Senior Airman Tiffany Ziarnick, assigned to the 45th Weather Squadron, prepares to launch a weather balloon from the portside bridge wing of amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha, Jan. 26, 2026. John P. Murtha is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations performing a just-in-time training in support of U.S. Space Command's human space flight recovery mission to retrieve NASA’s Artemis II crew and spacecraft following their splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Melseth)
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth
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