KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. David Gentile, 403rd Operational Support Squadron, and Col. Kevin Campanile, 403rd Operations Group commander, value stream map steps in their group processes as part of the Continuous Process Improvement and Innovation Senior Leader Course May 3-4, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo). Share

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Maj. Christopher Dyke, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, briefed members of the local Emergency Management agencies while they toured a WC-130J Super Hercules, May 4, during the Hurricane Awareness Tour. The 53rd WRS participated in the HAT to spread awareness about the importance of being prepared before, during, and after a storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

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1st Lt. Nate Wordal, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, answers questions during a media interview about the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters and hurricane preparedness, May 4. The 53rd WRS participated in the Hurricane Awareness Tour to spread awareness about the importance of being prepared before, during, and after a storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

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Members of the National Security Council and Mr. Kenneth Graham, National Hurricane Center director, were briefed by Maj. Jordan Mentzer, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, while touring a WC-130J Super Hercules, May 3, during the Hurricane Awareness Tour. The 53rd WRS participated in the HAT to spread awareness about the importance of being prepared before, during, and after a storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

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Mr. Don Graves, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, was greeted by members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron while touring a WC-130J Super Hercules, May 3, during the Hurricane Awareness Tour. The 53rd WRS participated in the HAT to spread awareness about the importance of being prepared before, during, and after a storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

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Lt. Col. Jeremy DeHart, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, answers questions during a media interview about the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters and hurricane prepearedness, May 5. The 53rd WRS participated in NOAA's Hurricane Awareness Tour to spread awareness about the importance of being prepared before, during, and after a storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

NEW YORK

Maj. Alex Boykin, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, speaks to a guest aboard a Hurricane Hunter WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Hurricane Awareness Tour at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, May 5, 2022. The 53rd WRS participated in the event as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s and Air Force Reserve’s efforts to promote a hurricane hazard education campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar) Share

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Maj. Julie Fantaske, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron navigator, talks to a guest aboard a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Hurricane Awareness tour at Ronald Regan National Airport, Washington D.C., May 4, 2022. The HAT was part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s and Air Force Reserve’s efforts to promote a hurricane hazard education campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar) Share

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Dan Brown, Senior Hurricane Specialist and Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center conducts a video interview of Lt. Col. Jeremy Dehart; 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, beside a Hurricane Hunter WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Hurricane Awareness Tour at Ronald Regan National Airport; Washington D.C., May 4, 2022. The HAT was part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s and Air Force Reserve’s efforts to promote a hurricane hazard education campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar) Share

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Lt. Col. Jeremy DeHart, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, and Maj. Kendall Dunn, 53rd WRS pilot, took part in a hurricane preparedness webinar hosted by Mr. Kenneth Graham, National Hurricane Center director, during the National Hurricane Awareness Tour at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington D.C., May 3, 2022. The HAT was part of at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s and Air Force Reserve’s efforts to promote a hurricane hazard education campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar) Share

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David Bibo, FEMA Deputy Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery, gives a video interview at the base of a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during of the National Hurricane Awareness Tour at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington D.C., May 3, 2022. The HAT was part of at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s and Air Force Reserve’s efforts to promote a hurricane hazard education campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar) Share

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

A United States Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter lowers a basket to a member of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron in the water near Christiansted, St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, May 2, 2022. The 53rd WRS, a unit out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., went through two days of water survival training in St. Croix as part of the routine Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training required for aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share