Capt. Conor Daugherty (left) and Capt. Christopher Cox, 608th Air Operation Center Stand-off Munitions Application Center members, discuss their mission on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2015. Prior to the SMAC’s inception, members of AOCs didn’t have a capability in place to integrate stand-off munitions into strike packages to counter modern-day anti-access and area denial tactics used by adversaries. By using the SMAC, current plans now take into account the advances in anti-access and area denial, which have taken place over the past few decades. The results are more efficient and effective strike packages, which decreases the potential for wasted million-dollar munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin High)