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!
If the Air Force is in line for a big budget bump from President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2027, the head of Air Combat Command said he would make aircraft spare parts his top spending priority—but cautioned that more money to buy parts won’t equal a…


