Specialist John Cary, radio transmission systems operator maintainer assigned to the Alpha 2/43, press the button to lower antenna on the antenna mast group while Army Sgt. Frank Puleo, communication signal support systems specialist assigned to Alpha 2/43, secures the cable Oct. 6, 2008 at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. These Alpha 2/43 members are responsible for effectively providing communication so they can have a clear situational awareness. Specialist Cary, a native of Mertile Beach, S.C., is deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas, and Sergeant Puleo, a native of Houston, Texas, is deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas, in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.