Reserve Hurricane Hunters Take On Winter Storms

The WC-130J of the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters of the 403rd Wing readies for take-off at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The Citizen Airmen deployed for a month to collect weather data ahead of pending winter storms. The data they collect increases the accuracy of the National Weather Service forecast by 10 to 20 percent. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)