Hurricane Rita (September 17-25)
¥ 8 P-3 flights
¥4 NHC-tasked missions, 4 research missions
¥Covered lifecycle from tropical storm to hurricane status
¥Flew Frequent-Monitoring experiment, Ocean Winds, RAINEX, Ocean Response, components of landfall experiment, and post-storm AXBT survey

¥ 8 G-IV flights
¥September 19-23
¥All flights were back-to-back