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Lt. Col. Brian Schroeder, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, collects data on Hurricane Odile Sept. 14, 2014. Schroeder is one of 20 ARWOs in the Air Force, all assigned to the 53rd WRS at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The ARWO operates the computerized weather reconnaissance equipment and acts as flight director in the storm environment. They use the equipment to determine the storm's center and analyze atmospheric conditions such as pressure, temperature, dew point and wind speed. This data is sent in real time via satellite link to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Monteleone)
| Date Taken: | 09.14.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 12.29.2016 15:31 |
| Photo ID: | 3080458 |
| VIRIN: | 140914-F-IL418-001 |
| Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
| Size: | 5.49 MB |
| Location: | KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISSISSIPPI, US |
| Web Views: | 58 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
This work, Lt. Col. Brian Schroeder, 53 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, scans the radar while flying through Hurricane Odile off of the West Coast of Mexico. This was the first mission to into the storm headed for the Baja Pene [Image 4 of 4], by TSgt Nicholas Monteleone, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
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