SEEKING: full time aviators slash weather enthusiasts for unique opportunity. SCHEDULE: hurricane season. WORK SITE: Lakeland, FL; Biloxi, MS; and the eye of a hurricane. Members of the Air Force and NOAA Corps spend months each year flying back and forth through hurricanes collecting information vital to weather prediction. On the Season 11 premiere of AirSpace, we talk to three of them and get the download on what it takes to do that job.Thanks to our guests in this episode:<ul>
<li>Lieutenant Colonel Mark Withee, Air Force 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron</li>
<li>Commander Kevin Doremus, NOAA Corps</li>
<li>Lieutenant Thomas Smith, NOAA Corps</li>
</ul>The transcript for this episode is at <a href="http://s.si.edu/airspaces11e1">s.si.edu/airspaces11e1</a>.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter at <a href="http://s.si.edu/airspacenewsletter">s.si.edu/airspacenewsletter</a>.AirSpace is made possible with the generous support of Lockheed Martin.

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 &lt;p&gt;SEEKING: full time aviators slash weather enthusiasts for unique opportunity. SCHEDULE: hurricane season. WORK SITE: Lakeland, FL; Biloxi, MS; and the eye of a hurricane. Members of the Air Force and NOAA Corps spend months each year flying back and forth through hurricanes collecting information vital to weather prediction. On the Season 11 premiere of AirSpace, we talk to three of them and get the download on what it takes to do that job.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to our guests in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lieutenant Colonel Mark Withee, Air Force 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Commander Kevin Doremus, NOAA Corps&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lieutenant Thomas Smith, NOAA Corps&lt;/li&gt;
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SEEKING: full time aviators slash weather enthusiasts for unique opportunity. SCHEDULE: hurricane season. WORK SITE: Lakeland, FL; Biloxi, MS; and the eye of a hurricane. Members of the Air Force and NOAA Corps spend months each year flying back and forth through hurricanes collecting information vital to weather prediction. On the Season 11 premiere of AirSpace, we talk to three of them and get the download on what it takes to do that job.

Thanks to our guests in this episode:

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Withee, Air Force 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Commander Kevin Doremus, NOAA Corps
Lieutenant Thomas Smith, NOAA Corps

The transcript for this episode is at <a href="http://s.si.edu/airspaces11e1">s.si.edu/airspaces11e1</a>.

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter at <a href="http://s.si.edu/airspacenewsletter">s.si.edu/airspacenewsletter</a>.

AirSpace is made possible with the generous support of Lockheed Martin.

AirSpace

Eye of the Hurricane

Eye of the Hurricane

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