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    Marines expand communication range with Combat SkySat [Image 1 of 5]

    Marines expand communication range with Combat SkySat

    CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES

    03.29.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Childers 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Pyisone Win, project manager, Space Data Corporation, and Sgt. Emmanuel T. Martinez, radio supervisor, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare the Combat SkySat communication system at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 29, before allowing the helium balloon to float to Earth’s stratosphere. The SkySat system is used to retransmit UHF signals to increases the range of communication up to 600 miles in diameter and expands the capabilities of the Marine Air Ground Task Force.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 03.29.2012
    Date Posted: 03.30.2012 19:51
    Photo ID: 551600
    VIRIN: 120329-M-VZ265-016
    Resolution: 1200x1800
    Size: 506.68 KB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US

    Web Views: 95
    Downloads: 3

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