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An E-3A Airborne Warning & Control System

(AWACS) aircraft, painted in NATO 70th

anniversary livery, sits in a hangar at NATO

Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. One of the

few military assets owned and operated by

NATO, AWACS gives Allies the ability to

manage airspaces and provide early warning.

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