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epa10453049 A handout photo made available by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Public Affairs via the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) on 07 February 2023 shows sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 loading a rigid hull inflatable boat in preparation to recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 05 February 2023 (issued 07 February 2023). At the direction of the US President and with the full support of Canada's Government, U.S. fighter aircrafts under U.S. Northern Command authority engaged and brought down a high altitude surveillance balloon within sovereign U.S. airspace and over U.S. territorial waters 04 February 2023, according to the US Navy. EPA/US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler Thompson / HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES