Army Reserve Soldier uses military training to advance civilian career

The 397th Signal Company, Riverside, California, maintained the Joint Network Node and satellite transport terminal to provide secure voice, video and data services to troops at Alameda Point, Military Ocean Terminal Concord, and Camp Parks, California, during the Big Logistics-Over-The-Shore, West exercise.

More than 750 Army Reserve Soldiers, from all over the United States, participated in this seaport and harbor logistics operations exercise from July 25 to Aug. 7.

Spc. Daniel Membreno, a satellite communication systems operator-maintainer, with the 397th Signal Company, specializes in setting up and maintaining the satellite transport terminal and assists other units when they need signal support.

"If any unit has an issue and they come to us, then we help them out," Membreno said. "Whether their phones are not working or they are having network issues, we assist them to make sure they have communications. We make sure they can talk and send data so they can accomplish their mission."

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