A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node sits on the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 16, 2018. The region’s difficult terrain poses threats to troop’s communication efforts, and the BACN helps keep them connected.

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