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Connecting the fight

Col. Scott Gibson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander, watches Tech. Sgt. Richard Gettis, 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron NCO in charge of cable and antenna maintenance, bury a cable during a base familiarization tour, July 18, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Gibson, along with other members of base leadership, helped dig the trench which will conceal and protect the cable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenneth Boyton)
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Connecting the fight

Airmen from the 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron cover a cable in a trench, July 18, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Burying cables can help prevent damage, and can be a potential safety hazard if left above ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenneth Boyton)
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Connecting the fight

Col. Scott Gibson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander, stripes the plastic off of a fiber optic cable, July 18, 2018, at an undisclosed location in South West Asia. Gibson stripped, set and melted wires together during a familiarization tour of the 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenneth Boyton)
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Connecting the fight

Tech. Sgt. Richard Gettis, 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron NCO in charge of cable and antenna maintenance, shows Col. Scott Gibson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander, a stripped fiber optic cable, July 18, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Gettis explained that the cable can transmit large amounts of data instantaneously, an attribute vital to the 407th AEG’s sustainment of combat airpower across the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenneth Boyton)
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Connecting the fight

Col. Scott Gibson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander, helps dig a trench, July 18, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. After digging out a trench, a cable will be buried to help prevent possible damage to the wires. The 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron provided leadership with a hands-on look into the squadron's daily operations, enhancing their understanding of the unit's mission capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenneth Boyton)
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Connecting the fight

Tech. Sgt. John Boyden, 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron project manager, Col. Scott Gibson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander, and Maj. Mary Kuconis, 407th ECS commander, visit a newly constructed building, July 18, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The new building will house vital components which help the 407th ECS provide unrivaled installation support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenneth Boyton)
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407th ECS sustains rapid communication

Senior Airman Fredrick Felan, 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission journeyman, explains to Col. John Gonzales, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander how to properly assemble a communications fly-away kit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 16, 2018. In the event of a system failure or shut down, the CFK can be deployed operationally in less than 30 minutes, allowing quick communication support if needed. The 407th ECS provided leadership with a hands-on look into the squadron's daily operations enhancing their understanding of the unit's mission capabilities. Felan is stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia and is a native of San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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407th ECS sustains rapid communication

Senior Airman Brandon Traywick, 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission journeyman, explains to Col. John Gonzales, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander how to properly assemble a communications fly-away kit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 16, 2018. In the event of a system failure or shut down, the CFK can be deployed operationally in less than 30 minutes, allowing quick communication support if needed. The 407th ECS provided leadership with a hands-on look into the squadron's daily operations enhancing their understanding of the unit's mission capabilities. Traywick is stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia and is a native of Crestview, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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407th ECS sustains rapid communication

Senior Airman Brandon Traywick, 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission journeyman, connects cables to a communications fly-away kit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 16, 2018. In the event of a system failure or shut down, the CFK can be deployed operationally in less than 30 minutes, allowing quick communication support if needed. The 407th ECS provided leadership with a hands-on look into the squadron's daily operations enhancing their understanding of the unit's mission capabilities. Traywick is stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia and is a native of Crestview, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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Island Warrior: Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson, a cyber network technician assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command communications division at the Combined Air Operations Center smiles for a photo July 24, 2017, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Samson traveled to Iraq to set up 40 network stations in support Air Force units forward deployed in the fight against ISIS. (Courtesy photo by Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson)
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Island Warrior: Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson, a cyber network technician assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command communications division at the Combined Air Operations Center sits next to a communications fly-away kit July 31, 2017, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Samson’s maintains and administers the CFK, which allows Airmen to establish crucial internet and voice links with bare-base resources anywhere in the world via wireless routers, very small aperture terminal satellite and broadband global area network satellite link (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Island Warrior: Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson, a cyber network technician assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command communications division at the Combined Air Operations Center, tests a communications fly-away kit July 31, 2017, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Samson ensures the CFK is maintained and ready to deploy at a moments notice to bases around the AFCENT region to create command and control network connections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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