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by SSgt Andrew Lee

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After completing a flight over the Gulf of Mexico, a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130 Hercules is hosed down at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 5, 2013. The water pressure removes salt that accumulates on the aircraft when it flies through storms over the ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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Photographer's Narrative

 

Covering the Hurricane Hunters with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, I got the opportunity to watch a C-130 Hercules returning from a mission go through the “Bird Bath.” As soon as it started driving over the plate to release the spraying water, I took my photo right after the face of the plane and the blades went through the wall of white.