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NOAA43 Takeoff for an Equipment Calibration Flight

August 20, 2019
Media: Video

G-IV Takeoff from AOC

August 7, 2019
Media: Video

NOAA WP-3D Orion taking off from Lakeland, FL on 10 July 2019

July 10, 2019
Media: Video
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Lightning in TS Barry as seen from NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft on 12 July 2019

July 12, 2019
Media: Video
[Engine noise only.]
NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion with New Livery - October 2016

NOAA 'Hurricane Hunter' supports tornado study

May 14, 2019
Media: Article

A highly-instrumented NOAA aircraft is collecting data across the Great Plains to improve our understanding of the relationships between severe thunderstorms and tornado formation.
Flight Director Paul Flaherty and Technician Jim Warnecke prepare for departure prior to the 2019 Hurricane Awareness Tour

AOC Personnel on 2019 Hurricane Awareness Tour

May 8, 2019
Media: Image
NOAA WP-3D Orion on Hurricane Awareness Tour 2019

NOAA WP-3D Orion on Hurricane Awareness Tour 2019

May 8, 2019
Media: Image
Pilots in cockpit of NOAA's Gulfstream IV

LCDR Waddington and CAPT Twining in NOAA's Gulfstream IV

April 30, 2019
Media: Image
CDR Ryan Kidder at the controls of NOAA's King Air

NOAA King Air Overflight of Hurricane Michael Damage

October 11, 2019
Media: Image
CAPT Kristie Twining and LCDR Rebecca Waddington in the NOAA Gulfstream IV's cockpit

Meet the Pilots: Capt. Twining and Lt. Cmdr. Waddington

February 5, 2019
Media: Article

On August 5, 2018, NOAA Corps officers Capt. Kristie Twining and Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Waddington became the first all-female team to pilot a NOAA aircraft during a hurricane mission.

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