Hurricane Hunters

Maj. Tobi Baker, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial weather reconnaissance officer, poses for a photo at the ARWO station inside of a WC-130J Super Hercules at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 23, 2019. The ARWO acts like a flight director in a storm. He continuously monitors atmospheric data collected from the aircraft’s sensors throughout the mission. The gathered data is checked for accuracy and the information is used to guide the aircraft into the center of the storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carranza)