Keywords: US Navy 030222-N-8029P-001 Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Mandy Fetterman launches a 100-gram weather balloon.jpg en At sea aboard USS Preble Feb 22 2003 -- Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Mandy Fetterman launches a 100-gram weather balloon as part of her duties to gather and record weather information aboard USS Preble DDG 88 a guided missile destroyer The balloon carries instruments which measure weather data and temperature which is then transmitted back to the ship using a special antenna U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Ramon Preciado RELEASED 2003-02-22 030222-N-8029P-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 4942 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Ramon Preciado PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Preble DDG-88 Aerographer's Mate Weather balloons |