About a dozen balloons launch before sunrise each morning for the Dawn Patrol. These pilots must have training in flying in the February 2023 dark and their balloons must carry marker lights. They will fly until after the sun comes up so they can see the ground when landing. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday January March S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 Groundhog Day 5 Full Moon 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Last Quarter 14 15 16 17 18 Lincoln’s Birthday Valentine’s Day 19 20 New Moon 21 22 23 24 25 Washington’s Birthday Observed Washington’s Birthday Presidents’ Day Ash Wednesday 26 27 First Quarter 28 244419_Grd.indd 5244419_Grd.indd 5 4/4/22 7:53 AM4/4/22 7:53 AM
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