Command and control of AFCENT from Shaw, not CAOC

Airmen, inside the 609th Air Support Squadron’s Shaw Air Operations Center at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., prepare for the upcoming operational transition with the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Sept. 26, 2019. The command and control operations at Shaw provide direct support for real-world combat operations within the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Rosine)