Hurricane Awareness Tour stresses awareness and preparedness along Atlantic coast

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Barnaby, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron weather reconnaissance loadmaster, talks to members of the media and public about the weather-data-gathering instrument called the dropsonde in Islip, New York, during the 2017 Hurricane Awareness Tour May 8, 2017. The purpose of the tour, which ran from May 6-12, 2017, was to focus attention on the approaching hurricane season and on protecting communities through preparedness and awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)