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    High-Altitude Balloon 2023 [Image 2 of 2]

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    High-Altitude Balloon 2023

    ATLANTIC OCEAN - U.S. Coast Guard cutter Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) and U.S. Coast Guard cutter Yellowfin (WPB 87319) conduct security operations for the People's Republic of China's high-altitude surveillance balloon recovery efforts off the coast of South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2023. The Navy, in joint partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, is providing multiple units in support of the effort, including ships, aircraft, and elements of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2. At the direction of the President of the United States and with the full support of the Government of Canada, U.S. fighter aircraft under U.S. Northern Command authority engaged and brought down a high-altitude surveillance balloon within sovereign U.S. airspace and over U.S. territorial waters Feb. 4, 2023. Active duty, Reserve, National Guard, and civilian personnel planned and executed the operation, and partners from the U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administration, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation ensured public safety throughout the operation and recovery efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt.j.g. Charlotte Brunkala)

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    Date Taken: 02.08.2023
    Date Posted: 02.17.2023 16:48
    Photo ID: 7637571
    VIRIN: 230216-N-KK394-1002
    Resolution: 3456x1944
    Size: 1.06 MB
    Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN

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