Posted: 09/01/2008
A WC-130J Hurricane Hunter takes off for a mission into the eye of Hurricane Ike Sept. 10 from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. With the exception of two palletized weather stations, the WC-130J is not modified for missions into hurricanes and other troical weather. The aircraft is manned by reservists from the 53rd Weather Reconniassance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)