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A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flies in the eye of Hurricane Ian Sept. 27, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

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Senior Master Sgt. Jay Latham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, calibrates a dropsonde during a mission Sept. 28, 2022 into Hurricane Ian as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data using the dropsonde by 'dropping' it from the WC-130J Super Hercules and it collects dew point, pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction and send that information back to the aircraft, which is then sent to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Maj. Forrest Heintz, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, left, and Maj. Kendall Dunn, pilot and aircraft commander, fly into Hurricane Ian Sept. 28, 2022.The 53rd WRS, also known as the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, have flown 14 missions into Ian since Sept. 21, 2022, to gather vital weather data for use in National Hurricane Center forecasts. The unit is assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the unit is the only one of its kind in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Maj. Forrest Heintz, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, left, and Maj. Kendall Dunn, pilot and aircraft commander, fly into Hurricane Ian Sept. 28, 2022.The 53rd WRS, also known as the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, have flown 14 missions into Ian since Sept. 21, 2022, to gather vital weather data for use in National Hurricane Center forecasts. The unit is assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the unit is the only one of its kind in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter WC-130J Super Hercules crew prepares for take off Sept. 28, 2022, for a mission into Hurricane Ian. The unit flew weather reconnaissance missions around the clock from Sept. 21 to 29, 2022 into Hurricane Ian to gather vital weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. The Hurricane Hunters, or 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, are a unit in the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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Lt. Col. Dave Gentile, WC-130J aircraft commander, and Maj. Alex Boykin, pilot, fly a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance aircraft into Hurricane Ian Sept. 27, 2022. The 53rd WRS, or Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, fly missions into hurricanes to collect data for forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

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Capt. Davis White, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, monitors a radar screen during a flight into Hurricane Ian Sept. 27, 2022. The 53rd WRS, or Hurricane Hunters, fly missions into hurricanes to collect data for forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

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A Military Health System GENESIS informational card is displayed in the front lobby of the the 81st Medical Group at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. MHS GENESIS will become Keesler Medical Center's new electronic health system that will serve as a standardization across all DoD health care facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trenten Walters) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A Military Health System GENESIS informational card is displayed in the front lobby of the the 81st Medical Group at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. MHS GENESIS will become Keesler Medical Center's new electronic health system that will serve as a standardization across all DoD health care facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trenten Walters) Share

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Trinh Rodriguez (right), and Herman Orr, Air Force Reserve Command MHS GENESIS support team members, provide guidance to Tech. Sgt. Danica Sims, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, on the new health records system at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 20, 2022. MHS GENESIS is an electronic health record system that provides both doctors and patients secure, digital access to medical records, and is set to go live at Keesler Sept. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

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Majs. Lucas Caulder and Brandon Roth, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, fly a WC-130J Super Hercules into Fiona to gather weather data for the National Hurricane Center, Sept. 15, 2022. This data is input into their weather models for more accurate, up-to-date forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Mark Withee) Share

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Col. Stuart M. Rubio, 403rd Wing commander at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and Chief Master Sgt. Barbara J. Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief, present Maj. Christine Manson, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron director of operations, with the Company Grade Officer of the Quarter award for the first quarter during a Commander’s Call at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility Sept. 11, 2022. The Commander’s Call is a bi-annual event that affords Wing leadership and other organizations a chance to brief Airmen en masse on pertinent information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share