Air Force Airman 1st Class Brenda Campuzano-Pineda, a weather technician with Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), prepares to launch a weather balloon at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 21, 2021. Weather balloons allow for the collection of atmospheric data which allows for more precise model initialization, ultimately improving forecast accuracy.

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