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Satellite System

Air Force Airman 1st Class Logan McDuffie, 27th Special Operations Communications Squadron tactical local access network team member, adjusts the satellite dish network that is attached to the TACLAN at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 3, 2020. This is the first time the current TACLAN system has been used in an operational environment.

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  • Credit: Air Force Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III VIRIN: 201103-F-LD788-1175C.JPG
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