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Air Force Master Sgt. Erik Marcus loads a dropsonde weather device.

Loading Dropsonde

Air Force Master Sgt. Erik Marcus loads a dropsonde weather device into a cannon during a flight into Hurricane Harvey out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 24, 2017. Marcus is a loadmaster assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Heiney

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