Maintaining Communications Throughout the AOR
Mike Kaupp, DRS Technologies Site Manager, and Master Sgt. Christopher Hedman, NCO in charge of Technical Control, perform routine maintenance checks in the Deployable KU Band Earth Terminal (DKET), Mar. 30, 2009, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Members from Tech Control help maintain communication for 75% of the Air Force units throughout the U.S. Central Command's Area of Responsibility. Mike Kaup hails from San Clemente, Calif. and Master Sgt. Hedman hails from Goldston, N.C. and is deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran/released)