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

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss.

WWII veteran Maj. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr. and Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, watch the Pass Christian police and fire departments as they leave the ceremony from the doorway of Adams' home. Adams was promoted during a ceremony presided over by Rubio in Adams' home in Pass Christian, April 29, 2022. Adams received his honorary promotion to Major 55 years after he retired from service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss.

WWII veteran Maj. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr. was promoted during a ceremony presided over by Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, in his home in Pass Christian, April 29, 2022. Rubio presented Adams with a certificate and set of Major Oak Leaf rank during the ceremony. Adams received his honorary promotion to Major 55 years after he retired from service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss.

WWII veteran Maj. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr. was promoted during a ceremony presided over by Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, in his home in Pass Christian, Miss., April 29, 2022. Adams received his honorary promotion to major 55 years after he retired from service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members from the British Royal Air Force Reserve's 4624th Squadron and the 41st Aerial Port Squadron who won the mini Port Dawg competition, April 25. The teams were made up of members from both squadrons. The BRAF Reserve's 4624th Sq. were visiting April 21-25, 2022 for some international joint training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members from the British Royal Air Force Reserve's 4624th Squadron and the 41st Aerial Port Squadron held a mini Port Dawg competition, April 25, with the teams made up of both squadrons. The BRAF Reserve's 4624th Sq. were visiting April 21-25, 2022 for some international joint training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share