Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters Collect Critical Data Inside Hurricane Ike

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09.12.2008

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Lt. Col. Mark Carter looks at the sunset after flying nine hours on a Hurricane Ike mission on board a WC-130J Hercules, Sept. 10, 2008, over the Gulf of Mexico. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters of the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss, fly 24-hours-a-day, collecting data inside the heart of Hurricane Ike. The data collected by the Hurricane Hunters improve the National Hurricane Center forecast by 30 percent. Colonel Carter is a pilot with the 403rd Wing. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Chad E. Gibson

• Date Taken: 09.12.2008
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 19:40
• Photo ID: 9155239
• VIRIN: 080912-D-D0439-7223
• Resolution: 2815x1877
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• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)