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 Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 26, 2019. The command and control operations at Shaw AFB 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)