2016 CHAT

Lt. Gen. William H. Etter, Commander, Continental North American Aerospace Defense Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), thanks Refael Pacchiano Alaman, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico, and Roberto Ramirez de la Parra, Director General of Con Agua, Mexico, (second from right) for the strong partnership and working relationships between the United States and Mexican governments on hurricane preparedness. The general, Mexican officials, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials flew on a Hurricane Hunter WC-130J weather aircraft from Cabo San Lucas to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 12, 2016, during the first part of the 2016 Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour, which promotes hurricane preparedness throughout the Central American and Caribbean regions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)