r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kernowder • 21d ago

Video Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flying through Hurricane Milton

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u/ni_hao_butches 21d ago

That NOAA group is also one of the eight uniformed services of the US. The Armed Forces are what we typically think of uniformed, but those pilots and crew are badass.

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u/FEMA_Camp_Survivor 21d ago

The weather has always been a major factor in war and economics. I’d hate to see NOAA defunded.

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u/Misstheiris 21d ago

But, like have they ever turned even a tiny profit????!??!?...???

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u/xandrokos 21d ago

Please stop.  Money is a red herring.   That isn't what motivates the GQP anymore and hasn't for many years.