KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Crew of Details Later!, one of the two B-25s of the Hurricane Reconnaissance Unit at Morrison Field. Capt. Allen C. Wiggins, pilot, is at the end right, back row, and Capt. Billy B. Boothe, navigator, second from the left on the back row. The aircrew consisted of a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, meterologist, radio operator, engineer, and crew chief. (Official U.S. Army Air Force photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Capt. Billy B. Boothe, navigator of the Details Later!, takes a drift reading on the drift meter to find whether the storm is driving on course. The aircrew on the B-25 Hurricane Reconnaissance Unit aircraft consisted of a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, meterologist, radio operator, engineer, and crew chief. (Official U.S. Army Air Force photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Staff Sgt. Wanda Busby recently added her mark in the annals of Woman Power as she became the first female Weather Observer in the Air Force Reserve. She is assigned to teh 920th Weather Reconnaissance Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and is being congratulated by Maj. Gen. Sidney Novaresi, commander of the 4th Air Force Reserve. (Courtesy photo) (Image cropped and cutline information from news article dated November 11, 1977) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka Hurricane Hunters, takes off July 10, 2019 from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Tail number 75303 took off midday for an investigative flight into a tropical depression over the Gulf of Mexico. (Courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka Hurricane Hunters, takes off July 10, 2019 from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Tail number 75303 took off midday for an investigative flight into a tropical depression over the Gulf of Mexico. (Courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka Hurricane Hunters, begins to takeoff July 10, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Tail number 75303 took off midday for an investigative flight into a tropical depression over the Gulf of Mexico. (Courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka Hurricane Hunters, taxis to the runway July 10, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Super Hercules aircraft took off midday for an investigative flight into a tropical depression over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron will participate in NOAA's Gulf Coast Awareness Tour May 16-20, touring five U.S. coastal cities to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for the upcoming huricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech.Sgt. Ryan Labadens) Share