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* ''Series/BabylonFive'': On the station itself, this job would typically fall to Lieutenant Corwin (in the first season, it alternated between him and an un-named BridgeBunny.) If Sheridan or Sinclair was in Command and Control, this job would instead go to [[TheLancer Commander Ivanova.]] When traveling out and about aboard one ship or another, this job would fall to whichever character was serving as TheLancer for that mission (Lennier or Marcus, usually).

* Darian "DX" Xenros from ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestrikers}}''. His primary function on the team is to [[MissionControl monitor the field agents]] and give them whatever info they need.

** The background information for the 2018 version of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000KillTeam'' Comms specialist mentions them being the relay between the Kill Team and their allies and commanders. This is represented in the game by the 'Command Relay' Level 3 Comms skill that can refund Command Points.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', the Imperial Guard has "vox operators" with radio backpacks for battlefield-level communication. For the purposes of interstellar communication, the Imperium of Man actually uses specialized telepaths called Astropaths.

** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' brings us one of the most famous examples, Lieutenant Uhura. In the Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse and the [[Film/StarTrek 2009 film]] she is also a [[CunningLinguist xenolinguistics expert]].

* In ''VideoGame/SpaceQuestVTheNextMutation'', Flo performs this function. Given that the game is a clear parody of ''StarTrek'', this is ''all'' she does. Since the SCS ''Eureka'' only has a crew of four (with the position of the ScienceOfficer left open), the rest of the bridge duties are done by Droole who appears to be a tactical/pilot/navigation/garbage officer.

* In the ''StarTrekExpandedUniverse'', Uhura's skills led her to teach communications at Starfleet Academy. Later, thanks to her abilities with cryptography and languages, she eventually became head of Starfleet Intelligence.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', the Imperial Guard has "vox operators" with radio backpacks. For the purposes of intergalactic communication, the Imperium of Man actually uses specialized telepaths called Astropaths.

** From ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' and [[Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce beyond]], Lucino, Alto, and Shari all have this role in addition to their other duties [[CoolStarship starship]] helmswoman, helicopter pilot, and [[GadgeteerGenius device meister]] respectively.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', the Imperial Guard has "vox operators" with radio backpacks.

** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' brings us one of the most famous examples, Lieutenant Uhura. In the StarTrekExpandedUniverse and the [[Film/StarTrek 2009 film]] she is also a [[CunningLinguist xenolinguistics expert]].

* One of the crew specialties in {{GURPS}} {{Traveller}} ''Starships''.

Against DangerouslyGenreSavvy enemies, he can expect to [[ShootTheMageFirst draw fire]], especially if he has one of the bigger backpack radios. You can't [[GondorCallsForAid call for]] [[TheCavalry help]] if nobody alive can use the communications equipment. If TheRadioDiesFirst, they can be expected to be hard at work trying to fix it, or helplessly declaring that it can't be done.

* {{Sten}} seems to like communications officers, as they figure prominently in his command staffs in multiple books, and he even promotes one to Captain.

* Cpl. Fife is this during his first battle in ''TheThinRedLine''.

* ''GenerationKill'': Cpl. Ray Person, the best RTO in Bravo Company. That said, since he was also Bravo 2-1's driver, Sgt Colbert ended up filling this role for the vehicles' occupants most of the time, communicating with Lt. Fick and relaying new information to the men riding with him.

* In ''SpaceQuest V: Roger Wilco - The Next Mutation'', Flo performs this function. Given that the game is a clear parody of ''StarTrek'', this is ''all'' she does. Since the SCS ''Eureka'' only has a crew of four (with the position of the ScienceOfficer left open), the rest of the bridge duties are done by Droole who appears to be a tactical/pilot/navigation/garbage officer.

* In the [[XWingSeries Wraith Squadron novels]], this is Jesmin Ackbar's specialty. In addition to her experience with the actually communications gear, she is skilled at cryptography and codes, and is able to twice alert Wraith Squadron to forces attempting to ambush them by picking up supposedly encrypted low-power transmissions that the enemy thought were safe to use. After [[spoiler: her death in ''Wraith Squadron'']], Runt begins cross-training to pick up the slack.

* ''Franchise/GIJoe'' 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 Franchise/{{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 ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'' and Kup in ''ComicBook/TransformersWingsOfHonor''.