to shooters. ABMS is the digital infrastructure which allows a level of connectivity and compatibility for our military at war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Dutton)

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ABMS Onramp 2

U.S. Air Force Airmen monitor computers in support of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Onramp 2, Sept 2, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez)

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Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype

A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype patrols the flight line during the Advanced Battle Management System exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 3, 2020. The prototype of a four-legged dog-like robot, was tested during the exercise as a new way to patrol battle spaces and provide Airmen with direct eyes on targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

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M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

U.S. Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines prepare a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System at a simulated austere base during the Advanced Battle Management System exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 3, 2020. The ABMS is an interconnected battle network – the digital architecture or foundation – which collects, processes and shares data relevant to warfighters in order to make better decisions faster in the kill chain. In order to achieve all-domain superiority, it requires that individual military activities not simply be de-conflicted, but rather integrated – activities in one domain must enhance the effectiveness of those in another domain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cory D. Payne)

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Cell on Wings

AT&T civilian contractors control and monitor a “Cell on Wings” drone in order to provide 5G connectivity to participants of the Advanced Battle Management Systems (ABMS) Onramp 2 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on Aug. 27, 2020. The Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) is an interconnected battle network – the digital architecture or foundation – which collects, processes and shares data relevant to warfighters in order to make better decisions faster in the kill chain. In order to achieve all-domain superiority, it requires that individual military activities not simply be de-conflicted, but rather integrated – activities in one domain must enhance the effectiveness of those in another domain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charlye Alonso)

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Communication from a Nomad GCS Tactical Control Vehicle

Master Sgt. Kyle Pearson (left), Headquarters Air Mobility Command expeditionary communications functional area manager, and Tech. Sgt. Kevin Koenig, 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron tactical radio communications section chief, provides communication from a Nomad GCS Tactical Control Vehicle at a simulated austere base during the Advanced Battle Management System exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 1, 2020. The ABMS is an interconnected battle network – the digital architecture or foundation – which collects, processes and shares data relevant to warfighters in order to make better decisions faster in the kill chain. In order to achieve all-domain superiority, it requires that individual military activities not simply be de-conflicted, but rather integrated – activities in one domain must enhance the effectiveness of those in another domain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cory D. Payne)

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Sustaining Balance

Tech. Sgt. Wyatt Bloom uses a spectrum analyzer to check television broadcast network routers at the Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Md., July 18, 2012. Bloom is a cyber-transport technician assigned to DMA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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Sustaining Balance

A software development team conducts an Iteration Planning Meeting about a software project in the office of Kessel Run, a program within the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, a United States Department of Defense organization, in Boston, Mass., May. 30, 2018. Air Force software coders have been learning private sector techniques, such as coding in pairs and delivering a minimum viable product to the warfighter in weeks and months, instead of years, and then working directly with them to steadily build improvements. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

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Sustaining Balance

Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, speaks to a Staff Sgt. Shea Townsend, 66th Comptroller Squadron financial services technician, during a visit to the pre-deployment processing line at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Jan. 25. Air Force Materiel Command is conducting a series of exercises to ensure readiness to perform installation and expeditionary missions under a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Sustaining Balance

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center in coordination with the Product Support Engineering Division and C-5 community, are leading the way as an initial pilot program participant for Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+). CBM+ aircraft are equipped with a state-of-the-art on-board sensor system that generates and collects large amounts of data. These sensors record fault codes and other data points, allowing analysts and engineers to predict the health status of the aircraft components being monitored. An automated CBM+ fleet health dashboard, released in beta mode via the Amazon Web Services GovCloud, ingests, translates, and processes data direct from the field to expedite engineering investigations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Sustaining Balance

Laboratory-produced examples of chafing into a titanium tube, one of many tests conducted by AFRL researchers to replicate wear through cold-spray applied coating into tubing material beneath. AFRL helped develop, test, and validate the cold spray coating process for the life extension of B-1 aircraft hydraulic lines.

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Sustaining Balance

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center�s B-1 Program Office in coordination with the Product Support Engineering Division and C-5 community, is leading the way as an initial pilot program participant for Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+). The B-1 reached a significant milestone with the initial fielding of the first set of predictive maintenance algorithms across the fleet. CBM+ B-1 aircraft are equipped with a state-of-the-art on-board sensor system that generates and collects large amounts of data. These sensors record fault codes and other data points, allowing analysts and engineers to predict the health status of the aircraft components being monitored. An automated CBM+ fleet health dashboard, released in beta mode via the Amazon Web Services GovCloud, ingests, translates, and processes data direct from the field to expedite engineering investigations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Richardson)

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Sustaining Balance

A Robotic Laser Coating Removal System vaporizes paint in a self-contained process that significantly reduces environmental hazards to maintainers. Air Force Research Laboratory contributed technical expertise to help enable the use of this technology for production F-16 aircraft. (Photo courtesy of University of Dayton Research Institute/Dale Jackson)

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