Air Force still evaluating whether to hire commercial WGS operators

By Courtney Albon / September 29, 2017 at 11:42 AM
The Air Force is still working to determine whether and how to integrate commercial operators to perform some of its Wideband Global Satellite Communications mission, according to the commander of the 50th space wing. The service has been exploring the possibility of transitioning some WGS operations to industry for several years, in anticipation that the shift would free military operators to perform more complex battle-management tasks. Col. Jennifer Grant told Inside the Air Force the wing still has some work...

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