Readiness

Lance Cpl. Fernando Desiderio, a data network specialist with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment and Chicago native, mans the radio at the 2/24 Combat Operations Center as Lance Cpl. Vladimir Penev, a Chicago Heights, Ill., native who is also a data network specialist, logs transmissions, July 19. The communication component sends and receives the information required to run all aspects of an operation.