The Air Force Tech Report is a video series that gives viewers a quick look at current technology the Air Force uses to fly, fight and win. In this week's episode, the Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron use high-tech equipment called a "dropsonde" to aid in the forecasting of hurricanes and other tropical storms. Watch this week's Air Force Tech Report on the Military.com Video Center.
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![Cars cross the "Paso del Norte" International Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday Feb. 11, 2026, on the border with El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/ap26042599784043.jpg?itok=0rMeJezl "Cars cross the "Paso del Norte" International Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday Feb. 11, 2026, on the border with El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)")
