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Securing Satellites

SOUTHWEST ASIA—Airmen and contractors from the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron make final adjustments to a satellite dish before it was secured to a pedestal Dec. 21, 2009. The satellite dish was removed and reattached to allow the 380th ECS to rotate a pedestal, to increase satellite signal reception. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)

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Securing Satellites

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman Cody Corley, 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron uses rope to make minor adjustments as a crane moves a satellite dish into position Dec. 21, 2009. Airman Corley is deployed from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., and grew up in Nashville, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)

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Securing Satellites

SOUTHWEST ASIA – The 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron repositions a satellite dish using a crane Dec. 21, 2009. The dish was relocated to allow 380th ECS Airmen and contractors to rotate the pedestal in order to increase satellite signal reception. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)

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Securing Satellites

Published Dec. 22, 2009