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Contracted personnel provided additional first-hand training to aerial reconnaissance weather officers and the Meteorological Equipment Technician shop on how to properly use and calibrate the dew point hygrometer system. (U.S. Air Force photos by Master Sgt. Crystal Register)

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Col. John Benson, 403rd Wing commander, 403rd Wing members, along with the Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator, and Dr. Mike Brennan, director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center, attended the Tropical Cyclone Operatioins and Research Forum, Interdepartmental Hurrricane Conferrence and Winter Season Working Group March 4-8. This conference brings experts together to discuss research efforts in the context of operational needs and to plan for the upcoming season. (Courtesy photo)

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A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron takes off from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Dec. 1, 2023. The Air Force Reserve crew flew to Mather Airport in California to fly weather reconnaissance missions into an atmospheric river starting Dec. 2. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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Senior Airman Josh Hudgins, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, checks the dropsonde prior to use during Hurricane Idalia. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, continued to collect data during a mission today into Hurricane Idalia as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data and send that information back to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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1st Lt. Zachary McDermott, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, completes the pre-flight checklist prior to taking off into Hurricane Idalia. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, continued to collect data during a mission today into Hurricane Idalia as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data and send that information back to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Maj. Peyton Eustis and Capt. John Bolton, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, fly the aircraft during Hurricane Idalia. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, continued to collect data during a mission today into Hurricane Idalia as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data and send that information back to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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2nd Lt. Mark McCoy and Capt. James K. Carpenter, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officers, check the weather data during a flight into Hurricane Idalia. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, continued to collect data during a mission today into Hurricane Idalia as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data and send that information back to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Maj. Alex Boykin, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, briefs students during the 2023 Hurricane Awareness Tour. The 53rd WRS participates in the HAT with our NOAA partners and the National Hurricane Center to highlight the importance of being prepared for the upcoming storm season. The is typically held during National Hurricane Preparedness Week to emphasize what local and state resources are available for people to pre-plan in the event of a storm impact or the need to evacuate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

GULF COAST

Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron participated in the 2023 Hurricane Awareness Tour with our NOAA partners and the National Hurricane Center to highlight the importance of being prepared for the upcoming storm season. The is typically held during National Hurricane Preparedness Week to emphasize what local and state resources are available for people to pre-plan in the event of a storm impact or the need to evacuate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

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