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U.S Marine Corps Lt. Joe Hamilton, with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, maintains radio communication with the pilots of the helicopter carrying the commandant of the Marine Corps in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2009. The 1st Battalion is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Harris/Released) Date Posted: 8/26/2009

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Ledbetter, attached to Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, checks radio communication during a meeting with locals while on patrol Aug. 18, 2009, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/Released) Date Posted: 8/26/2009

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Peter Yost attaches a remote antenna to a Ground Based Operational Surveillance System at Combat Operations Post Mayhem, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Yost is a fire direction controller with Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/Released) Date Posted: 8/26/2009

U.S. Marines and contractors raise a Ground Based Operational Surveillance System (GBOSS) tower at Combat Operations Post Mayhem, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment are using the GBOSS to detect and track suspicious activity near Fire Base Fiddler's Green in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/Released) Date Posted: 8/26/2009

Communication antennas stand at Forward Operating Base Geronimo in the Nawa district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan Aug. 10, 2009. U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. McCall/Released) Date Posted: 8/13/2009

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier attempts to find a cell phone signal at Patrol Base Jaker in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 31, 2009. Many of the ANA soldiers have and use cell phones for communication or as a source of music and entertainment. U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan are deployed to support NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counterinsurgency operations. They will train and mentor Afghan National Security Forces to improve security and stability in the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. William Greeson/Released) Date Posted: 8/4/2009

U.S. Soldiers from Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, set up communications during an air assault mission to search the Khost province of Afghanistan during Operation Champion Sword, July 28, 2009. Operation Champion Sword is a joint operation involving Afghanistan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Forces focused on specific militant targets and safe havens within Sabari and Terezai Districts of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released) Date Posted: 8/3/2009

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Angela Nolan, a medic, and crew chief, assigned to 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment talks on the radio to pilots of an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, after completing a medical evacuation flight to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 20, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released) Date Posted: 8/3/2009

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class, Steve Larocque, Charlie Company, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, writes down a radio frequency used by the Taliban as Interpreter Qarder Khatin, Observation Mentor Liaison Team, holds the radio out which is used by Afghan National Police as a ANP Officer watches at Nishagam, Afghanistan, July 15th, 2009. The ANP Officer sharing the information claims to have heard the insurgents speak about the ambush that happened the prior day which killed one US Soldier and wounded three right after the attacks occurred. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy / Released) Date Posted: 7/29/2009

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Munoz, with Embedded Training Team 44, uses a radio to ensure air space is clear before artillery pieces are fired at Forward Operating Base Kalagush, Afghanistan, July 10, 2009. Munoz is working with the Afghan National Army and is training soldiers to use field artillery guns. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Cohen/Released) Date Posted: 7/13/2009

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment conduct an inventory of their radios June 20, 2009, at Camp Leatheneck, Afghanistan. The maintenance of and accountability for gear is vital to mission accomplishment. The 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is deployed in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counterinsurgency operations and train and mentor Afghan national security forces to improve security and stability in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg/Released) Date Posted: 7/7/2009

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Josh Newman, a satellite systems specialist with the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), performs routine maintenance on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle June 1, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Fenley-Shields, Afghanistan. The PRT is responsible for development and reconstruction projects in Nangarhar province. The projects are built by Afghan contractors and are designed to improve the livelihood of the people living in the area. Newman is deployed from the 6th Communications Squadron, Macdill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Shawn Weismiller/Released) Date Posted: 6/23/2009

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Reginald Grant, a radio operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), NATO International Security Assistance Force, unloads a field expedient radio antenna for the 24th MEU's communication shop at the U.S. National Command Element, Regional Command South, March 15, 2008, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 24th MEU will use this antenna to secure communications at high frequencies while conducting missions in support of NATO. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew J. Carlson/Released) Date Posted: 6/9/2009

U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Michael Butcher, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, checks the OE-254/GRC Antenna portable kit as a schedule maintenance requirement at Camp Natasha, Afghanistan, May 13, 2009. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan supporting the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and is one of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command war fighting support elements providing host nation construction support and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class E. Rosario/Released) Date Posted: 6/4/2009

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bret Ward, left, a network administrator, and Staff Sgt. Wesley Briceland, right, a strategic communications technician, images a computer for use on the network at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 17, 2009. Both Airmen are assigned to the 72nd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (EACS), 451st Air Expeditionary Group. The 72nd EACS is being built from the ground up to replace an outdated system being used on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr./Released) Date Posted: 6/3/2009

The tent facility of the 451st Combat Communications Squadron, 451st Air Expeditionary Group, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 17, 2009. Combat communications Airmen are responsible for setting up and maintaining telephone and internet communications to more than 1500 base users. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr./Released) Date Posted: 6/3/2009

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sergio Saenz, right, and Airman 1st Class Frank Fauland, both satellite communications technicians with the 451st Combat Communications Squadron, 451st Air Expeditionary Group, conduct routine maintenance on a satellite dish at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 17, 2009. Combat communications Airmen are responsible for setting up and maintaining telephone and internet communications to more than 1500 base users. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr./Released) Date Posted: 6/3/2009

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sergio Saenz, a satellite communications technician with the 451st Combat Communications Squadron, 451st Air Expeditionary Group, conducts routine maintenance on a satellite dish at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 17, 2009. Combat communications Airmen are responsible for setting up and maintaining telephone and internet communications to more than 1500 base users. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr./Released) Date Posted: 6/3/2009

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Craig Pasanen, right, a casualty evacuation corpsmen with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 40, teaches a class on operating procedures for the PRC-119 radio during training at Bastion Airfield, Afghanistan May 21, 2009. MAG-40 is the aviation combat element for the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces and prepares them to assume future security responsibilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Brumley/Released) Date Posted: 6/3/2009

U.S. Marines with Communication Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, inventory gear after the field training portion of Exercise Mojave Viper at Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 2, 2009. Mojave Viper is an exercise aimed at preparing Marines for deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. William T. Greeson, U.S. Marine Corps/Released) Date Posted: 4/23/2009