Aircraft commander Lt. Col. Dwyane Russell (left) and
Aircraft commander Lt. Col. Dwyane Russell (left) and Lt. Col. Jim Burgess, co-pilot fly through Hurricane Matthew Oct. 7, 2016 to collect storm data. This data is sent to the National Hurricane Center to impro... More
Master Sgt. Thomas Barnaby, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Master Sgt. Thomas Barnaby, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, checks the data collected during a storm mission into Hurricane Florence The weather data is sent to the National Hurricane Center to... More
A 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J aircraft
A 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J aircraft flies through the record-setting Blizzard of 2016 the morning of Jan. 23, 2016. The crew gathered data on the storm for the National Weather Service. (US ... More
Senior Master Sgt. Jay Latham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Senior Master Sgt. Jay Latham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron dropsonde operator, briefs students during the Gulf Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour May 16-20, 2016. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter air... More
Air Force Reserve Maj. Jeremy DeHart, 53rd Weather
Air Force Reserve Maj. Jeremy DeHart, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial weather reconnaissance squadron, watches the instruments checking the wind speeds, directing the pilots inside the eye to find t... More
Tech. Sgt. Tom Barnaby, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Tech. Sgt. Tom Barnaby, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, checks a dropsonde during a flight into Hurricane Hermine Sept. 1, 2016 (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Heather Heiney)
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James speaks
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James speaks with Airmen from Keesler Air Force Base's 81st Training Wing during the 38th Annual Salute to the Military event at the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi... More
Hurricane Douglas reconnaissance
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew runs its flight checklists preparing to fly into Hurricane Douglas, the first hurricane in the Pacific this season, July 26, 2020, to collect weather data to assist... More
A 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J aircraft
A 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J aircraft taking off out of Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California for an 8.5 hour mission for one of the missions into an Atmospheric River Feb. 1, ... More
Callie Lips, wife of Tech. Sgt. Ricky Lips, 403rd
Callie Lips, wife of Tech. Sgt. Ricky Lips, 403rd Maintenance Group, and Master Sgt. Jennifer Simmons, 403rd Wing Inspector General office, load donations into the Lips' truck to help with recovery after their ... More
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew through
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew through Tropical Storm Cristobal in the Bay of Campeche, June 3, 2020. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data and send it to the National Hurricane Center to hel... More
Actors Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson sit in the cockpit
Actors Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson sit in the cockpit of a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Super Hercules. They visited Keesler Air Force Base Sept. 10 with director Peter Berg and as part of a pr... More
Master Sgt. Erik Marcus, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Master Sgt. Erik Marcus, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Sqadron loadmaster, prepares a dropsonde during a flight into Hurricane Harvey Aug. 24, 2017 out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force phot... More
Lt. Col. Jeff Ragusa, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Lt. Col. Jeff Ragusa, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, demonstrates to students from Bonaire how the Hurricane Hunters fly through hurricanes and collect weather data for the National Hurricane Cente... More
1st Lt. Chase Allen, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
1st Lt. Chase Allen, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, answers student's questions during a tour of the WC-130J at the E.T. Joshua Airport, St. Vincent, May 9, 2014 during the Caribbean Hurricane Awar... More
Lt. Col. Jonathon Talbot, chief aerial weather
Lt. Col. Jonathon Talbot, chief aerial weather reconnaissance officer for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, retires from the Air Force after 34... More
Here we go again: 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues to fly Trop...
U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from... More
More than thirteen-thousand residents tour a WC-130J
More than thirteen-thousand residents tour a WC-130J Super Hercules Aircraft in Mérida, Mexico during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour April 15, 2017. The event was hosted by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissan... More
Actress Kate Hudson takes a photo of a WC-130J during
Actress Kate Hudson takes a photo of a WC-130J during her visit to Keesler Air Force Base Sept. 10. She, along with actor Kurt Russell and director Peter Berg toured the base as part of a prescreening of their ... More
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron takes off May 16, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters departed today on their first storm tasking of the 2020 Atlan... More
Debris is piled up in front of the home of Tech. Sgt.
