WC-130J “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft from Air Force Reserve Command’s 403rd Wing at Keesler AFB, Miss., have deployed to a forward operating location on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands to be better positioned to monitor a new storm system brewing east of Barbados that may become a tropical depression, the base announced yesterday. The specially modified C-130s fly directly into the storms, utilizing their weather-monitoring gear to provide valuable, accurate data to National Hurricane Center forecasters. Earlier this month, a Keesler WC-130J tracked Hurricane Berta around Bermuda in the first storm-chase mission of the 2008 season.
Work Has Begun to Adapt Qatari 747 to Fly as Air Force One
Sept. 15, 2025
The Air Force has started modifying a Boeing 747 donated by Qatar for "executive airlift," a spokesperson said Sept. 15. President Donald Trump has said he wants to fly the jet as “Air Force One” since new presidential transports, held up by delays, won't be ready until after his term…
