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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Airman 1st Class Benjamin Stalnecker, radio frequency transmission systems specialist with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, assembles an AV2040 high-gain ultra high frequency satellite communications antenna connected to an AN/PRC-117G multiband networking radio, which enables secure voice and data communications through a geostationary satellite for the warfighter, March 15, 2025. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Staff Sgt. Ethan Turner, radio frequency transmission systems specialist with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, assembles an AV2040 high-gain ultra high frequency satellite communications antenna connected to an AN/PRC-117G multiband networking radio which enables secure voice and data communications through a geostationary satellite for the warfighter, March 15, 2025. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Staff Sgt. Ethan Turner, radio frequency transmission systems specialist with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, assembles an AV2040 high-gain ultra high frequency satellite communications antenna connected to an AN/PRC-117G multiband networking radio which enables secure voice and data communications through a geostationary satellite for the warfighter, March 15, 2025. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Staff Sgt. Ethan Turner (left) and Airman 1st Class Benjamin Stalnecker, radio frequency transmission systems specialists with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, assemble an AV2040 high-gain ultra high frequency satellite communications antenna connected to an AN/PRC-117G multiband networking radio which enables secure voice and data communications through a geostationary satellite for the warfighter, March 15, 2025. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Staff Sgt. Ethan Turner (left) and Airman 1st Class Benjamin Stalnecker, radio frequency transmission systems specialists with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, assemble an AV2040 high-gain ultra high frequency satellite communications antenna connected to an AN/PRC-117G multiband networking radio which enables secure voice and data communications through a geostationary satellite for the warfighter, March 15, 2025. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Radio frequency transmission systems specialists with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron assemble an AV2040 high-gain ultra high frequency satellite communications antenna connected to an AN/PRC-117G multiband networking radio which enables secure voice and data communications through a geostationary satellite for the warfighter, March 15, 2025. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Radio frequency transmission systems specialists with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron assemble an AV2040 high-gain ultra high frequency satellite communications antenna connected to an AN/PRC-117G multiband networking radio which enables secure voice and data communications through a geostationary satellite for the warfighter, March 15, 2025. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Airman 1st Class Benjamin Stalnecker, radio frequency transmission systems specialist with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, aligns an AV2011 high-gain ultra high frequency satellite communications antenna with a pocket transit during weekend drill training, March 15, 2025. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Airman 1st Class Sang Kim, radio frequency transmission systems specialist with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, repositions an Airbus Ranger 2400 satellite antenna due to projected severe weather, March 15, 2025. The system typically provides reach-back communications to provide an airbase secure voice and data services utilizing geostationary satellites. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Airman 1st Class Elijah Allison, radio frequency transmission systems specialist with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, repositions an Airbus Ranger 2400 satellite antenna due to projected severe weather, March 15, 2025. The system typically provides reach-back communications to provide an airbase secure voice and data services utilizing geostationary satellites. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Airman 1st Class Sang Kim (left) and Airman 1st Class Elijah Allison, radio frequency transmission systems specialists with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, reposition an Airbus Ranger 2400 satellite antenna due to projected severe weather, March 15, 2025. The system typically provides reach-back communications to provide an airbase secure voice and data services utilizing geostationary satellites. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Airman 1st Class Elijah Allison, radio frequency transmission systems specialist with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, repositions an Airbus Ranger 2400 satellite antenna due to projected severe weather, March 15, 2025. The system typically provides reach-back communications to provide an airbase secure voice and data services utilizing geostationary satellites. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

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271st trains to maintain comms superiority

Published March 18, 2025
By Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols
193rd Special Operations Wing

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. -- Airman 1st Class Benjamin Stalnecker, radio frequency transmission systems specialist with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, assembles an AV2040 high-gain ultra high frequency satellite communications antenna connected to an AN/PRC-117G multiband networking radio, which enables secure voice and data communications through a geostationary satellite for the warfighter, March 15, 2025. The 271st CBCS, part of the 193rd Regional Support Group, provides initial and sustaining expeditionary communications capabilities, operating in austere environments in support of overseas contingency operations and domestic Defense Support of Civil Authority missions. The unit provides scalable command and control capabilities, supporting a range of requirements from executive level communications through robust communication layouts that support entire air expeditionary wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)