J-STARS Battles SAMS

The final segment of Green Flag 1998 was dedicated to finding mobile ballistic and air defense missiles, but like the search for Scuds during the Persian Gulf war, the effort began in frustration for some of the E-8C Joint-STARS aircrew. The E-8C carries long-range (about 200-250-mi.) synthetic...

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