Hurricane Hunters, U.S. Naval Academy team up for research during 'Cristobal'

Deployed maintainers keep mission moving

The pilot prepares the aircraft for takeoff going through the required checklists when she notices the embedded GPS initial navigation system isn't working properly.They can't fly without it so Maj. Dena Williams, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot and the aircraft commander for the Aug. 25

Hurricane Hunters fly into Tropical Storm Cristobal

Aircrews with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron have been flying data-gathering missions into Tropical Storm Cristobal out of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, since Aug. 21.The Hurricane Hunters flew the first low-level invest mission Aug. 21 and continued to

Aeromedical Staging Squadron keeps wing deployable

A group of deployed service members are conducting a routine patrol in the mountains of Afghanistan when one of them loses his footing and tumbles down a hill breaking his leg. After receiving initial care at the Forward Operating Base, he's transported to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The nature of

Hurricane Hunters, Naval Academy team up for research

A Navy research contingent of the Naval Academy's Training and Research in Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Cyclones, or TROPIC, internship program has teamed up with the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters to gather storm data during a deployment

Hurricane Hunters wrap up deployment to Hawaii

As Hawaii recovers from the one-two punch from Hurricanes Iselle and Julio, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, is packing up their operating base at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.The "Hurricane

Hurricane Hunters assist with rescue mission in Pacific Ocean

An 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron crew assisted the U.S. Coast Guard with locating and rescuing three people north of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean Sunday.The Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, deployed to Hawaii Aug. 5 to

Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Iselle for life-saving data

Citizen Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Tuesday to collect weather data in Hurricane Iselle as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands.The team of

Voss takes command of 403rd Operational Support Squadron

Lt. Col. Timothy Voss, 89th Airlift Squadron flight commander at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, took command of the 403rd Operational Support Squadron from Lt. Col. William Bundy during a change of command ceremony at the 815th Airlift Squadron Auditorium here Aug. 3.Bundy is now the deputy

New start for time-honored tradition

The 403rd Wing held an induction ceremony for senior noncommissioned officers and noncommissioned officers here Aug. 2 at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility auditorium.Eight staff sergeants and five master sergeants were inducted into their new ranks during the ceremony."As a