Hurricane Awareness Tour promotes preparedness

Lt. Col. Tobi Baker, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, brief South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on how the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters collect weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts May 9, 2024, during the NOAA Hurricane Awareness Tour at Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport, South Carolina. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew and a team of NOAA hurricane experts visited five Atlantic Coast cities as part of the HAT May 6-10, 2024. The tour is a joint effort between NOAA's National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center and the 403rd Wing's 53rd WRS to promote awareness about the destructive forces of hurricanes and how people can prepare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)