AFRC WC-130J 96-5300 from the 53rd WRS at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi takes off to hunt another hurricane. The parent 403rd is the only Department of Defense unit with the designated mission of flying into hurricanes to gather critical data for the National Weather Service. [USAF photo]
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News: Hurricane Hunters fly into Flossie [2007-08-14]
As Hurricane Flossie made its way across the Pacific, a few Airmen were doing the unthinkable -- making trips directly into the eye of the Category 4 storm.
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