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  • The 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

    The Air Force Reserve’s “Hurricane Hunters” have faced countless storms over the years, but in late August 2005, as the Gulf of Mexico churned beneath them, Lt. Col. Sean Cross sensed that this one would be different. Hurricane Katrina was coming for the Gulf Coast.

  • Air Force Reserve, Navy hunt hurricanes

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" work with the U.S. Naval Academy to "hunt" hurricanes, collecting pertinent data for the National Hurricane Center to use in their forecast models.The Hurricane Hunters fly through tropical storms that present a