Milstar Pivotal To War

Credit: CARLETON BAILIE
The U.S. Air Force's Milstar advanced military communications satellite system has been instrumental in providing Global Hawk command-and-control operations over Iraq, including use of the large UAV during the rescue of Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, Air Force sources said. Milstar was also used for the...

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