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Senior Airman John Noll relays wind speed and wind direction to jump masters.
Combat Controller Senior Airman John Noll, U.S. Air Force, relays wind speed and wind direction to jump masters in U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter aircraft en route to the Normandy drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Jan. 20, 1999. Noll, a combat controller for the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, is participating in Large Package Week, a joint exercise involving Air Force aircraft operating from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., and soldiers of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne, at Fort Bragg.