Hurricane Hunters prepare for Gulf of Mexico Operational Demonstration

Staff Sgt. Larry Banks, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, guids a truck with U.S. Navy weather buoys toward a WC-130 Super Hercules Aircraft April 12 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. These buoys were dropped in preparation for the Naval Oceanography unmanned systems Gulf of Mexico Operational Demonstration scheduled to take place May 30 through June 1 in Gulfport. This joint training opportunity allows the 53rd WRS and Navy personnel to practice collecting and analyzing atmospheric and oceanic data.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Heiney)