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Lt. Col. Jon Talbot points to the eye of Hurricane Julio during a hurricane flight off the coast of Hawaii Aug. 9, 2014.Talbot is a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer. The Hurricane Hunters returned from their second deployment to Hawaii this year. The 53rd WRS deployed to Hawaii Oct. 16-20, 2014, to fly Hurricane Ana. The 53rd WRS and 403rd Wing maintenance personnel deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, twice this year to fly storm missions into Hurricanes Iselle, Julio and Ana. The "Hurricane Hunters" fly storm missions in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during the hurricane season, June 1 to Nov. 30 yearly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)