AL ASAD, Iraq (Nov. 5, 2005) -- Twenty-one leathernecks from Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 practiced establishing a communications link in a forward operating base at Al Asad, Iraq. The training prepares the Marines in the event they are called upon to establish phone and Internet service in an area where communications are sketchy or nonexistent. As Marines and other forces continue to hunt down insurgent fighters in the Al Anbar province, the ability to bring communication assets to the battlefield, regardless of location, is invaluable to accomplishing the mission and bringing Marines home alive. “The bottom line is ensuring...