Promoting hurricane awareness, preparedness

Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada met with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters April 10, 2019, at the Juan Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour. During the event the NOAA hurricane specialists and Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron discussed hurricane preparedness, resilience and how they can become “weather-ready” during the event April 8-13, 2019. As part of the event, dignitaries, students and the public toured the Air Force Reserve Command’s WC-130J “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft to learn how scientists collect hurricane information. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)