AUAB power projection: ‘Viper’ team creates airborne uplink
Master Sgt. Richard Barragan, left, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS) Viper team lead, and Tech. Sgt. Stephen Shockey, 379th ECS team operator, move communications systems off 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)