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Tactical Air Control Party Airmen competing in Lightning Challenge 2022 swim during a 1,500-meter timed event Nov. 3, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (Katherine Spessa/Air Force) If ...

On a radiant July afternoon, a pair of scientists hung their heads off the side of a boat and peered into the brilliant blue water of a lake known for its clarity. They were watching for the exact ...