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    Marines expand communication range with Combat SkySat [Image 3 of 5]

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are preparing to launch a large weather balloon on a paved area of what appears to be a military installation. The balloon is fully inflated and nearly ready for release, with instrumentation packages attached below it. Palm trees and multi-story barracks-style buildings are visible in the background.

    CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    03.29.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Childers 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Communications Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, release the Combat SkySat communication system at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 29, 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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    Date Taken: 03.29.2012
    Date Posted: 03.30.2012 19:53
    Photo ID: 551602
    VIRIN: 120329-M-VZ265-025
    Resolution: 1200x1800
    Size: 377.3 KB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US
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    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform (name tape reads 'MARTINEZ') and a civilian are examining equipment on a paved surface. Behind them is a partially inflated dome-shaped shelter or balloon structure. On the ground in front of them are stacked white boxes with writing, an orange flag, and what appears to be a launch rail or track.
    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is closely inspecting or working on a valve/fitting attached to a large inflatable orange/tan bladder or balloon. A white case or container is visible in the foreground with handwritten text reading 'PROPERTY OF USMC CAMP PENDLETON, CA IF FOUND PLEASE...' The scene appears to be an outdoor equipment inspection or maintenance activity.
    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are preparing to launch a large weather balloon on a paved area of what appears to be a military installation. The balloon is fully inflated and nearly ready for release, with instrumentation packages attached below it. Palm trees and multi-story barracks-style buildings are visible in the background.
    A large olive/golden-colored latex weather balloon is photographed from below against a white overcast sky. A tether line with what appears to be instrumentation or a radiosonde package hangs below the balloon, and a separate small object with red material is visible lower in the frame. This appears to be a meteorological balloon launch carrying atmospheric measurement equipment.
    A person is operating a Panasonic CF-29 ruggedized laptop displaying what appears to be a telemetry or flight monitoring software interface with various data readouts and gauges. The screen shows numerical values, a circular gauge, status indicators, and what appears to be GPS/navigation data. A second laptop is visible in the background, also powered on.

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