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- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron abstract "The 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (AFRC), also known by its nickname, Hurricane Hunters, is a flying unit of the United States Air Force, and "the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes." Aligned under the 403d Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and based at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, it flies aircraft into tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific Ocean for the specific purpose of directly measuring weather data in and around those storms. The 53d WRS currently operates the Lockheed WC-130J aircraft as its weather data collection platform.The squadron was activated in 1944 during World War II as the 3rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, tracking weather in the North Atlantic between North America and Europe. Redesignated the 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron in 1945, the term "Hurricane Hunters" was first applied to its activities in 1946. The 53d became a part of the USAF before its inactivation in 1947, was reactivated in 1951 as a long range weather reconnaissance unit based in Bermuda and England, and since 1963 has been based in the southern United States or Puerto Rico with its primary mission the measurement of tropical cyclones. The 53d WRS moved to its present home station at Keesler AFB in 1973, and after being briefly inactivated again between 1991 and 1993, became an Air Force Reserve unit.The Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve are distinct from those of the Department of Commerce's NOAA Hurricane Hunters, based at MacDill AFB, Florida, which uses Lockheed WP-3D Orion and Gulfstream IV-SP aircraft for weather reconnaissance, data collection and scientific research missions. In accordance with its memorandum of agreement with NOAA, AFRC maintains a capability in the 53d WRS for five sorties per day from its home station and two deployed locations in support of requirements for the National Hurricane Operations Plan, or two sorties a day during winter storm seasons. The 53d also provides a subunit, the Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes ("CARCAH"), at the National Hurricane Center to coordinate the activities of both organizations.Concurrent with its operational mission, the 53d WRS is also tasked with recruiting, organizing and training assigned personnel to perform aerial weather reconnaissance, and its air crews are qualified to handle tactical airlift missions.".
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- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron garrison Mississippi.
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- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron role "Tropical storm weather reconnaissance".
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- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron aircraftRecon Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants.
- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron aircraftRecon Boeing_B-47_Stratojet.
- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron aircraftRecon Boeing_B-50_Superfortress.
- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron aircraftRecon List_of_Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress_variants.
- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron aircraftRecon Lockheed_WC-130.
- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron aircraftRecon North_American_B-25_Mitchell.
- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron aircraftRecon "WC-130A/B/E/H/ Hercules".
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- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron country "United States".
- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron currentCommander "Lt. Col. Matthew T. Muha".
- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron dates "1944".
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- 53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron comment "The 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (AFRC), also known by its nickname, Hurricane Hunters, is a flying unit of the United States Air Force, and "the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes." Aligned under the 403d Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and based at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, it flies aircraft into tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific Ocean for the specific purpose of directly measuring weather data in and around those storms. ".
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