Hurricane Hunters Track Ike

While the aircrew briefs for a mission into Hurricane Ike, news media representatives document the moment. The crew of Reservists left withj reporters from the Associated Press, WKRG and WVTM onboard at 10:30 a.m. to locate the center of Ike and to gather data used by forecasters at the National Hurricane Center to better predict the path and intensity of storms. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)