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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Dustyn Carroll, SATCOM EA operator for the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron, supports the Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, March 11, 2015, by refining parameters during a simulated satellite communications electronic attack exercise. The space aggressors deployed to join the 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard base, Combat Operations Group, New London, N.C. Together they supported nearly 37,000 Sailors, Marines and Airmen during three U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Navy exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William F. Garcia/ Released)

Engility Holdings has been awarded a three-year, $49 million contract for communication systems.

Under the Deployable Communications Capabilities System (DCCS) project, Engility will provide and support advanced technical communication systems that will assist the Department of Defense, civil first responders, homeland defense operations and disaster relief activities, according to a company announcement. This includes secure and non-secure data, voice and video services.

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