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April 12, 2024
Reserve Citizen Airman takes home First Sergeant Academy Commandant Award

Master Sgt. Dishau JeanJacques, the new first sergeant for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, not only attended the First Sergeant Academy at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., Feb. 25 to March 22, but excelled, earning the prestigious First Sergeant Commandant
April 5, 2024
Media Advisory: U.S. hurricane forecasters embark on preparedness mission to Caribbean

With the 2024 hurricane season approaching, NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of events, including public tours of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC 130J Super Hercules, to help communities in the Caribbean prepare.
Dec. 8, 2023
Hurricane Hunters close out above-average season, ‘Roll Up’ operations in St Croix

The 2023 Atlantic and Eastern Pacific hurricane season concluded Nov. 30, marking the end of another above-average hurricane season for the 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters flew 93 missions totaling 990.5 flight hours and
Aug. 18, 2023
Hurricane Hunters depart to fly Hilary reconnaissance

The Air Force Reserve “Hurricane Hunters,” assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, departed today to fly weather reconnaissance missions into Hurricane Hilary to collect weather data that improves National Hurricane Center forecasts.
July 24, 2023
Hurricane Hunters take part in Royal International Air Tattoo

A 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Super Hercules joined aircraft from around the world for the Royal International Air Tattoo July 14-16 at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire, England.
April 10, 2023
Hurricane forecasters embark on preparedness mission to Mexico and Caribbean

With the 2023 hurricane season fast approaching, NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of events to help communities in Mexico and the Caribbean prepare for upcoming storms this season. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Acting Director Jamie Rhome, along with several hurricane
Jan. 4, 2023
2022: 403rd Wing Year in Review

Training, exercises and deployments were common themes in 2022, all in efforts to ensure 403rd Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen were Ready Now.“The men and women of this wing have done an outstanding job preparing for and in the execution of our mission,” said Col. Stuart M. Rubio, 403rd Wing commander.
Dec. 7, 2022
Hurricane Season wraps up, 53rd WRS shifts focus

The 2022 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons came to an official end Nov. 30, marking another destructive season of tropical weather for the continental United States’ Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard and Puerto Rico. The season also marked another busy season for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Nov. 5, 2022
53rd WRS supports Hurricane Lisa, Atmospheric River reconnaissance

Colloquially referred to as the “Hurricane Hunters,” the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron does in fact “hunt” hurricanes and tropical systems in all stages of formation during the Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons. While this keeps the squadron alert from mid-May to Nov. 30, they are
Sept. 30, 2022
Hurricane Hunters fly last mission into Ian

The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters are flying their last flight into Hurricane Ian today, their 14th mission into the storm since Sept. 21, collecting data to assist National Hurricane Center forecasters.Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm Wednesday afternoon,