Sgt. Travis W. Patton, a meteorology oceanography analyst

Sgt. Travis W. Patton, a meteorology oceanography analyst forecaster, holds a weather balloon while his fellow Marines help to keep it from flying away as they fill the balloon with approximately 300 grams of Helium here Oct. 19. The weather balloon will carry up a new technology in order to help understand and forecast the upcoming weather. By being able to detect the incoming weather patterns, it allows Marines the upperhand in many situations and helps to plan attacks depending on different scenarios. The new RawinSonde-92 GPS system replaced the old RS-80 system, which has been the military’s normal system for years. Weather Marines need these Radiosonde to travel to the height of the jet stream in order to retrieve all of the most valuable intelligence. Marines still send up Radiosonde in deployed environments every day.