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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Owens, 18th Communication Squadron expeditionary communications specialist, speaks on a phone.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Catherine Daniel)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Owens, 18th Communication Squadron expeditionary communications specialist, speaks on a phone at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan during a routine 18th Wing readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan May 7, 2025. The mission ready Airmen employed condensed communication equipment capable of generating secure lines of communication in austere locations which is necessary to call for supplies and receive instructions and information from Wing leadership.

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