ABM Graduation Published Nov. 19, 2013 By Senior Airman Christopher Reel 325th Fighter Fighter Wing Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE,Fla. -- Seven Team Tyndall Airmen graduated from the Undergraduate Air Battle Manager class 14004 in a ceremony Dec. 4 The students completed a rigorous nine-month course of instruction preparing them for duty aboard the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and the E-8 Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS) aircraft. Upon graduation, students also received their wings. Air battle managers' primary responsibilities include providing command and control in the battlespace and ensuring combat aircraft find, identify and destroy their targets. They do this by providing the pilots with a tactical picture, which increases combat capability and situational awareness. Air battle managers also provide early warning for inbound enemy aircraft and direct friendly assets to intercept them. The 337th Air Control Squadron is a tenant unit assigned to the 33rd Operations Group, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The squadron's primary responsibility includes training all U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve officers in command and control mission execution as air battle managers in a variety of weapons systems in support of air expeditionary forces worldwide. Congratulations: Capt. Daniel J. Britt Maj. Russell L. Edwards 2nd Lt. Melissa D. Gallagher 2nd Lt. Breann M. Hermann 2nd Lt. David R. Jones 2nd Lt. Jose O. Ortiz 2nd Lt. Max A. Weis