DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE                    
                       Air Force Reserve Command                     



MEMORANDUM FOR ARWO Scheduler                               29 May 22

FROM: 53 WRS Flight Meteorologist                                    

SUBJECT: Mission Summary Report                                      


                G E N E R A L  I N F O R M A T I O N                 
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| Mission Type        | Hurricane                                            |
| Tasking             | 1730Z (14.4N, 98.7W)                                 |
| Mission ID          | 5306 0101E AGATHA                                    |
| Departure Base/Time | KBIX 05/29/22 16:07                                  |
| Arrival Base/Time   | KBIX 05/30/22 00:21                                  |
| Flight Time         |  8.2 hours                                           |
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                          F I X   P O I N T S              
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|                | Latitude  | Longitude  |  SLP  | MWnd |  SWS  |           |
|    Date/Time   | dd mm N/S | ddd mm E/W |   mb  |  kt  |   kt  | Hurricane |
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| 05/29/22 20:09 | 14 06 N   | 098 42 W   |  968  | 107  |   95  |           |
| 05/29/22 20:09 | 14 06 N   | 098 42 W   |  968  | 107  |   95  |    X      |
| 05/29/22 20:09 | 14 06 N   | 098 42 W   |  968  | 107  |   95  |           |
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                      C R E W   R O S T E R                          
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|AC   | Fast                                                                 |
|CP   | Manganaro                                                            |
|Nav  | Burton                                                               |
|ARWO | Olsen, Baker, Rickert                                                |
|LM   | Hogue, Zieman, Taylor                                                |
|OTHER|                                                                      |
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REMARKS:
9 RECCOs, 3 dropsondes, 1 VDM (13 total obs)
Fix mission into Hurricane Agatha (originally planned for 1730Z at 14.4N. 98.7W). Took off on 5303 at 28/1233Z, but had to turn back shortly after takeoff due to drop pallet critical failure error message. Landed at 28/1306Z and met shop tried to troubleshoot the pallet. It required more time, so we switched to the spare plane (5304). Worked through starting engine checklist and had a high pressure caution between engine 3 and engine 4 start. Shut down, tried again and had the same error so we switched to a third spare (5306). Took off again at 28/1607Z for a late fix around 28/2009Z. Only made one penetration and cut the mission short due to severe turbulence, rapid intensification, and ragged convection around the "eyewall" of the storm. Ultimately the crew made the decision that it was no longer safe to go back through (rapidly lost airspeed) and turned back home before we were able to complete the full alpha pattern.

Penetrations Logged:  1            ARWO:____________________________________

Penetrations Verified:          Verifier:____________________________________

Penetrations Posted:              Awards:____________________________________