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A U.S. Air Force Reserve WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, drops ocean buoys ahead of Hurricane Erin Aug. 18, 2025 during a mission supporting the Surface Atmosphere Sea Coupling: WAves, Turbulence, Currents, and Hurricanes (SASCWATCH) Project. The squadron, known as the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, is working with the U.S. Navy and partner agencies to collect real-time data on waves, currents, and atmospheric turbulence to improve understanding of how tropical cyclones form and intensify. The 53rd WRS is a unit of the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force video by Lt. Col. Mark Withee)
| Date Taken: | 08.18.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.19.2025 09:40 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 974056 |
| VIRIN: | 250818-F-F3652-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_111239950 |
| Length: | 00:01:41 |
| Location: | KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISSISSIPPI, US |
| Downloads: | 21 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 21 |
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