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    Hurricane Hunters conduct buoy drops over Pacific [Image 1 of 2]

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    Hurricane Hunters conduct buoy drops over Pacific

    KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    12.16.2021

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    403rd Wing

    A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., gets deiced prior to a mission from Ketchikan, Alaska, Dec. 16, 2021. The mission consists of dropping weather buoys into areas of the Pacific Ocean designated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, who will use the data collected from the buoys to study atmospheric rivers. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo.)

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    Date Taken: 12.16.2021
    Date Posted: 12.20.2021 09:00
    Photo ID: 6982981
    VIRIN: 211216-F-F3652-1002
    Resolution: 3955x2373
    Size: 1.41 MB
    Location: KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, US

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