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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gregory Spiker, joint meteorology and oceanography operations weather forecaster, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, uses a rope to lower the mast on a radar unit used to detect rain and thunderstorms Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Spiker was named the 2011 Air Force Weather Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gregory Spiker, joint meteorology and oceanography operations weather forecaster, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, uses a rope to lower the mast on a radar unit used to detect rain and thunderstorms Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Spiker was named the 2011 Air Force Weather Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gregory Spiker, joint meteorology and oceanography operations weather forecaster, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, uses a rope to lower the mast on a radar unit used to detect rain and thunderstorms Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Spiker was named the 2011 Air Force Weather Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens

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