U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santiago G. Colon Jr./Released 100424-M-8875C-041.jpg
Apr 24, 2010
Petty Officer 2nd Class Maria J. Perez, an aerographer’s mate from the Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) section with Strike Group Oceanography Team (SGOT), Norfolk, Va., releases a weather balloon during an Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON)/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration (PMINT) training exercise aboard USS Kearsarge near the coast of North Carolina, April 24, 2010. Attached to the weather balloon is a deployable data transmission system which sends information to a receiver on the ship. METOC sailors and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit weather forecasters use the data for real-time weather conditions and weather forecasting. 26th MEU is embarked aboard USS Kearsarge, USS Carter Hall, and USS New York for PMINT. ::r::::n::
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