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    Hurricane Hunters - Hurricane Florence [Image 17 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

    Dropsound tubes are strapped 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: 4720909
    VIRIN: 180911-F-PS957-0112
    Resolution: 5568x3712
    Size: 8.5 MB
    Location: SAVANAH, GEORGIA, US

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