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Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicolas Strickler, left, tracks the flight path of a weather balloon while Air Force Capt. Michael Spanogle relays that information to inbound C-17 Globemaster III pilots at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2016. Strickler is assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron. Spanogle is assigned the 517th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

Balloon Flight Path

Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicolas Strickler, left, tracks the flight path of a weather balloon while Air Force Capt. Michael Spanogle relays that information to inbound C-17 Globemaster III pilots at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2016. Strickler is assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron. Spanogle is assigned the 517th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

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