Hurricane Hunters patrol Gustav from Homestead Air Reserve Base
Maj. J.D. Haig (left) and Lt. Col. Troy Anderson, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, patrol Tropical Storm Gustav during a mission out of Homestead Air Reserve Base on Aug. 27. The Hurricane Hunters are the only operational unit in the world flying weather reconnaissance on a routine basis. They provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Central Pacific for the National Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Erik Hofmeyer)
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