NOAA to end key weather program used by military

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it will discontinue an essential weather data program used by the military at the end of the month.

NOAA officials said last week that they would discontinue the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program by the end of June. The Defense Department has used the program for over five decades to provide weather data for its military operations.

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