Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers attached to the

Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers attached to the Communications Platoon, Armed Forces of Liberia Logistical Command, conduct a radio function check during a communications exercise at Edwin Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks March 6. The main focus of the exercise was on the successful deployment of a di-pole antenna, a device used to construct rapid communication systems in austere environments. Armed Forces of Liberia electronic communications technicians are tasked to provide long haul communication capabilities in any type of terrain, to include jungle, seaborne and urban environments, for approximately 2,000 members of the Armed Forces of Liberia and Liberian Coast Guard. The Communications Platoon are trained by members of Operation ONWARD LIBERTY, a group of approximately 50 U.S. military personnel who mentor and advise the AFL in order to develop a national military that is responsible, operationally capable, respectful of civilian authority and the rule of law, and is a force for good among the Liberian people.