AEWRON-4

Airborne Early Warning Squadron 4 (AEWRON-4 or VW-4), known as the "Hurricane Hunters," was a U.S. Navy aviation unit established in 1952. The squadron's primary mission was to conduct airborne early warning and weather reconnaissance, particularly tracking Atlantic hurricanes, using aircraft such as the Lockheed WV-2 Warning Star. Operating from NAS Jacksonville, Florida, and later NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, AEWRON-4 played a pivotal role in meteorological data collection and storm tracking throughout the Cold War era. The squadron was disestablished in 1975, having contributed significantly to both military early warning capability and civilian hurricane forecasting.