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    Hurricane Hunters - Hurricane Florence [Image 12 of 22]

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    Hurricane Hunters - Hurricane Florence

    SAVANAH, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

    09.11.2018

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben 

    4th Combat Camera Squadron

    A Air Force Reserve member of the Hurricane Hunters straps down dropsound tubes to the floor of the C130J Hercules. One dropsound tube is dropped every 400 miles to get a vertical reading on a given point in hurrican Florence, Sep. 11, 2018 out of Savanah Air National Guard base, Georgia. The U.S. Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, or Hurricane Hunters, (departs for/ returns from / conducts) a storm tasking mission into Hurricane Florence, currently a category 4 storm. The taskings provide weather data for the National Hurricane Center to assist in providing up-to-date and accurate information for storm forecasts.  (U.S. Air Force Photo by Technical Sgt. Chris Hibben)

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    Date Taken: 09.11.2018
    Date Posted: 09.11.2018 19:48
    Photo ID: 4720891
    VIRIN: 180911-F-PS957-0072
    Resolution: 3712x5568
    Size: 8.43 MB
    Location: SAVANAH, GEORGIA, US

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