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Preflight Checks

Air Force Maj. Lucas Caulder, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, goes through preflight checks on a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 22, 2022. The squadron is deployed from their home base of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., to support atmospheric data collection efforts in Hurricane Fiona and the suspect area near the Lesser Antilles.

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