U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Malcolm Mercado, 317th Airlift Group loadmaster, throws a dropsonde out of a 317th Airlift Group C-130J during training Feb. 22, 2012, at Fort Hood, Texas. A dropsonde is a weather reconnaissance device created by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, designed to be dropped from an aircraft at altitude to more accurately measure weather conditions as the device falls to the surface. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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