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N/A - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathaniel Cunningham, a meteorology and oceanography (METOC) analyst forecaster with Marine Corps Air Facilities Quantico, checks weather radar images on his computer at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 26, 2022. METOC provides meteorological support to aircrews, pilots, training units, and the base commander by delivering up-to-date and accurate weather forecasts and conditions, promoting safe operations across the base. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kayla LaMar)

METOC: Marines behind Quantico’s weather forecasts

“When I tell people that I’m a meteorologist or that I’m a weatherman, I get asked immediately, ‘Are you on the news?’ Then I tell them that I actually work for the Marine Corps... I work behind the scenes,” said Sgt. Nathanial Cunningham, meteorology and oceanography (METOC) analyst forecaster, Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF), Quantico.

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Military children help Amy Watson, EFMP training, education, and outreach specialist, prepare a hurricane simulator at "All About Weather" on July 12. - Military children help Amy Watson, EFMP training, education, and outreach specialist, prepare a hurricane simulator at "All About Weather" on July 12.

Meteorologists aboard Quantico teach kids about weather and why it’s important

When clouds are high up in the sky and resemble pulled-apart cotton balls, it usually means the weather is going to be stable. But when you see mountains of puffy clouds building up lower in the atmosphere, watch out, because a change could be coming.

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