Hurricane Hunters take off on first mission of 2025 hurricane season

Name: Hurricane Hunters take off on first mission of 2025 hurricane season
Uploaded: 2025-06-18T15:34:10-04:00
Duration: 30 s
Description: The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka the Hurricane Hunters, flew its first operational mission of the season on Wednesday heading to gather data on Hurricane Erick in the Eastern Pacific. The WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft departed Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi kicking off the first mission of an active storm season.

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Hurricane Hunters take off on first mission of 2025 hurricane season

The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka the Hurricane Hunters, flew its first operational mission of the season on Wednesday heading to gather data on Hurricane Erick in the Eastern Pacific. The WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft departed Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi kicking off the first mission of an active storm season.

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