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Marines prepare Very Small-Aperture Terminal Large Satellite

130520-M-WB921-029.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald

Jun 3, 2021

MORON DE LA FRONTERA - Corporal Cristobal Gomez, front, a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response satellite technician and San Antonio native, and Sgt. Justin Hofelich, SP-MAGTF Crisis Response satellite communication chief and Madison, Ind. native, prepare a Very Small-Aperture Terminal Large Satellite aboard Moron Air Base, May 20. "Satellite communications allow reliable and efficient communication support across the task force's area of responsibility, wherever we asked to go," said Capt. John Schreiner, the communications officer for SP-MAGTF Crisis Response and Sandusky, Ohio native. The SP-MAGTF Crisis Response is a rotational force of approximately 500 Marines and sailors sourced from a variety of Marine Corps units to include II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., according to the force's requirement and their mission of being task organized, rapid-deployment force within the African regional reach to respond to crisis and defend U.S. security interests. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Not Released)

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