Master Sgt. Troy Bickham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster and dropsonde operator,... Share

Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer,... Share

Thomas Birchard, senior forecaster and hurricane expert for the Central Pacific Hurricane Center,... Share

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Elizabeth Sanabia, U.S. Naval Academy researcher, straps down Airborne/Air Expendable... Share

Tech. Sgt. James Piskorz, 403rd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, signals the pilots of the WC-130J... Share

A WC-130J aircraft from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron prepares to taxi onto the runway... Share

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Becvar, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron weather reconnaissance... Share

Lt. Col. Valerie Hendry, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer,... Share

Capts. Michael Anderson and Christopher Harris (right), 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron... Share

Lt. Col. Kevin McLuen and Capt. Bryan Trottier (right), 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots,... Share

Lt. Col. Warren Madden, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer,... Share

Master Sgt. Scott Blair, a weather reconnaissance loadmaster with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance... Share