An Airman from the 403rd Maintenance Squadron, at Keesler AFB, Miss., prepares to deploy to the Virgin Islands to collect data on Hurricane Igor currently out in the Caribbean Sept. 15, 2010. Known as the "Hurricane Hunters", the 53rd WRS's is the only operational unit in the world flying weather reconnaissance on a routine basis. Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller

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