3d Intelligence Battalion conducts meteorological and oceanographic sensor field training at Kin Blue [Image 11 of 11]

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

11.18.2025

Photo by Lance Cpl. John Haubeil 

III MEF Information Group     

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Benjamin Howe, left, a native of New York and the commanding officer of 3d Intelligence Battalion (3d Intel. Bn.), III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (III MIG), Sgt. Maj. Steven Toth, a native of Nevada and the battalion sergeant major of 3d Intel. Bn., and Master Sgt. Richard Billingsley, a native of Arizona and a meteorological and oceanographic analyst forecaster with 3d Intel. Bn., check the data of a weather balloon’s ascension during meteorological and oceanographic sensor training at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan. Nov. 18, 2025. The training involved deploying radars and weather balloons to scan the Okinawa shoreline, assessing the effects of weather on III Marine Expeditionary Force operations and enhancing the platoon’s proficiency in providing critical environmental data to support commanders’ decision-making processes in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. John-Paul Haubeil)

• Date Taken: 11.18.2025
• Date Posted: 12.04.2025 20:13
• Photo ID: 9416883
• VIRIN: 251118-M-FK383-1162
• Resolution: 7201x4803
• Size: 11.95 MB
• Location: CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP