![File:U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin S. Cheong, left, a radio operator assigned to a surgical platoon with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, provides security as Marines and Sailors with the platoon assist an File:U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin S. Cheong, left, a radio operator assigned to a surgical platoon with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, provides security as Marines and Sailors with the platoon assist an](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/U.S._Marine_Corps_Cpl._Kevin_S._Cheong%2C_left%2C_a_radio_operator_assigned_to_a_surgical_platoon_with_Combat_Logistics_Regiment_2%2C_provides_security_as_Marines_and_Sailors_with_the_platoon_assist_an_injured_Afghan_130608-M-SA716-112.jpg/1365px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin S. Cheong, left, a radio operator assigned to a surgical platoon with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, provides security as Marines and Sailors with the platoon assist an
![Staff Sgt. Joshua Travis, a Radio Operator Maintainer assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, teaches Soldiers how to properly assemble radio transmitter antennas during the Radio Transmitter Operators Staff Sgt. Joshua Travis, a Radio Operator Maintainer assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, teaches Soldiers how to properly assemble radio transmitter antennas during the Radio Transmitter Operators](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R2W4MP/staff-sgt-joshua-travis-a-radio-operator-maintainer-assigned-to-2nd-armored-brigade-combat-team-3rd-infantry-division-teaches-soldiers-how-to-properly-assemble-radio-transmitter-antennas-during-the-radio-transmitter-operators-academy-5-nov-at-fort-stewart-ga-the-rto-academy-teaches-soldiers-how-to-operate-and-maintain-radio-transmitters-effectively-while-training-in-the-field-or-deployed-spc-jordyn-worshek-us-army-R2W4MP.jpg)
Staff Sgt. Joshua Travis, a Radio Operator Maintainer assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, teaches Soldiers how to properly assemble radio transmitter antennas during the Radio Transmitter Operators
![US Army Orders 1,000 New L3Harris Falcon® IV Compact Team Radios to Enhance Tactical Communications | L3Harris® Fast. Forward. US Army Orders 1,000 New L3Harris Falcon® IV Compact Team Radios to Enhance Tactical Communications | L3Harris® Fast. Forward.](https://www.l3harris.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/CS-AN-PRC-171-AUSA-900x670.jpg)
US Army Orders 1,000 New L3Harris Falcon® IV Compact Team Radios to Enhance Tactical Communications | L3Harris® Fast. Forward.
![File:U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesus Montoya, a radio operator with the 4th Marine Division, listens to the radio in the combat operations center during Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal, July File:U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesus Montoya, a radio operator with the 4th Marine Division, listens to the radio in the combat operations center during Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal, July](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/U.S._Marine_Corps_Lance_Cpl._Jesus_Montoya%2C_a_radio_operator_with_the_4th_Marine_Division%2C_listens_to_the_radio_in_the_combat_operations_center_during_Western_Accord_2012_in_Thies%2C_Senegal%2C_July_17%2C_2012_120717-M-ZR240-001.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesus Montoya, a radio operator with the 4th Marine Division, listens to the radio in the combat operations center during Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal, July
![File:An Afghan National Army radio operator with the 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 205th Corps communicates with his team during a joint combined patrol with Afghan National Police officers in Panjwai district in File:An Afghan National Army radio operator with the 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 205th Corps communicates with his team during a joint combined patrol with Afghan National Police officers in Panjwai district in](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/An_Afghan_National_Army_radio_operator_with_the_6th_Kandak%2C_1st_Brigade%2C_205th_Corps_communicates_with_his_team_during_a_joint_combined_patrol_with_Afghan_National_Police_officers_in_Panjwai_district_in_southern_120401-N-BS894-103.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:An Afghan National Army radio operator with the 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 205th Corps communicates with his team during a joint combined patrol with Afghan National Police officers in Panjwai district in
![U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Dominic Diaz a field radio operator with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines gets coordinates for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Valiant Shield 16 on Tinian, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Dominic Diaz a field radio operator with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines gets coordinates for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Valiant Shield 16 on Tinian,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P2GJWC/us-marine-corps-lance-corporal-dominic-diaz-a-field-radio-operator-with-3rd-battalion-12th-marines-gets-coordinates-for-the-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-system-during-exercise-valiant-shield-16-on-tinian-sept-21-2016-the-combat-rehearsal-showed-the-capabilities-of-the-himars-platform-in-support-of-valiant-shield-valiant-shield-is-a-biennial-us-air-force-navy-and-marine-corps-exercise-held-in-guam-focusing-on-real-world-proficiency-in-sustaining-joint-forces-at-sea-in-the-air-on-land-and-in-cyberspace-us-marine-corps-photo-by-lance-cpl-jordan-a-talley-P2GJWC.jpg)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Dominic Diaz a field radio operator with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines gets coordinates for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Valiant Shield 16 on Tinian,
![A field radio operator assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, relays orders to his squad, during a live-fire platoon level assault during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 A field radio operator assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, relays orders to his squad, during a live-fire platoon level assault during Exercise Iron Fist 2016](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PF1T10/a-field-radio-operator-assigned-to-the-western-army-infantry-regiment-japan-ground-self-defense-force-relays-orders-to-his-squad-during-a-live-fire-platoon-level-assault-during-exercise-iron-fist-2016-aboard-marine-corps-air-ground-combat-center-twentynine-palms-feb-9-2016-iron-fist-is-an-annual-bi-lateral-training-exercise-between-the-japan-ground-self-defense-force-and-marines-to-strengthen-warfighting-capabilities-in-ship-to-shore-operations-PF1T10.jpg)
A field radio operator assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, relays orders to his squad, during a live-fire platoon level assault during Exercise Iron Fist 2016
![Marine Corps Cpl. Kuamutsua Xiong moves under the concealment of smoke during a combined arms exercise Marine Corps Cpl. Kuamutsua Xiong moves under the concealment of smoke during a combined arms exercise](https://media.defense.gov/2014/Dec/22/2001135250/-1/-1/0/371733-P-JTE36-049.jpg)
Marine Corps Cpl. Kuamutsua Xiong moves under the concealment of smoke during a combined arms exercise
![U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Walter, field radio operator, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 1st Marine Division, tightens barbed wire to a log post during Mountain Training U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Walter, field radio operator, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 1st Marine Division, tightens barbed wire to a log post during Mountain Training](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R8YPD6/us-marine-corps-lance-cpl-joseph-walter-field-radio-operator-headquarters-and-service-company-1st-combat-engineer-battalion-ceb-1st-marine-division-tightens-barbed-wire-to-a-log-post-during-mountain-training-exercise-mtx-2-17-at-the-marine-corps-mountain-warfare-training-center-bridgeport-calif-mar-16-2017-1st-ceb-completed-the-final-exercise-of-mtx-2-17-a-three-part-cycle-consisting-of-avalanche-initiation-ice-breaching-obstacle-emplacement-and-tree-cutting-using-explosives-R8YPD6.jpg)