Photos

1033 - 1044 of 3924 results
Thumbnails List
ST. CROIX, US. VI
Inside the eye of Hurricane Sam, members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron collect weather data. The data is sent to the National Hurricane Center, which is used to improve the forecast models and help people prepare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Joyce Hirai)
ST. CROIX, US. VI
Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron takeoff for Hurricane Sam to gather weather data for the National Hurricane Center, Sept. 28, 2021. The weather data is collected and sent to the NHC in order to ensure more accurate and up-to-date forecasts and models of the storms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)
ST. CROIX, U.S.V.I.
Lt. Col. Ryan Rickert and Maj. Joyce Hirai, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officers, discuss the weather data as the Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Sam, Sept. 27, 2021. Hurricane Sam had downgraded to a category 3 hurricane when the AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters entered, but was intensifying before they headed back. The Hurricane Hunters gather data weather data from dropsondes and aircraft sensors, which is given to the National Hurricane Center to assist them with their forecasts and storm warnings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)
ST. CROIX, U.S.V.I.
Staff Sgt. Keith Taylor, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, prepares dropsondes for the storm as the Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Sam, Sept. 27, 2021. Hurricane Sam had downgraded to a category 3 hurricane when the AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters entered, but was intensifying before they headed back. The Hurricane Hunters gather data weather data from dropsondes and aircraft sensors, which is given to the National Hurricane Center to assist them with their forecasts and storm warnings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)
ST. CROIX, U.S.V.I.
Staff Sgt. Keith Taylor, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, prepares dropsondes for the storm as the Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Sam, Sept. 27, 2021. Hurricane Sam had downgraded to a category 3 hurricane when the AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters entered, but was intensifying before they headed back. The Hurricane Hunters gather data weather data from dropsondes and aircraft sensors, which is given to the National Hurricane Center to assist them with their forecasts and storm warnings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)
ST. CROIX, U.S.V.I.
Maj. Joyce Hirai, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, checks the data from the dropsonde prior to sending it to the National Hurricane Center as the Hurricane Hunters, fly into Hurricane Sam, Sept. 27, 2021. Hurricane Sam had downgraded to a category 3 hurricane when the AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters entered, but was intensifying before they headed back. The Hurricane Hunters gather data weather data from dropsondes and aircraft sensors, which is given to the NHC to assist them with their forecasts and storm warnings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.
Air Force Reserve commander Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee speaks at an Air, Space & Cyberspace Conference panel titled Total Force - Air and Space, at National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 21, 2021. Retired Maj. Gen. Douglas Raaberg, Air Force Association executive vice president, moderated the panel that also included Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, director of the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brent A. Skeen)
BILOXI, Miss.
Col. Stuart M. Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, performs an oath of enlistment ceremony for new trainees from the local area during the Biloxi Shuckers Military Appreciation Night Sept. 18, 2021. The trainees are currently in the Delayed Entry Program awaiting their Basic Military Training ship date. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
GYPSUM, Colo.
Senior Airman Kaleb Walker, 757th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits at the troop door until it is time to open the cargo ramp where the 10th Special Forces Group paratroopers will complete their jump during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
GYPSUM, Colo.
Paratroopers from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Fort Carson, Colorado complete their jump from the C-130H Hercules during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
GYPSUM, Colo.
Lt. Col. Mike Hallinan, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne support battalion commander, gears up for his jump with assistance from Sgt. Geoffrey Espich, 10th SFG (A) transportation specialist, during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
GYPSUM, Colo.
Senior Master Sgt. Robert Mitchell, and Senior Airman Kaleb Walker, 757th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, pull the parachute bags into the aircraft after paratroopers static line jump from the C-130H Hercules during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)