AUAB power projection: ‘Viper’ team creates airborne uplink
Tech. Sgt. Stephen Shockey, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Viper team operator, sets up an “HSD-400” radio system on a C-17 Globemaster III March 5, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th ECS’s executive airborne communications, or “Viper” team, consists of six members who provide a tactical airborne communications capabilities for military and civilian leaders, ensuring their flow of information can continue, even while in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)