How Busy Have the Hunters Been Air Force Reserve Command officials have toted up the numbers amassed by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s WC-130J Hurricane Hunters during this year’s hurricane season—124 missions flown, logging nearly 1,200 hours. They say that equates to flying for 50 days straight. Whew!
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.

