2 Dec 2021

Hurricane Hunters wrap up 2021 season; brace for winter ops

Nov. 30 marked the end of the Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons and for the second year in a row, the Atlantic tropical basin produced a full list of named storms. Eight of those storms made landfall in the U.S. with two making landfall as hurricanes, one of those being a major hurricane in category 4 Hurricane Ida.

28 Jul 2020

Hurricane Hunters fly first Pacific hurricane

The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew flew into the first hurricane of the Pacific Ocean season to collect weather data to assist the Central Pacific Hurricane Center with their forecasts.

31 May 2019

SecAF Farewell / Wright-Patterson AFB Storm Damage / F-35 Deploy

Today's look around the Air Force features Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson's farewell, storm damage at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and F-35 Lightning II deployments to Aviano Air Base, Italy.

4 Feb 2019

Air Force, industry meet to discuss rebuilding Tyndall

Air Force representatives met with more than 450 industry professionals and community leaders Jan. 31 to begin a dialogue and partnership that will eventually lead to the rebuilding of Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, as an “installation of the future.”

17 Oct 2018

Air Force responds to Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 hurricane Oct. 10, with Tyndall Air Force Base directly in its path. Active-duty and National Guard service members were pre-positioned to provide assistance during the storm. And within hours after the hurricane ended, additional Airmen began arriving from across the country to assess the damage, clear the path for first responders, begin to repair the base and provide humanitarian assistance to the area.

11 Oct 2018

Hurricane Hunters inside eye as Michael makes landfall

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron started flying into Hurricane Michael Oct. 7 and over the next four days observed it intensify from a possible tropical depression to a Category 4 storm, which made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 10.

10 Sep 2018

Yesterday’s Air Force: Hurricane Hunters

What started as a dare more than 70 years ago turned into the way we predict hurricanes today. Find out how the Air Force got started in a critical mission that saves lives by flying through hurricanes.

8 Sep 2017

Air Force activates accountability system in response to Hurricane Irma

Air Force officials recently activated the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System for total force personnel and their family members who may be affected by Hurricane Irma, a powerful storm that is expected to hit the southern U.S. Sept. 9-10, 2017.