Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott Long, right, member of 3d Multi-Effects Battalion, demonstrates high-altitude balloon launch data to Coast Guardsmen aboard Coast Guard Cutter Aspen (WLB 208) near Kodiak, Alaska, July 2026. The Army and Coast Guard launched HABs in support of Arctic Ghost, a joint-branch exercise that leveraged Coast Guard maritime expertise and Army war-fighting capabilities by testing HABs in austere environments. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Snell)