Soon after her return to the states, however, she deployed once again. This time to Afghanistan with the 518th Signal Corps, working on a NATO base with specialists from several other countries with a familiar goal in mind: installing telecommunication systems that were integral to day-to-day military mission communications, and connecting soldiers to their families back home.

It continued like that for over five years during her time of service, climbing satellite towers and telephone poles to run communication lines and cables in places like South Korea, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Fort Gordon, Ga., and her 15-month deployment to Afghanistan. Her time in Afghanistan was difficult but rewarding, as she experienced great teamwork when NATO countries worked together on a common mission.