Waiting for pilots to start the engines, Tech. Sgt. Scott Blair, weather reconnaissance loadmaster,... Share

Al Roker, weatherman for NBC's Today Show, flew with the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters into... Share

Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, speaks at a press conference... Share

Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, speaks at a press conference... Share

The Citizen Airmen of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" mark the start of... Share

Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, exchanges greetings with Lt.... Share

Lt Col Jon Talbot, Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Officer for the Air Force Reserve Hurricane... Share

Jene Young of WKRG-TV in Mobile, Ala. interviews Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, Aerial Reconnaissance Weather... Share

The Hurricane Hunters answer the call to an early kickoff of this year's hurricane season, which... Share

The Hurricane Hunters answer the call to an early kickoff of this year's hurricane season, which... Share

As the sun rises one-year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a WC-130J... Share

During a training mission in January, Master Sgt. Tony Hlavac, a weather reconnaissance loadmaster,... Share