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Lt. Col. Dave Gentile, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aircraft commander, and Maj. Alex Boykin, 53rd WRS pilot, steer a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft inside the eye of Hurricane Ian Sept. 27, 2022. The WC-130J is specially equipped with a weather officer pallet, a dropsonde operator pallet, and a stepped frequency microwave radiometer allowing it to collect data in weather events and send it via satellite to forecasters and researches for use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
| Date Taken: | 09.27.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 09.27.2022 18:25 |
| Photo ID: | 7438913 |
| VIRIN: | 220927-F-KV687-1121 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 5.84 MB |
| Location: | KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISSISSIPPI, US |
| Web Views: | 166 |
| Downloads: | 16 |
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