Story by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 07.01.2025
From Tampa to Kin, Japan, more than 13,000 miles away, Airmen and Soldiers from the 2nd Joint Communications Squadron proved that distance is no obstacle for high-frequency communication. Behind the signal is the Joint Communications Support Element, one of the Department of Defense’s most agile and capable communications units....
Story by Maj. Cammy Alberts | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2025
The Florida Air National Guard’s 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron (JCSS), located at MacDill Air Force Base, has emerged as a leading force in communications support, delivering global and domestic capabilities while strengthening its airborne operational readiness. With a highly skilled staff of nearly 160 Airmen spanning 19 Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs), the 290th JCSS......
Story by Senior Airman Zachary Foster | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 03.08.2024
To ensure communications are available anywhere and at any time, service members assigned to the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE) completed a mission readiness employment exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 4-8....
Story by Candice Barber | Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa | 04.07.2023
Deep in the jungle where venomous snakes outnumber people, survival is not for the faint of heart — it's a matter of strength, skill, and mental fortitude. For decades, American service members across the globe have attended the Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC) in Okinawa, Japan, to hone their survival skills and learn the craft of jungle warfare. But until recently, no woman had ever......
Story by Master Sgt. Bryan Dorman | Joint Communications Support Element (Airborne) | 01.25.2023
The "Warriors" of 2nd Squadron, Joint Communications Support Element (Airborne) provided communications support for the USNS Comfort during Continuing Promise 2022. During her 2-month deployment, the floating hospital made stops in Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, providing humanitarian assistance to the five partner nations. In total, the USNS Comfort had a......
Story by Airman 1st Class Ryan Grossklag | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 09.12.2019
Execution, readiness and teamwork were on full display as the Joint Communications Support Element hosted its 2nd annual JCSE Mustang Challenge at MacDill Air Force Base, Sept. 6-8....
Story by Airman 1st Class Caleb Nunez | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 01.31.2019
Members of the Joint Communications Support Element from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, participated in the annual Cobb Ring exercise Jan. 21 to Feb. 1, 2019, alongside the British Army’s 30th Signal Regiment, to demonstrate capabilities with coalition partners and strengthen relationships between the two nations.
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Story by 2nd Lt. Allison Kirk | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 10.14.2018
The 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, out of MacDill Air Force Base ensures vital communications between heroes for Hurricane Michael response....
