A carrier strike group sits in the middle of the Pacific Ocean poised to conduct anti-piracy operations. Beamed into their operations center is a crucial video feed from a Global Hawk Remote Piloted Aircraft in the region. That crucial piece of video is likely being provided by the Global Broadcast Service, which is managed by the 50th Space Communications Squadron here.
The unit began the Global Broadcast Service operational trial period using the newly developed Defense Enterprise Computing Center architecture Oct. 25.
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