NOAA, Hurricane Hunters team up for awareness tour

Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron chief meteorologist, and Dr. Lixion Avila, National Hurricane Center senior hurricane specialist, brief Mexican dignitaries and media in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, May 7, 2014, during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour. The outreach program, which began in the 1970's and is a joint effort between National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center and the 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, promotes hurricane awareness and preparedness throughout the Caribbean region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)