Photo by Marnee Losurdo | 403rd Wing | 04.12.2024
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, is renowned for its daring missions into hurricanes, but their work extends beyond tropical storms. During the winter months, they shift their focus to atmospheric rivers—narrow corridors of concentrated moisture that can bring intense rainfall and cause significant flooding,......
Courtesy Photo | 403rd Wing | 12.16.2021
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......
Courtesy Photo | 403rd Wing | 12.16.2021
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......
Courtesy Photo | 403rd Wing | 12.15.2021
A pallet of three weather buoys parachutes to the Pacific Ocean after being released by the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters Dec. 15, 2021. The buoys will provide data from atmospheric rivers for Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes to study over the next few years. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)...
Courtesy Photo | 403rd Wing | 12.15.2021
A pallet of three weather buoys parachutes to the Pacific Ocean after being released by the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters Dec. 15, 2021. The buoys will provide data from atmospheric rivers for Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes to study over the next few years. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)...
Courtesy Photo | 403rd Wing | 12.15.2021
A pallet of three weather buoys parachutes to the Pacific Ocean after being released by the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters Dec. 15, 2021. The buoys will provide data from atmospheric rivers for Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes to study over the next few years. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)...
Courtesy Photo | 403rd Wing | 12.15.2021
A pallet of three weather buoys parachutes to the Pacific Ocean after being released by the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters Dec. 15, 2021. The buoys will provide data from atmospheric rivers for Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes to study over the next few years. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.12.2017
Marc Rothwell (right), a seasoned ice navigator and retired Canadian Coast Guard Captain, helps Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Armstrong navigate the waters of Bellot Strait in Nunavut, Canada, from the bridge of Coast Guard Cutter Maple, August 12, 2017. Rothwell has more than 36 years of maritime experience and first began navigating in Arctic waters in 1982. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd......
