![Hurricane Hunters Facing Tough Choices](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2013/07/Hurricane-Hunter-Flickr-user-Airwolfhound-630x420.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hurricane Hunters Facing Tough Choices
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Hurricane Hunters are tracking Tropical Storm Dorian while also keeping an eye on the bottom line.
With budget reductions and furloughs, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is facing some tough choices as to which storms they fly into and how often.
Col. Craig LaFave, commander of the 403rd Reserve Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, tells WLOX-TV that the Hurricane Hunters will only be able to fly so many missions at a time.
LaFave says the 53rd can do two missions for a short time but three is impossible.
Officials say if two simultaneous missions prove to be too much, it may come down to some hard choices.
LaFave says his team is trying to figure out ways to make the numbers work.
___
Information from: WLOX-TV, http://www.wlox.com
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Hurricane Hunter Aircraft To Fly Into Gulf System Today](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2019/07/JULY-10-Tropics.png?w=980&q=75)
![Hurricane Hunters To Fly Into Disturbance In The Gulf Today](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2018/05/star.nesdis.nooa_.gov_.png?w=980&q=75)
![Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Experiences Mid Air Emergency](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/09/Gulfstream-Jet-courtesy-NOAA.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Flying Into The Eye Of Hurricane Irma [Video]](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/05/Hurricane-Hunter.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Donald Trump Has Made His Vice Presidential Pick](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2159730000.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Man Wins $100,000 With Lottery Strategy From Watching ‘Lottery Changed My Life’](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2022/04/attachment-giorgio-trovato-BRl69uNXr7g-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana to be Prominently Featured at Republican National Convention](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-RNC-LOGO.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![What We Know About the 20-Year-Old Man Who Tried to Assassinate Donald Trump](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161922154.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Local Officer Encountered Gunman Just Before He Shot Toward Trump at Rally](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161922387.jpg?w=980&q=75)