KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall listens to a brief from U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mikayla Strickland, 333rd Training Squadron instructor, in the 333rd TRS’s escape room at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 3, 2024. The 333rd TRS implemented the escape room as a training tool to test knowledge and sharpen the skillsets of cyber warfare students. Kendall visited Keesler to observe base operations and meet service members assigned to Second Air Force, the 81st Training Wing and the 403rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Davis) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

U.S. Air Force Col. Billy Pope, Jr., 81st Training Wing commander, gives an 81st TRW mission brief to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 3, 2024. Kendall visited Keesler to observe base operations and meet service members assigned to Second Air Force, the 81st Training Wing and the 403rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Davis) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

More than 10,000 people toured the U.S. Air Force Reserve's WC-130J aircraft during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, April 20, 2024. NOAA hurricane specialists and the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters discussed hurricane preparedness, resilience and how people can become “weather-ready” during the CHAT April 16-20, 2024. As part of the event, dignitaries, students and the public toured the aircraft to learn how scientists collect hurricane information to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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Col. Elissa Granderson, 403rd Operations Group commander and pilot, and Lt. Col. Devon Burton, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, pose for a photo with a youth who dreams of becoming a pilot during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, April 20, 2024. NOAA hurricane specialists and the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters discussed hurricane preparedness, resilience and how people can become “weather-ready” April 16-20, 2024. The group visited four Caribbean nations and as part of the event, dignitaries, students and the public toured the WC-130J aircraft to learn how scientists collect hurricane information to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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Capt. Amaryllis Cotto, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, poses for a group photo during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, April 20, 2024. NOAA hurricane specialists and the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters discussed hurricane preparedness, resilience and how people can become “weather-ready” April 16-20, 2024. The group visited four Caribbean locations where event dignitaries, students and the public toured the WC-130J aircraft to learn how scientists collect hurricane information to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

More than 10,000 people toured the U.S. Air Force Reserve's WC-130J during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, April 20, 2024. NOAA hurricane specialists and the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters discussed hurricane preparedness, resilience and how people can become “weather-ready” during the CHAT April 16-20, 2024. As part of the event, dignitaries, students and the public toured the “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft to learn how the unit collects weather data to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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Maj. Philip Blancher, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, briefs students about the WC-130J aircraft during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour at St. Lucia April 19, 2024. During the event, April 16-20, 2024, NOAA hurricane specialists and the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters visited four Caribbean nations to discuss hurricane preparedness, resilience, and how people can become weather ready. Dignitaries, students and the public toured the aircraft at each location to learn how the 53rd WRS collects weather data to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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St. Lucia's Senior Minister Stephenson King learns about the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron mission and how they collect weather data to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts April 19, 2024, during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour. More than 13,000 people attended this year's event at Nassau, Bahamas, Barbados, St. Lucia and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, April 16-20, 2024. Dignitaries, students and the public toured the aircraft to learn how scientists collect hurricane information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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U.S. Ambassador Roger F. Nyhus and Barbados Ministry of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams toured the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s WC-130J aircraft April 18, 2024, at Barbados during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour. NOAA hurricane specialists and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” visited four Caribbean locations to discuss hurricane preparedness, resilience and how people can become weather ready. As part of the event, dignitaries, students and the public toured the aircraft to learn how scientists collect hurricane information to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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National Hurricane Center Director Mike Brennan explains to U.S. Ambassador Roger F. Nyhus how the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center collect weather data to improve forecasts during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour April 18, 2024. More than 13,000 people attended this year's event April 16-20, 2024, which stopped at Nassau, Bahamas, Barbados, St. Lucia and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Dignitaries, students and the public toured the aircraft to learn about the mission and to promote a culture of preparedness for the 2024 hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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Col. William Magee, 403rd Maintenance Group commander, answers students' questions about the WC-130J aircraft and how maintainers assist with the U.S. Air Force Reserve “Hurricane Hunter” mission during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness tour at Nassau, Bahamas, April 16, 2024. NOAA hurricane specialists and the 403rd Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen visited four Caribbean locations April 16-20, 2024, to discuss hurricane preparedness, resilience, and how people can become weather ready. As part of the event, dignitaries, students and the public toured the aircraft to learn how scientists collect hurricane information to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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Tech. Sgt. Larry Banks, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, shows students video of him performing his duties and how the unit collects weather data to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour at Nassau, Bahamas, April 16, 2024. NOAA hurricane specialists and the 403rd Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen visited four Caribbean locations April 16-20, 2024, to discuss hurricane preparedness, resilience and how people can become weather ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share