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The weather conditions on the flight line often influence how operations are conducted. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni's Weather Services Branch ensures that flight line operators receive all the information needed to get the job done. Lance Corporal Cheyenne Newman brings you the story. Story includes interviews with Marines from Fredericksburg, Va. and Albany, N.Y.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Tony Bieren, a regional meteorology and oceanography officer, discusses how weather science benefits the Marines assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing units at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 27, 2017. Service members assigned to Meteorology and Oceanography, or “METOC,” track and record weather patterns for the area, warn personnel of inclement weather, and instruct them on how to best prepare for approaching weather. Bieren is assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)