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{{quote|''"Hailing frequencies open, Sir."''|'''Lt. Uhura''', ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]''}}
 
When [[The Captain]] needs to contact [[Mission Control]] to talk to the [[Voice with an Internet Connection]], he has a number of options. He could call him up on his [[Comm Links|Comm Link]], or maybe even [[What Are Records?|find a pay phone]]. But maybe this is a job for someone more specialized, or maybe [[The Captain]] needs someone to delegate this to while he deals with other things. He needs the Communications Officer.
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* In ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]'', Radar was usually called up on to operate the communications equipment
* ''[[Star Trek]]''
** ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' brings us one of the most famous examples, Lieutenant Uhura. In the [[Star Trek Expanded Universe]] and the [[Star Trek (film)|2009 film]] she is also a [[Cunning Linguist|xenolinguistics expert]].
** ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'': This was the original duty for Worf, perhaps owing to his [[Half-Human Hybrid|bicultural background.]]
** ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'': Harry Kim got a battlefield promotion to chief communications officer, despite only being ([[Status Quo Is God|perpetually]]) an ensign.
** ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Star Trek Enterprise]]'': Hoshi Sato handled communications. Her linguistics expertise also came into play because the [[Universal Translator]] was still a work-in-progress.
* Robert RO Dixon in [[Sea Patrol]] is a very snarky Communications officer. He does go on boarding parties and is the best person with software.
 
== Tabletop Games ==
* In ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'', the Imperial Guard has "vox operators" with radio backpacks.
* One of the crew specialties in [[GURPS]] [[Traveller]] ''Starships''.
* One of the standard Mandatory Bonus Duties in ''[[Paranoia]]''. In practice, it mostly plays into the [[Witch Hunt|Commie Hunt]] dynamic.
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* GI Joe communications officer "Breaker" was one of the first 3 3/4" GI Joe figures produced, and came with a helmet-mounted radio.
* In every incarnation of [[Transformers]], some version of Soundwave is the Decepticons' Communications Officer. And in many continuities, Blaster serves the same role for the Autobots. There are also some occasional secondary characters who also fill the role, such as Hubcap in ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'' and Kup in ''[[Transformers: Wings of Honor]]''.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
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