WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: After graduating high school in 2017, Mobile, Alabama, native Eric Lucas could not see a way forward. College was beyond his family's means, and he couldn't reliably commute to a job without a car. Then, his father heard an advertisement on the radio for a coastal conservation corps pilot program located only 10 minutes from his house. Lucas had never thought about conservation but decided to gi  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 2024 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons ended Nov. 30, marking the end of another active season for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Better known as the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, the unit, which flies WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft to collect weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts, flew 107 missions int  more