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Video by Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben

Hurricane Hunters - Hurricane Florence

4th Combat Camera Squadron

Sept. 13, 2018 | 5:25

U.S. Air Force pilots and crew members of the 53 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron took flight from Savanah Air National Guard Base, Savanah, GA, September 13, 2018. The U.S. Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, or Hurricane Hunters, is conducting a storm tasking mission into Hurricane Florence using a WC-130J Hercules, currently a category 2 storm. The flight tasking provides critical and timely weather data for the National Hurricane Center to assist in providing up-to-date and accurate information for storm forecasts