KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Ethan Perry, 403rd Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape, or SERE, instructor, assists Master Sgt. Noel Taylor, a loadmaster with the 403rd OSS, with donning his virtual reality goggles and harness for parachute training at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 25, 2023. The Parism simulator allows instructors to set up scenarios on the computer and the trainee then flies the canopy while viewing the experience through virtual reality goggles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Josh Hudgins, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, checks the dropsonde prior to use during Hurricane Idalia. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, continued to collect data during a mission today into Hurricane Idalia as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data and send that information back to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

1st Lt. Zachary McDermott, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, completes the pre-flight checklist prior to taking off into Hurricane Idalia. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, continued to collect data during a mission today into Hurricane Idalia as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data and send that information back to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Maj. Peyton Eustis and Capt. John Bolton, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, fly the aircraft during Hurricane Idalia. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, continued to collect data during a mission today into Hurricane Idalia as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data and send that information back to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

2nd Lt. Mark McCoy and Capt. James K. Carpenter, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officers, check the weather data during a flight into Hurricane Idalia. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, continued to collect data during a mission today into Hurricane Idalia as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data and send that information back to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.

Official Air Force graphic by Ivan Rivera. Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron released an Airborne Expendable BathyThermographs into the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 2, 2023. An AXBT is expendable instrument that measures the profile of temperature in the water column. The 53rd WRS has been working with the U.S. Naval Academy and Woods Hole Oceanography Institute as part of the Training and Research in Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Cyclones, or TROPIC program to study the ocean and how it reacts with tropical weather systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Mark Withee) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron released an Air Launched Autonomous Micro Observer (ALAMO) profiling ocean float into the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 2, 2023. The floats measure upper ocean temperature and salinity. The 53rd WRS has been working with the U.S. Naval Academy and Woods Hole Oceanography Institute as part of the Training and Research in Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Cyclones, or TROPIC program to study the ocean and how it reacts with tropical weather systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Mark Withee) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

U.S. Navy Capt. (ret.) Beth Sanabia prepares an Airborne Expendable BathyThermographs for deployment from a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft Aug. 2, 2023, over the Gulf of Mexico. Sanabia, Dr. Steve Jayne and over 40 U.S. Naval Academy and Woods Hole Oceanography Institute interns have been working with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters as part of the Training and Research in Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Cyclones, or TROPIC program to study the ocean and how it reacts with tropical weather systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Mark Withee) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Chief Master Sgt. David Jackson, 403rd Wing Command Chief Master Sgt., introduces himself to the Airmen of the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron during the August Unit Training Assemby commanders morning call. Jackson gave a bit of his background to the group and briefly explained his philosophy of leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron trained on putting up the GateKeeper 1935 primary field shelter during the August Unit Training Assembly. This training is part of being a Multi-Capable Airman concept which helps reduce the number of Airmen put in harm's way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron trained on putting up the GateKeeper 1935 primary field shelter during the August Unit Training Assembly. This training is part of being a Multi-Capable Airman concept which helps reduce the number of Airmen put in harm's way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share