KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the 403rd Maintenance Squadron's Meteorological Equipment Technician's shop installed a KU Antenna on a WC-130J Super Hercules as part of the test phase for adding internet accessible technology to the aircraft to better support the weather missions flying into tropical storms and hurricanes to send collected weather data to the National Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Bloodworth) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the 403rd Maintenance Squadron's Meteorological Equipment Technician's shop installed a KU Antenna on a WC-130J Super Hercules as part of the test phase for adding internet accessible technology to the aircraft to better support the weather missions flying into tropical storms and hurricanes to send collected weather data to the National Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Bloodworth) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Staff Sgt. Warren Reynier, 403rd Maintenance Squadron meteorological equipment technician, was one of the technicians involved in installing a KU Antenna on a WC-130J Super Hercules as part of the test phase for adding internet accessible technology to the aircraft to better support the weather missions flying into tropical storms and hurricanes to send collected weather data to the National Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Bloodworth) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the 403rd Maintenance Squadron's Meteorological Equipment Technician's shop installed a KU Antenna on a WC-130J Super Hercules as part of the test phase for adding internet accessible technology to the aircraft to better support the weather missions flying into tropical storms and hurricanes to send collected weather data to the National Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Bloodworth) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A view of Hurricane Helene from a Sept. 26, 2024, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron mission. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flew weather reconnaissance missions around the clock from Sept. 23 to 26, 2024 into Hurricane Helene to gather vital weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. The Hurricane Hunters are a unit in the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Capt. Lawrence Monahan and Capt. Zach McDermott, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, fly a reconnaissance mission into Hurricane Helene Sept. 26, 2024. Crews flew around the clock from Sept. 23 to 26, 2024 into Hurricane Helene to gather vital weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. The Hurricane Hunters, or 53rd WRS, are a unit in the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Cameron Beste, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster and dropsonde operator, reviews vertical weather profile data sent from the dropsonde to the aircraft during a mission into Hurricane Helene Sept. 26, 2024. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flew weather reconnaissance missions around the clock from Sept. 23 to 26, 2024 into Hurricane Helene to gather vital weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. The Hurricane Hunters, or 53rd WRS, are a unit in the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flew weather reconnaissance missions around the clock from Sept. 23 to 26, 2024 into Hurricane Helene to gather vital weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. One of the tools they use to collect weather data is a dropsonde, which is released into the storm and collects temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, and barometric pressure data. The aircraft also collects surface wind speed and flight-level data. This information is transmitted to the NHC in Miami to assist them with their storm warnings and hurricane forecast models in the Atlantic, Caribbean and eastern Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Maj. Ian Park, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, does his pre-flight checks prior to a mission into Hurricane Helene Sept. 26, 2024. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flew weather reconnaissance missions around the clock from Sept. 23 to 26, 2024 into Hurricane Helene to gather vital weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. The Hurricane Hunters, or 53rd WRS, are a unit in the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait

Members of the 36th Aeromedication Evacuation Squadron deployed to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait pose together during their deployment. The primary focus for Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons are to provide rapid and reliable medical evacuation services in the commitment to saving lives of service members. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Cooper, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician and Vicksburg Fire Department paramedic stands next to a Vicksburg Fire Department ambulance. (courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A bus crashed outside of Vicksburg, Miss., early on Saturday, killing seven people, officials said. (Photo Credit: courtesy photo from WAPT, via Associated Press) Share