Debris is piled up in front of the home of Tech. Sgt. Ricky LIps, 403rd Maintenance Group. Airmen from the 403rd Wing came together help one another with response and recovery Aug. 19 after flooding in Baton Ro... More
The shield of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at
The shield of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, Jan. 31. Scientists led by Scripps and the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, in partnership with the 53... More
Staff Sgt. Rickey Carroll, 403rd Maintenance Squadron
Staff Sgt. Rickey Carroll, 403rd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, and Senior Airman Earnest Naquin, 403rd MXS crewchief, perform an hydraulics inspection on the landing gear of a WC-130J at the Henry... More
Master Sgt. Troy Bickham and Staff Sgt. Larry Banks,
Master Sgt. Troy Bickham and Staff Sgt. Larry Banks, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmasters, load equipment and U.S. Navy weather buoys onto a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft April 12 at Keesler Air F... More
U.S. Navy Ensign Casey Densmore, a member of the Naval
U.S. Navy Ensign Casey Densmore, a member of the Naval Academy's Training and Research in Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Cyclones, or TROPIC team, reviews the data from the Airborne eXpendable Ba... More
Tech. Sgt. James Piskorz, 403rd Maintenance Squadron
Tech. Sgt. James Piskorz, 403rd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, signals the pilots of the WC-130J that they are cleared to proceed onto the taxiway after their flight into the remnants of Dorian July 28, 2013.... More
Technical Sgt. Nathan Martinez, 302nd Operations Group
Technical Sgt. Nathan Martinez, 302nd Operations Group SERE specialist, shows the members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron how to find truth north using a compass and map during the land survival por... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joel Ruiz, 502nd Operations
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joel Ruiz, 502nd Operations Support Squadron airfield systems supervisor, trouble shoots a ground to air communications equipment in support of hurricane evacuation operations during h... More
Col. Brian May, 403rd Wing Operations Group commander,
Col. Brian May, 403rd Wing Operations Group commander, talks with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper about the mission of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” in Raleigh, North Carolina,... More
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew flies
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew flies into Hurricane Douglas July 24, 2020, to collect weather data to assist the Central Pacific Hurricane Center with their forecasts. The 53rd Weather Reconnaiss... More
Lt. Col. Brad Boudreaux and Maj. Devon Meister, pilots
Lt. Col. Brad Boudreaux and Maj. Devon Meister, pilots with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters fly toward Hurricane Rafael October 16, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Lamar)
Master Sgt. Tommy Miller, 919th Special Operations
Master Sgt. Tommy Miller, 919th Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron water fuel system specialist, measures a backing board to be used on a building May 2, 2017 for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squa... More
Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Pilots Capt. Will
Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Pilots Capt. Will Simmons and 1st Lt Ryan Smithies fly into Hurricane Douglas July 24, 2020, to collect weather data to assist the Central Pacific Hurricane Center with their ... More
A map of the Gulf of Mexico rests on the aerial
A map of the Gulf of Mexico rests on the aerial reconnaisance weather officer station of a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a flight into Hurricane Harvey Aug. 24, 2017 out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss... More
Senior Master Sgt. Charles Moore, 403 Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Master Sgt. Charles Moore, 403 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Production Superintendent of WC130 Aircraft, explains the Hurricane Hunter's forward deployment strategy to 22nd Air Force Command Chief Mast... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Clark, 502nd Operations
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Clark, 502nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller journeyman, monitors his workstation in support of hurricane evacuation operations during hurricane Delta Oct.... More
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Becvar, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Becvar, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron weather reconnaissance loadmaster, prepares an airborne expendable bathythermograph for release out of the back of a WC-130J aircraft during a... More
Tech. Sgt. Ricky Lips, 403rd Maintenance Group, hugs
Tech. Sgt. Ricky Lips, 403rd Maintenance Group, hugs his wife, Callie Lips after filling their truck with donations to help with flood relief from members of the 403rd Wing. Airmen from the 403rd Wing came toge... More
Master Sgt. Erik Marcus, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Master Sgt. Erik Marcus, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Sqadron loadmaster, prepares a dropsonde during a flight into Hurricane Harvey Aug. 24, 2017 out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force phot... More
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew flies
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew flies into Hurricane Douglas July 24, 2020, to collect weather data to assist the Central Pacific Hurricane Center with their forecasts. The 53rd Weather Reconnaiss... More
Senior Master Sgt. Jay Latham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Senior Master Sgt. Jay Latham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster and dropsonde operator, prepares dropsondes for the mission into Hurricane Douglas July 26, 2020. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane H... More
Lt. Col. Jim Hitterman, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Lt. Col. Jim Hitterman, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aircraft commander, and Maj. Devon Meister, co-pilot, fly into Tropical Storm Guillermo off the coast of Hawaii Aug. 3, 2015, to gather meteorologica... More
Capt. Davis White, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Capt. Davis White, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, prepares his weather station and electronic tablet prior to flying into Tropical Storm Cristobal June 5, 2020 at Ke... More
Members of the public view a WC-130J Hercules aircraft
Members of the public view a WC-130J Hercules aircraft from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” in Arlington, Virginia, during the 2017 Hurricane Awareness Tour May 9, 2017. The purpose... More
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron takes off May 16, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters departed today on their first storm tasking of the 2020 Atlan... More
Master Sgt. Christopher Becvar (left) and Senior Master
Master Sgt. Christopher Becvar (left) and Senior Master Sgt. Dave Cooper (right), 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmasters, review weather data from the loadmaster station June 5, 2020 over the Gulf of ... More
