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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Levi Denham performs start-up inspections in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, Sept. 16, 2010. Denham is a WC-130J Hercules aircraft weather reconnaissance loadmaster assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Known as "Hurricane Hunters," the squadron's mission is to provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

SAINT CROIX INSPECTION

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Levi Denham performs start-up inspections in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, Sept. 16, 2010. Denham is a WC-130J Hercules aircraft weather reconnaissance loadmaster assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Known as "Hurricane Hunters," the squadron's mission is to provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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