A lull in hurricane action, in early October, gives maintenance crews a bit more breathing room to work on the squadron&apos;s fleet of C-130J&apos;s and allows squadron members some time to participate in public air shows. But down time is...

Christian D&apos;Andrea

The Birth of a Monster

A lull in hurricane action, in early October, gives maintenance crews a bit more breathing room to work on the squadron's fleet of C-130J's and allows squadron members some time to participate in public air shows. But down time is not long-lived. Tropical depression 18 is brewing in the Caribbean with the potential to grow into a serious storm threatening Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and perhaps even the eastern coast of the United States. The Hurricane Hunters take off for a low level investigation to determine if the system spotted on satellite is indeed becoming a tropical storm. While flying in foreign air space, the crew runs into problems gaining clearance to descend to the required 500 feet altitude for the invest. The delay burns more fuel needed for the long return flight to their base in Biloxi. Time is running out when a hunch from the weather officer leads the crew to their goal - an area that confirms four directions of circulating winds. With that data, tropical depression 18 is upgraded to a tropical storm named Sandy. Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti call for life saving evacuations and the Hurricane Hunters prepare for future flights tracking Sandy as it heads up the US Eastern seaboard.

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