U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Coty Cruz, a transmissions systems operator with Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS) 18, adjusts the AN/PRC 117F’s radio at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 22, 2022. U.S. Marines with MCWS-18, based out of Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan, work with various communication equipment to conduct and maintain long range communications with Australia in support of Pitch Black 2022. HF communication,MAG-12,MCWS-18,PB22,Pitch Black 22,

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