DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

Maj. Jeff Mitchell, pilot for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., inflates a raft on a beach in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, May 2, 2022. Members of the 53rd WRS participated in routine water survival training in St. Croix in order to prepared should catastrophe occur. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

Capt. Allan Bolton (right), 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, and Staff Sgt. Ethan Perry, 403rd Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist, make their way back to shore 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 SERE training required for aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

A United States Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter hoists a member of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to safety while others wait 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

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

A United States Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter hoists a member of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to safety while others wait 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

COSTA MESA, Calif.

Master Sgt. Crystal Jones (second from right), speaks to attendees at a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in Costa Mesa, Calif., Jan. 28, 2022. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

British Royal Air Force Reserve Warrant Officer Gary Searles, 4624th Squadron mover, works as a spotter for Airman 1st Class Xenia Sam, 41st Aerial Port Squadron cargo representative, as she drives the 10K standard forklift through a cone course during a mini Port Dawg competition, April 25, held at the 41st APS with the teams made up from both squadrons. The BRAF Reserve's 4624th Squadron were visiting the 41st APS at Keesler Air Force Base April 21-25, 2022 for some international joint training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Airman 1st Class Xenia Sam, 41st Aerial Port Squadron cargo representative, works with British Royal Air Force Reserve's 4624th Squadron flight commander of C flight, Warrant Officer Robert Adam using the cargo tie down chains on the practice station. The BRAF 4624th Squadron visited the 41st Aerial Port Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base April 21-25, 2022, for some international joint training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

British Royal Air Force Reserve Senior Aircraftsmen Geo Hewson and James Dwyer, 4624th Squadron movers, prepare to throw a cargo net over tires on a pallet during a cargo palletize and netting practice. The BRAF visited the 41st Aerial Port Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base April 21-25, 2022, for some international joint training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share