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403rd Wing

Hurricane Hunters head to Homestead ARB, fly TS Elsa

Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, took off today from Keesler Air Force Base on their way to Homestead Air Reserve Base in southern Florida prepositioning for an Atlantic storm mission. The Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to begin flying Tropical Storm Elsa, July 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

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Hurricane Hunters head to Homestead ARB, fly TS Elsa

Published July 1, 2021
By Jessica L. Kendziorek
403rd Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, took off today from Keesler Air Force Base on their way to Homestead Air Reserve Base in southern Florida prepositioning for an Atlantic storm mission. The Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to begin flying Tropical Storm Elsa, July 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)