Lt. Col. Jeff Ragusa, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

Lt. Col. Jeff Ragusa, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, talks about the Hurricane Hunter mission during a media interview May 8, 2018. The 53rd WRS, an Air Force Reserve unit in the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, took part in the 2018 NOAA Gulf Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour May 7-11, 2018. This is the fourth year the Hurricane Hunters participated in all five stops of the awareness and preparedness event, which was in conjunction with National Hurricane Preparedness Week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)