Photo By Sgt. Kallahan Morris | U.S. Marine Cpl. Gage Jarret, a platoon communications chief with 3rd Battalion, 12th...... read more read more
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BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NT, Australia — U.S. Marine Cpl. Gage Jarret, a platoon communications chief with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, a part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, innovatively crafted a satellite communications, known as SATCOM, antenna to better allow Marines to communicate reliably over large distances during Exercise Southern Reach.
The antenna was made out of two field-expedient antenna adapters, known as cobra heads, and twelve-gauge copper wire put together in a double loop.
Jarret said he got the idea from a U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. with 3rd Marine Division Fires while working alongside him in Darwin.
“He told me about the radio operator he had on his (Air Naval Gun Liaison Company) team while he was in Iraq and Afghanistan who made a lot of field-expedient antennas,” said Jarret. “When we were looking over the mission orders for these operations, a lightbulb came on, and it all just came together.”
It was the first time the HIMARS battery had conducted distributed operations over vast distances, where reliable long-range communications were critical. The antenna was made and strapped behind the chief’s seat onto the HIAMRS truck, allowing fast, reliable, low signature long-range communications over the entire area of operations.
Cpl. Jarret, a native of Danville, Iowa, comes from a family that has a history of serving in the military. “My Grandfather was in the Army during WWII. I’ve always been drawn to the tradition and honorable legacy of the Marine Corps,” said Jarret. “It’s just my way of giving back to the country that I love.”
| Date Taken: | 08.17.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 09.02.2019 07:56 |
| Story ID: | 336317 |
| Location: | BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU |
| Hometown: | DANVILLE, IOWA, US |
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