NOAA 44, AOC’s latest addition to its P-3 fleet, sits in its hangar at MacDill AFB, FL undergoing maintenance and upgrading. This plane is
scheduled to be used for NOAA’s air quality monitoring and is not intended for use in hurricane research. It will, however, free up the other two P-3s so they can be more readily available during hurricane season. Photo credit : Sim Aberson NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division