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KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Mark Fowler guides a C-130J Hercules into its parking spot here. The 403rd Wing mission, which includes the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's "Hurricane Hunters" and the 815th Airlift Squadron's "Flying Jennies," fully reinstated its mission at Keesler after Hurricane Katrina damaged their home unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)
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Posted: 11/8/2005
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Hurricane Hunters
An Air Force Reserve Command WC-130J from the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., taxis out to hunt another hurricane. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's "Hurricane Hunters" are the only Department of Defense unit with the designated mission of flying into hurricanes to gather critical data for the National Weather Service.
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Posted: 10/25/2005
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Hurricane Hunters
An Air Force Reserve Command WC-130J from the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., takes off to hunt another hurricane. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's "Hurricane Hunters" are the only Department of Defense unit with the designated mission of flying into hurricanes to gather critical data for the National Weather Service.
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Posted: 10/25/2005
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Paris Air Show 2005 Kid
A young aviation enthusiast, Antoni Mazur of Poland, was invited to visit the U.S. Air Force's newsest airlifter the C-130J-30 June 16. Aircraft commander, Maj. Brian Freeman, 815th Airlift Squadron, described some of the new features in the J-model's "glass" cockpit. Computers and Heads Up Displays on the most recent in the Hercules line help improve situational awarness for pilots.
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Hunter
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Hurricane Hunters from the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron land their WC-130J Hercules here after a flight to check on Hurricane Rita. The Airmen gather information on the storm including atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction and send it directly to the National Hurricane Center. The Hurricane Hunters are the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes, and have done so since 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Peek)
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Posted: 9/21/2005
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Reservists airlift dolphin to Florida
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Senior Master Sgt. Todd Patterson guides a truck carrying Noah, a rescued dolphin, under the tail of a C-130J Hercules used to transport him to Florida. Sergeant Patterson is a loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)
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Posted: 7/18/2005
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Air Force Reserve unit tests C-130J in Southwest Asia
SAN ANTONIO -- A C-130J Hercules, like the one shown here, made a first-ever combat airdrop June 30. The mission supported an Army air assistance request for troop re-supply and civic assistance to be dropped in the vicinity of Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Air Force file photo)
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Posted: 7/1/2005
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Hurricane Hunters fly first operation WC-130J mission
FILE PHOTO -- The WC-130J Hercules aircraft features a glass cockpit packed with the latest in computer assisted flight and navigational controls. These systems enhance the situational awareness of crews and allow them to focus on their in-flight tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 5/23/2005
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Hurricane Hunters track Pacific winter storms
A WC-130J on the apron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in 2003. The J-model allows aircrews to fly higher improving the winter storm forecast models. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 5/23/2005
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C-130J testers accomplish first five-bundle sequential airdrop
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A J-model C-130 Hercules flies over a range here recently. Developmental test and evaluation on the model came to a head when testers successfully completed the first five-bundle sequential low velocity airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chad Bellay)
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Posted: 4/22/2005
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