73 AXBTs deployed in 4 storms:
-Dennis:
13 from 2 flights
-Katrina:
4
-Ophelia:
14 from 2 flights
-Rita:
42 from 4 flights in 2 days
Pre-Rita (9/15): 33 AXCP/AXCTDs, 18 AXBTs
Post- Rita (9/26): 56 AXBTs
Deployments into Loop Current warm eddy
Overall success rate: 95% from Sippicans (1988)