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Airman Chandler Harward and Senior Airman Tyler Brown, both members of the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, make connections to the portable Hawkeye satellite communications system Aug. 19, 2020 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

Airman Chandler Harward (left) and Senior Airman Tyler Brown, both members of the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, make connections to the portable Hawkeye satellite communications system Aug. 19, 2020 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Communications Fly Away Kit (CFK) team can be deployed to austere locations to provide non-secure and secure data and voice between deployed members, Higher Headquarters (HHQ), and key leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Taylor)

Tech. Sgt. Stephen Langdon (foreground), a member of the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, connects segments of the Hawkeye 1.2 meter carbon fiber reflector dish Aug. 19, 2020 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, while Airman Chandler Harward looks on (background).

Tech. Sgt. Stephen Langdon (foreground), a member of the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, connects segments of the Hawkeye 1.2 meter carbon fiber reflector dish Aug. 19, 2020 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, while Airman Chandler Harward looks on (background). The Communications Fly Kit (CFK) team can be deployed to austere locations to provide non-secure and secure data and voice between deployed members, Higher Headquarters (HHQ), and key leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Taylor)

Chief Master Sgt. Raymond Artis, a member of the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, monitors status reporting on the Hawkeye satellite communication system display, Aug. 19 2020 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

Chief Master Sgt. Raymond Artis, a member of the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, monitors status reporting on the Hawkeye satellite communication system display, Aug. 19 2020 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Communications Fly Away Kit (CFK) team can be deployed to austere locations to provide non-secure and secure data and voice between deployed members, Higher Headquarters (HHQ), and key leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Taylor)

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Members of the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, make connections to the portable Hawkeye satellite communications system Aug. 19, 2020 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Communications Fly Away Kit (CFK) team can be deployed to austere locations to provide non-secure and secure data and voice between deployed members, Higher Headquarters (HHQ), and key leaders. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Charles Taylor)