U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicolas Strickler, left, tracks the flight path of a weather balloon while Capt. Michael Spanogle relays that information to inbound C-17 Globemaster III pilots at Malemute drop zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2016. Strickler is assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron and Spanogle is with the 517th Airlift Squadron. Range personnel monitor weather conditions to mitigate operating in hazardous conditions and prevent training injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
<dl><dd>Unit: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: TACP; weather balloon; 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron</dd></dl>
Alejandro Pena
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