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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall ()

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Romo, a joint terminal attack controller with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group (MIG), communicates and directs aircraft during 5th ANGLICO’s Communications Planning Exercise (CPX), on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 22, 2021. Romo, a San Antonio, Texas native, performs a variety of duties including managing assigned forces and air operations using voice, data communications, and radar systems. The purpose of CPX is to ensure the Marines of 5th ANGLICO are constantly advancing their skillsets to be ready to respond to crises or contingencies at a moment’s notice. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific region’s information environment, and supports MAGTF operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

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