New antenna brings enhanced capabilities to the battlefield
By Air Force News Agency -
June 30, 2016
A construction crew removes a protective radome April 27, 2016, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The Modernization of Earth Terminals project has begun at Buckley in order to install terminals that are technologically compatible with the satellites they transmit too. Image courtesy USAF Airman 1st Class Luke W. Nowakowski.
The 460th Space Communications Squadron, Air Force Wideband Enterprise Terminals Program office, Tobyhanna Army Depot and Radome Services have been working together to replace an aging terminal or antenna on Buckley Air Force Base in order to increase capabilities and keep up with technological advances.
“The service life of the original antenna was nearing its end and the Army has been in the process of replacing terminals since early 2015,” said Master Sgt. Stephen Maclin, 460th Space Communications Squadron transmission systems assistant section chief.
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