Air Force Reservist Lt. Col. Rich Harter, Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Officer with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron located at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., continuously monitors weather data on a WC-130J during a flight through Hurricane Bill Aug. 22. The 53rd WRS "Hurricane Hunters" provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Tanya King) Share

Many aerial porters came right back to work at Keesler after Katrina. These APS folks are unloading a generator when the 403rd Wing's aircraft returned in November. Share