Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Sunday.
Mandatory Credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson/US Navy
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