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

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

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Breanna Girdner, of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, drives her personally owned vehicle on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 13, 2024. Members of the Air Force Reserve who fall under certain criteria are eligible for reimbursement of travel expenses for travel to and from Unit Training Assembly weekends including for travel using their POV. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. James Haymer Jr. (left), 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, shows two Airmen of the 403rd Wing how to apply a tourniquet at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 7, 2024. After completing Tactical Combat Casualty Care online and in-person courses, Haymer was required to instruct TCCC skills in order to qualify as an instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Staff Sgt. Eric Hampton, 41st Aerial Port Squadron, instructs a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 7, 2024. Members can become TCCC instructors by completing an online training course, an in-person TCCC, and instructing one course under supervision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Peri Byrd, 403rd Security Forces Squadron member, demonstrates applying pressure dressing during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 7, 2024. Members can become TCCC instructors by completing an online training course, an in-person TCCC, and instructing one course under supervision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Paul Johnson, 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, practices applying hemostatic dressing during a Tactical Combat Casualty Course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 7, 2024. Members can become TCCC instructors by completing an online training course, an in-person TCCC, and instructing one course under supervision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

1st Lt. Mark McCoy, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, quality checks two 403rd Wing members' tourniquets during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 7, 2024. Members can become TCCC instructors by completing an online training course, an in-person TCCC, and instructing one course under supervision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Dustin Kane, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, looks on as two 403rd Wing members demonstrate a fireman's carry at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 7, 2024. Kane became a Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor by completing an online training course, an in-person TCCC, and instructing one course under supervision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Peri Byrd, 403rd Security Forces Squadron member, practices applying a hasty tourniquet during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 7, 2024. This was Byrd's second step toward becoming a TCCC instructor. The steps are to complete an online training course, an in-person TCCC course, and to instruct one course under supervision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share