Marines release a communications balloon from the amphibious
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Marines release a communications balloon from the amphibious assault ship Makin Island off Southern California’s coast Sept. 4. The balloon is designed to carry a radio relay up to 80,000 feet above Earth, extending communications to an area 600 miles in diameter, regardless of terrain. The Marines serve with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s command element. The unit embarked Makin Island and the amphibious transport dock New Orleans in San Diego Sept. 1 to begin its second seagoing exercise since becoming a complete Marine air-ground task force in May. (Marine photo/Tommy Huynh)
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04/09/2011
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