E-3 Sentry

The E-3 Sentry is an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications to United States Military.

Transformers (2007) movie
After Captain William Lennox established communications with the Pentagon, USAF Sergeant Robert Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry to have fire directed upon Scorponok. The E-3's crew provided command and control to the pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and the A-3 Spectre gunship that attacked Scorponok, damaging him enough for the Decepticon to retreat.

Crew

 * Michael Adams	 (AWACS Controller #1)
 * Ron Henry (AWACS Controller #2)
 * Benjamin Hoffman (AWACS Controller #3)
 * Michael McNabb (AWACS Controller #4)
 * Jason White (AWACS Controller #5)

Trivia

 * Most of the crew of the E-3 Sentry seen in the movie are real crew of that particular aircraft. First Lieutenant Micheal McNabb (who played AWACS Controller #4) is a Transformers fan, and stated in an email to fansite TFW2005.com that director Michael Bay allowed them to come up with lines that they would really say to other aircraft in order to make the scenes as realistic as possible.