![Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023.](jpg/af2ixjv3i5fwljklaqudayk2bi.jpg)
Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023. (MCS1 Ryan Seelbach/Navy)
![Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023.](jpg/h6xqlbqelfdt3gmkjbu3mz4hiu.jpg)
Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023. (MCS1 Ryan Seelbach/Navy)
![Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023.](jpg/eznbp5dbdzcxlj2asjtml6o7ny.jpg)
Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023. (MCS3 Eric Moser/Navy)
![Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023.](jpg/xmdtsyby25dwznpbwbpe4sycbq.jpg)
Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023. (MCS1 Ryan Seelbach/Navy)
![Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023.](jpg/nhtpo7hi4vdjnd6nmtpyq4ezdq.jpg)
Sailors operate landing craft air cushions during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2023. (MCS3 Eric Moser/Navy)
![Sailors conduct pre-dive checks during recovery efforts of a high altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023.](jpg/prkud3u2iraclhipgnh2ys4yvy-2.jpg)
Sailors conduct pre-dive checks during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023. (MCS1 Ryan Seelbach/Navy)
![Sailors prepare an underwater vehicle to search for debris during recovery efforts of a high altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023.](jpg/yqpavwpugffbhig3pq5yj77qfy.jpg)
Sailors prepare an underwater vehicle to search for debris during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023. (MCS1 Ryan Seelbach/Navy)
![Sailors prepare to conduct a search for debris during recovery efforts of a high altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023.](jpg/m5mn54ezzbgwpcadq52xptrwfe.jpg)
Sailors prepare to conduct a search for debris during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023. (MCS1 Ryan Seelbach/Navy)
![A sailor conducts a search for debris with an underwater vehicle during recovery efforts of a high altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023.](jpg/rqq4vvapkjdobm7qrude2xyore.jpg)
A sailor conducts a search for debris with an underwater vehicle during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023. (MCS1 Ryan Seelbach/Navy)
![A landing craft air cushion approaches the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall on Feb. 7, 2023](jpg/uns6mx7fhrgdxjnyto4zm3gaxi.jpg)
A landing craft air cushion approaches the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall on Feb. 7, 2023, during efforts to recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down Feb. 4 over the Atlantic Ocean. (Lt. j.g. Jerry Ireland/Navy)
![Sailors recover a high altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, while the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall transits nearby, Feb. 5, 2023.](jpg/fothunqfhzfnnlbbdv6dk6pcwi.jpg)
Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, while the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall transits nearby, Feb. 5, 2023. (MCS1 Tyler Thompson/Navy)
![Sailors recover a high altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.](jpg/fr7a2j42tffgvdeksvtpqqsyp4.jpg)
Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023. (MCS1 Tyler Thompson/Navy)
![A Coast Guard helicopter flies over a debris field during recovery efforts of a high-altitude surveillance balloon Feb. 4, 2023.](jpg/vmdujxczindqtdbj7zth7r3hvy.jpg)
A Coast Guard helicopter flies over a debris field during recovery efforts of a high-altitude surveillance balloon Feb. 4, 2023. (Lt. j.g. Jerry Ireland/Navy)