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Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicolas Strickler, left, reads the metering on a gauge before Air Force Staff Sgt. Dean Maddox launches a weather balloon while measuring climate conditions at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2016. Strickler and Maddox are assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

Metering Device

Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicolas Strickler, left, reads the metering on a gauge before Air Force Staff Sgt. Dean Maddox launches a weather balloon while measuring climate conditions at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2016. Strickler and Maddox are assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

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