US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Mark Hiers, 52nd Communications Squadron, Network Infrastructure Technician, checks the signal strength from a microwave shot at the relay station while US Air Force Technical Sergeant Andrew Pryor, 52nd Communications Squadron Non Commissioned Officer in Charge of Air Expeditionary Network Systems, checks the azimuth of a shot during a local communications exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Microwave shots give the ability to extend communications services to users at greater distances without running cable