Network management keeps you connected

Airman 1st Class Reginal Maffett, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, network management technician, connects a gigabit interface converter to a fiber link, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 29, 2016. GBICs allow technicians to configure and upgrade electro-optical communications networks, providing more bandwidth to Bagram network users. Network technicians manually join every computer onto their wireless network and closely control bandwidth usage to help ensure all base users have network access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Senior Airman Isiah Chaney and Airman 1st Class Reginald Maffett, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, network management technicians, locate and remove old network links, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 29, 2016. The network management shop provides a balance of network distribution and usage by maintaining old and new connectivity links. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Senior Airman Isiah Chaney (left), Senior Airman Christopher Collins (front), and Airman 1st Class Reginald Maffett (back), 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, network management technicians, remove unused network cables, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 29, 2016. Network management technicians terminate, fabricate, and interconnect the network wiring throughout the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Airman First Class Reginald Maffett, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, network management technician, connects wires to a network switch, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 29, 2016. The network management team manages network connectivity and sustains the base’s communications circuits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Senior Airman Isiah Chaney and Airman 1st Class Reginald Maffett, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, network management technicians, install a switch, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 29, 2016. Switches provide network connectivity to devices such as phones and computers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Senior Airman Isiah Chaney and Airman 1st Class Reginald Maffett, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, network management technicians, program a network switch, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 29, 2016. Switches connect devices together on a network, and receive, process and forward data to computers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Network management keeps you connected

Published July 30, 2016
By Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Reginal Maffett, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, network management technician, connects a gigabit interface converter to a fiber link, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 29, 2016. GBICs allow technicians to configure and upgrade electro-optical communications networks, providing more bandwidth to Bagram network users. Network technicians manually join every computer onto their wireless network and closely control bandwidth usage to help ensure all base users have network access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)