A rainbow forms in the eye of Hurricane Irma as Citizen
Summary
A rainbow forms in the eye of Hurricane Irma as Citizen Airmen of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, fly a WC-130J into the hurricane, Sep. 10, 2017. The Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" fly WC-130J Super Hercules through the eye of active hurricanes to collect weather data using aircraft and externally dropped sensors to provide accurate weather data to the National Hurricane Center on approaching hurricanes. The Reserve Citizen Airmen provide 100 percent of the Air Force capability in low-level, real time data collection in Atlantic and Pacific Ocean tropical weather systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg)