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MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan: They can set up communications to anywhere in the world from anywhere in the world.
They can take a strip of land and turn it into an airfield capable of carrying out military or relief missions, but for now, members of the elite 5th Combat Communications Group are at a former Soviet republic making playground equipment for needy children.
A 71-member team from the 5th Combat Communications Group from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., recently arrived at Manas to prepare to be called forward for relief efforts in Pakistan.
The team consists of members from the 51st, 53rd and 54th Combat Support Squadrons.
These combat communication specialists are trained to go into an austere location and set up everything from air traffic control, to radio, to telephone and computers.
