Multi-Capable Airmen lead way for 443rd AES

A team of Multi-Capable Airmen at Al Asad Air Base stepped out of their traditional responsibilities to become vital force multipliers for joint and coalition partners across the installation.

Embracing MCA, a defender and a client systems technician from the 443rd Air Expeditionary Squadron became skilled in communication capabilities and setting up technical communication equipment, taking it upon themselves to become proficient in skills they traditionally wouldn't have been required to learn.

This drive started from the moment they arrived. By capitalizing on an opportunity to innovate and increase efficient and effective communication capabilities for the Airmen around him, Senior Airman Byron McNeill Jr., 443rd AES supply and security forces fireteam lead, decided to face the challenge head-on.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Byron McNeill Jr., 443rd Air Expeditionary Squadron supply technician and security forces fireteam lead, performs a radio check while inspecting the communication capability status of a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2022. McNeill found a passion in upgrading and maintaining communication equipment after completing Squad Systems Operator training early in his career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams) — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Byron McNeill Jr., 443rd Air Expeditionary Squadron supply technician and security forces fireteam lead, performs a radio check while inspecting the communication capability status of a mine-resistant ambush protected all-terrain vehicle on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2022. McNeill found a passion in upgrading and maintaining communication equipment after completing Squad Systems Operator training early in his career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)

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