Preparing for hurricane season

Maj. Rafael Salort, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron navigator, briefs to groups of students about the hurricane hunter mission during the 2018 Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour, April 23-28. The tour is a combined effort of the 53rd WRS, also known as the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designed to help communities in Mexico and the Caribbean prepare for the season and the coming storms. Visitors toured a WC-130J Super Hercules hurricane hunter aircraft and the NOAA Gulfstream IV. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)