Dropsonde release

Tech. Sgt. James Chestnut, 10th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares to release a dropsonde ultra-high frequency receiver from the side door of a C-17 Globemaster III September 25, 2014, during a training mission near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. A dropsonde UHF receiver is a weather reconnaissance device that must be dropped within 15 kilometers of the intended drop zone in order to provide accurate wind data for the joint precision airdrop systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

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