U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Esther M. Wood of St. Croix is currently deployed on a training exercise at Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan, where Communications Marines from across 3rd Marine Logistics Group conducted a Single Channel Radio Exercise to train for tactical employment of their communications equipment, according to a press release.
Wood, a data systems administrator with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, briefed the group’s commanding general and trained data systems administrators on the utilization of a Mobile Broadband and Shout Nano kit during the exercise. She enlisted in the Marine Corps through Recruiting Substation Puerto Rico in 2020.
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