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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Summers, 52nd Communications Squadron cable maintenance journeyman from Belleville Ill., splices together two strands of fiber optic cable Aug. 14, 2013. Fiber optic cables are used for mass data transfers and can support the communication network of an entire base with only six strands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Grengs, 52nd Fighter Wing command chief master sergeant, cuts a strand of fiber optic cable Aug. 14, 2013. A single strand of fiber optic cable can replace a 36 hundred pair cable, which is a copper based wire used for connecting communication networks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S Air Force Senior Airman Kasey Perkins, 52nd Communications Squadron cable maintenance journeyman from Knoxville Tenn., performs a hot melt Aug. 14, 2013. A hot melt connects the fiber optic cable to a hot melt connector which is later plugged into a fiber patch panel. In order to send and receive data through fiber optic cables at least two fibers are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Grengs, 52nd Fighter Wing command chief master sergeant, looks through a fiber scope at a fiber optic cable Aug. 14, 2013. The fiber scope is used to see any excess epoxy that dries over the fiber optic cable. More than 60 terabits of data can be transferred through a single strand of fiber optic cable before it melts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Grengs, 52nd Fighter Wing command chief master sergeant, polishes the end of a fiber optic cable with fine sandpaper Aug. 14, 2013. Polishing the fiber is necessary to remove excess epoxy. Fiber optic cables are used for mass data transfers that support more than 60 terabits of data per strand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese/Released)