235th Air Traffic Controllers keeping skies safe at home and abroad
Members of the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron communicate with 235th Air Traffic Controllers who watch the skies from the control tower at Stanly County Airport, New London, N.C., April 8, 2015, while Soldiers from North Carolina Army National Guard, Company C, 1-131 AVN, conduct FAST rope insertion training from UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The 235th ATC has provided air traffic control services for all civilian and military aircraft since their infrastructure started in 1988 when they formed a partnership with Stanly County Airport. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Public Affairs/Released)