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Inside a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, a specialized tube is used to launch dropsondes into the storm to collect critical atmospheric data at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 6, 2026. Satellites provide extensive information, but measurements taken inside the storm provide data that cannot be captured from space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacey Thornburg)
| Date Taken: | 08.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.18.2026 16:52 |
| Photo ID: | 9876175 |
| VIRIN: | 260806-F-RC519-1014 |
| Resolution: | 5682x3780 |
| Size: | 4.48 MB |
| Location: | KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISSISSIPPI, US |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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