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    Marines expand communication range with Combat SkySat [Image 3 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

    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, CA, US

    Web Views: 121
    Downloads: 8

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