1st Lt. Ryan Smithies, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
1st Lt. Ryan Smithies, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, flies a WC-130J Super Hercules in the eye of Hurricane Dorian Sep. 4,2019 off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. During his mission Dorian was a c... More
Nierenberg Hall located at the University of California,
Nierenberg Hall located at the University of California, San Diego, Jan. 31, where the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s and research teams work hand in hand to improve the weather forecast. Scientists led... More
Capt. Hailey Davis, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron,
Capt. Hailey Davis, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, is the 403rd Wing's company grade officer of the quarter(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Heather Heiney)
The Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force
The Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, relocated its aircraft today Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura make their way to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The 815th Airlift Squadron r... More
1st Lt. Tim Viere, a pilot for the 53rd Weather
1st Lt. Tim Viere, a pilot for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, looks out of the window of a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J at Charleston International Airport, S.C. before flying into Hu... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joel Ruiz, 502nd Operations
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joel Ruiz, 502nd Operations Support Squadron airfield systems supervisor, trouble shoots radio communications equipment in support of hurricane evacuation operations during hurricane D... More
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air Force
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit located at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi., gathered weather information during a mission into Hurricane Dorian Sep. 2, 2019. The data th... More
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron taxis to the runway May 16, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters departed today on their first storm tasking of the ... More
A heads-up display shows the directional markers inside
A heads-up display shows the directional markers inside a U.S. Air Force WC-130J Super Hercules Hurricane Hunter aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, based at Keesler Air Force Base, M... More
Clouds form in the eye of Hurricane Harvey during a
Clouds form in the eye of Hurricane Harvey during a flight into the storm by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters Aug. 24, 2017 out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force ... More
446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron members carry
446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron members carry litters off the WC-130J at McChord Field, Washington, June 13, 2014. The 446th AES teamed up with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's Hurricane Hunters... More
Here we go again: 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues to fly Trop...
U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from... More
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aircraft
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aircraft Operations Center WP-3D Orion aircraft parked on the flightline with 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft in the backgr... More
Capt. Forrest Heintz (left) and Maj. Brad Roundtree
Capt. Forrest Heintz (left) and Maj. Brad Roundtree (right), 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, taxi their WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the runway at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 3,... More
Air Force reservists with the 403rd Wing, based at
Air Force reservists with the 403rd Wing, based at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, load an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J with equipment as part of the “Roll Up” Jan. 10-17, 2016 at the Henry Rohlsen Airpor... More
A student from St. Eustatius films Lt. Col. Matthew
A student from St. Eustatius films Lt. Col. Matthew Muha, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron commander and navigator, as he briefs grade school students April 24, 2015, during the Caribbean Hurricane Awarenes... More
More than 8,000 people toured the WC-130J on display
More than 8,000 people toured the WC-130J on display in Puerto Rico April 25, 2015, during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour. The event is a joint effort between NOAA’s National Hurricane Center and the 40... More
Lt. Col. Mike Thomas, 58th Training Squadron commander,
Lt. Col. Mike Thomas, 58th Training Squadron commander, briefs members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, part of the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, during a tour of a training fac... More
The sun sets just outside Hurricane Harvey during a
The sun sets just outside Hurricane Harvey during a flight into the storm by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters Aug. 24, 2017 out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force ... More
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s WC-130J
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s WC-130J Super Hercules also known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” sits ready for the Hurricane Awareness Tour to kick off at Brunswick, Georgia, May 10, 2019. The purpose ... More
Maj. Stephen Pituch, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Maj. Stephen Pituch, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, flys a WC-130J aircraft through Hurricane Florence during a storm mission. The weather data is sent to the National Hurricane Center to assist in... More
Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters use dropsondes
Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters use dropsondes to collect weather data such as wind speed, wind direction, pressure and temperature. Several of these were dropped into Hurricane Douglas July 24, 2020, The d... More
Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 53rd Weather
Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, provide weather data to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. While this may be their typic... More
Maj. Kimberly Spusta, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Maj. Kimberly Spusta, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, collects weather data for the National Hurricane Center duing a flight into Hurricane Harvey Aug. 24, 2017 out o... More
A Univision Reporter interviews Gladys Rubio, meteorologist
A Univision Reporter interviews Gladys Rubio, meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center Tropical Analysis and forecast branch, Dr. Richard Knabb, NHC director, Dr. Lixion Avila, NHC senior hurricane spec... More
Courtesy graphic by NOAA
Courtesy graphic by NOAA
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron takes off May 16, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters departed today on their first storm tasking of the 2020 Atlan... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Nevarez (left),
