By Justin Oakes, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs / Published July 23, 2015
An Air Force Wideband Enterprise Terminal stands poised under a protective covering on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. AFWET terminals communicate with a variety of satellites and keep military branches and other government agencies connected worldwide. The system is currently undergoing its third largest modernization led by a program management team from Hanscom AFB, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger)
An Air Force Wideband Enterprise Terminal communicates with a satellite, passing information across the Global Information Grid at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Thirty-two Air Force terminals are undergoing a Modernization of Enterprise Terminals, or MET, upgrade that will keep the system current for another 15 years. The first MET installation was recently completed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger)
Underneath the spherical protective coverings are two Air Force Wideband Enterprise Terminals located at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. These terminals are among approximately 90 joint systems used worldwide to communicate and transfer information across the Global Information Grid. The AFWET program office from Hanscom AFB, Mass., is in the process of installing new modernization kits onto these systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger)