Delaware National Guard  Signal exercise: 'practice run' for April FTX By Maj. Jane Zak, 261st Signal Brigade, Public Affairs Officer Staff Sgt. Bobby Lewis, Extension Switch Supervisor, Company A, 280th Signal Battalion, monitors the communications status in the Small Extention Node (SEN) shelter. (Photo by Maj. Jane Zak) Members of the 280th Signal Battalion and the 259th TROPO Company deployed to six locations within the state, setting up a communications network that provided voice and data service at locations that will be used next month during a joint Field Training Exercise (FTX) with the 72nd Troop Command. Both Line of Site (LOS) and TROPO systems were used to network between Bethany Beach Training Site, Georgetown Airport, the C&D Canal near Middletown, Delaware City, and New Castle County Rifle Range. The 259th TROPO Company provided the shot from Bethany Beach Training Site to New Castle County Rifle Range during the March 'practice run'. (Photo by Maj. Jane Zak) Sgt. Selena Cannon, Extension Switch Operator, Company A, 280th Signal Battalion, discusses subscriber phone numbers with her supervisor. Cannon will provide phone service to the 262nd Maintenance Company during the April FTX. (Photo by Maj. Jane Zak) Sgt. Dennis Caswell, 259th TROPO Company, powers-up the system that connects Bethany Beach Training Site to New Castle County Rifle Range. (Photo by Maj. Jane Zak)

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