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Nevarez (left), 502nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management shift leader, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Silva (right), 502OSS airfield management operations supervisor, l... More
Air Force Reserve Maj. Ben Blair, 53rd Weather
Air Force Reserve Maj. Ben Blair, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, keeps an eye on his instruments while flying into Hurricane Dorian, Sept. 3, 2019 after the storm passed over the Bahamas. The 53rd ... More
Mexican dignitaries pose for a photo as a 403rd Wing
Mexican dignitaries pose for a photo as a 403rd Wing WC-130J arrives at Cozumel, Mexico, April 21, 2015 as part of the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour April 20-25, 2015. The outreach program, which began in ... More
Callie Lips, wife of Ricky Lips, 403rd Maintenance
Callie Lips, wife of Ricky Lips, 403rd Maintenance Group, surveys the damage to her home after severe flooding. Airmen from the 403rd Wing came together to help one another with response and recovery Aug. 19 af... More
Maj. Devon Burton, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Maj. Devon Burton, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, is interviewed by Maity Interiano, Univision’s Emmy Award winning reporter, Aug. 31, 2019 over the Atlantic Ocean. The Hurricane Hunters were able ... More
Maj. Kendall Dunn, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Maj. Kendall Dunn, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, conducts the preflight checklist of a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft June 5, 2020 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Hurricane Hunters we... More
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew flies
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew flies into Hurricane Douglas, the first hurricane in the Pacific this season, July 26, 2020, to collect weather data to assist the Central Pacific Hurricane Center ... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joel Ruiz (left), 502nd Operations
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joel Ruiz (left), 502nd Operations Support Squadron airfield systems supervisor, and Dwight Lyons, 502OSS electronics technician, trouble shoot radio communications equipment in suppor... More
Maj. Grant Wagner, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Maj. Grant Wagner, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron navigator, reviews a map of the Gulf of Mexico during a flight into Hurricane Harvey Aug. 24, 2017 out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air F... More
Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Donny Arseneaux, 53rd
Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Donny Arseneaux, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, conducts the launch of dropsondes as the Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Dorian, Sept. 3, 2019 after the st... More
U.S. Navy Ensign Casey Densmore, a member of the Naval
U.S. Navy Ensign Casey Densmore, a member of the Naval Academy's Training and Research in Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Cyclones, or TROPIC team, reviews the data from the Airborne eXpendable Ba... More
Children from a local elementary school in Huatulco,
Children from a local elementary school in Huatulco, Mexico, tour the WC-130J May 7, 2014, during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour. The CHAT, a joint effort between National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini... More
An 815th Airlift Squadron aircrew flies a C-130J Super
An 815th Airlift Squadron aircrew flies a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 3, 2017. The flight marked the squadron's return to a full operational capability status m... More
Senior Airman Nathan Calloway, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Senior Airman Nathan Calloway, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, checks the data collected during a storm mission into Hurricane Florence. The weather data is sent to the National Hurricane Cente... More
Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” took part in the 2017 Hurricane Awareness Tour, which made its first stop in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada May 7, 2017. The purpose of the ... More
Maj. Tobi Baker, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Maj. Tobi Baker, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial weather reconnaissance officer, checks data during a storm mission into Hurricane Florence. The weather data is sent to the National Hurricane Center... More
Proposed flight paths for the next atmospheric river
Proposed flight paths for the next atmospheric river missions Jan. 30 at San Diego, Calif. The Hurricane Hunters are slated to perform “AR recon” from January through March. Scientists led by Scripps at the Ins... More
The 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
The 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flew by Singing River Health System, Pascagoula, May 5, 2020, as part of the "Hercs for Heroes" tribute to all the h... More
The 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
The 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flew by Singing River Health System, Pascagoula, May 5, 2020, as part of the "Hercs for Heroes" tribute to all the h... More
Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 53rd Weather
Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, provide weather data to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. While this may be their typic... More
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather
A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron taxis to the runway May 16, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters departed today on their first storm tasking of the ... More
Commander updates civilian workforce
Chief Master Sgt. Mark S. Kettner, 403rd Maintenance Group, was recognized for 30-years of civil service. Senior Master Sgt. Erick Johnson, 403rd Maintenance Squadron, was also presented with a certificate and ... More
Here we go again: 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues to fly Trop...
U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from... More
Maj. Nicole Mitchell, an Aerial Reconnaissance Weather
Maj. Nicole Mitchell, an Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Officer speaks with Canadian Air Cadets during the Halifax, Nova Scotia stop of the 2015 Hurricane Awareness Tour at the Halifax-Stanfield International Ai... More
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air Force
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit located at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi., gathered weather information during a mission into Hurricane Dorian Sep. 2, 2019. The data th... More
Lt. Col. Matthew Muha, the new commander of the 53rd
Lt. Col. Matthew Muha, the new commander of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron looks on as he watches one of the Hurricane Hunter WC-130Js prepare to fly to St. Croix for the Roll up mission signifying th... More
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird aircraft
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron looks out the cockpit window during a flight into Hurricane Hermine Sept. 1, 2016. Hurricane Hermi... More