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606th ACS exercises communication capabilities

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  • By Senior Airman Natasha Stannard
  • 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany --  The 606th Air Control Squadron began a communications maintenance exercise here Jan. 16 lasting until Jan. 20.

The purpose of the exercise is to train new squadron members and refresh those returning from deployment in maintaining communication practices by establishing satellite communications and setting up a theater-deployable communications package.

This training strengthens the squadron's reach-back capabilities, which is the ability to provide basic communications services to all deployed ACS members and radar from different locations back to the operators controlling aircraft, said Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Kloss, 606th ACS communications planner.

"We're simulating an air-control configuration," Kloss said. "We're doing this to simulate what we do down range and practice potential deployment capabilities."

Members participating in this exercise set up radio frequencies and satellite communications. Setting up these tools makes phone and email communication possible.

The ability to send information via satellite sources enables communication between operators and allows them to perform their mission, said Tech. Sgt. Kathryn Bender, NCO in charge of communication planning.

"We hope this training increases the overall mission concept," Kloss said.

The 606th Airmen go through approximately four exercises a year to sustain these capabilities.
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