JTF-B Automated Route Reconnaissance Kit Training
U. S. Army Sgt. Louis Padilla (left), Sgt. Francisco Padilla and Staff Sgt. Patrick Trevillion, instructors from the Army South Geospatial Planning Cell, prepare the Automated Route Reconnaissance Kit (ARRK) for an aerial route recon mission. The Joint Task Force-Bravo U. S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team (SSAT) received training and performed practical exercises with the ARRK in preparation for future Central American disaster relief missions. It employs a ruggedized laptop computer to automatically and continuously collect road information and condition to provide situational awareness and facilitate the decision making process. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)