Hurricane hunter Maj. David Gentile, WC-130J pilot for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, flies towards the sunset after a pass through Hurricane Laura from Charleston International Airport, Aug. 25, 2020. The 53rd WRS operates out of Keesler Air Force Base, MS, and plays an important role in the forecasting of tropical systems by flying directly into storms and collecting atmospheric data satellites cannot reach, improving the area of impact forecast by up to 25 percent.

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