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WC-130J aircraft assigned to the 403rd Wing received the last of 10 radiometers Feb. 15 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The stepped-frequency microwave radiometer, or smurfs, is a state-of-the-art instrument designed to continuously and accurately measure the winds at the ocean's surface directly below the a WC-130J.  (USAF photo)
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Service Branch
 Air Force
Primary Equipment
 WC-130J
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