Task force US Marines set up a field expedient antenna in Honduras [Image 8 of 13]

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS

09.15.2020

Photo by Sgt. Andy Martinez     

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

Cpl. Elijah Soper, a network administrator, and Sgt. Jalin Leatherman, a data systems administrator, both with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, use measuring tape and field wire to set up a field expedient antenna at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Sept. 15, 2020. The Marines used the field expedient antenna to communicate with the remainder of the task force in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and reinforce their knowledge of radio communication fundamentals. A group of approximately 20 Marines from SPMAGTF-SC integrated with Joint Task Force - Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Soper is a native of Yelm, Washington. Leatherman is from Lincolnton, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

• Date Taken: 09.15.2020
• Date Posted: 12.07.2020 15:45
• Photo ID: 6445707
• VIRIN: 200915-M-MI258-1012
• Resolution: 6000x4000
• Size: 14.64 MB
• Location: SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HN
• Hometown: LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA, US
• Hometown: YELM, WASHINGTON, US