Master Sgt. Dan Oien on "Who wants to be a Millionaire"

Master Sgt. Dan Oien correctly answers one of the early questions on "Who wants to be a Millionaire." He eventually walked away $8,000 richer. (Photo Courtesy of Valleycrest Productions Ltd.)

Master Sgt. Dan Oien on "Who wants to be a Millionaire."

Master Sgt. Dan Oien talks with "Who wants to be a Millionaire" host Meredith Vieira during the show's filming in August 2007. He eventually walked away $8,000 richer. (Photo Courtesy of Valleycrest Productions Ltd.)

Giving back to the local community

Staff Sgt. Brandon Jacobson, NCO in charge of network infrastructure for AFWA's 2nd Systems Operations Squadron, checks out some of the new school supplies with 8-year-old Lorenso Carey. An AFWA team collected some 200 pounds of assorted school supplies and delivered them Aug. 23 to Indian Hill Elementary School in Omaha. (Photo by G. A. Volb)

American Forces Network Weather Center Upgrades

Staff Sgt. Annette Prato, a broadcast weather technician at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., uses their new WSI system to create visuals for their Pacific weather forecast. According to the Rancho Cordova, Calif., native the final product will include detailed graphics, precipitation and an audio voice over.

Hurricane Hunter

Second Lt. Doug Gautrau, 26th Operational Weather Squadron, stands in front of an infared satellite image of Hurricane Katrina in the briefing room of the 26th OWS.

15th OWS Performers

Mr. Norman Watts, a 15th Operational Weather Squadron network/system administrator, checks the squadron’s server performance. The squadron uploads more than 120,000 files (10 Gbytes) daily. Photo by Mr. Marv Lynchard.

Convoy Operations

Lt Ryan Rickert and MSgt James Myer shoot an azimuth during LANDNAV

Convoy Operations

Second from the left, Army Sgt. First Class David Gavit and left, Staff Sgt. Derek Dinger review lessons learned from a convoy scenario.

Santa visits the Philippines

Will Rioseco, a gunner’s mate with SEAL Team 5, Coronado, CA, and SGT Brian Bochat, an administrative NCO with the 1/19th Special Forces Group, Army National Guard, based in Camp Williams, Utah, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Fred Grant, a special operations weather NCO with the 181st Weather Flight, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas, distribute gifts to children of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. All three service members are deployed to Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines (JSOTF-P). (Photo by SGT Tim Meyer, JSOTF-P Public Affairs)

Staff Sgt. Jay Sablan,

Staff Sgt. Jay Sablan, Air Force Weather Agency Communications Directorate, Network Systems Administrator, replaces a failed hard drive on the Air Force Weather Agency server.

Got Special Ops?

Lt. Avi Jacobson, 16th Operations Support Squadron, uses a compass for land navigation training during Special Operations Weather team orientation Tuesday at Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force Photograph by Senior Airman Ali Flisek)

Weather watcher

Master Sgt. Troy Rames, NCOIC of the Combat Weather Team, checks the radar screen for developing weather in the local area.

Air Force, Navy weather forecasters form one front

Aerographers Mate 2nd Class Evelyn Michael prepares weather briefs for aircrews throughout Europe from Sembach Air Base, Germany, Aug. 30. Petty Office Michael is one of the new Navy weather forecasters at Sembach's 20th Operational Weather Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. John Lasky)

Air Force, Navy weather forecasters form one front

Senior Airman John Gleese and Aerographers Mate 2nd Class Evelyn Michael review weather updates at Sembach Air Base, Germany, Aug. 30. The two are weather forecasters with Sembach's 20th Operational Weather Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. John Lasky)

Homestead reservists prepare for Ernesto

Ron Smith checks on the conditions of Tropical Storm Ernesto Aug. 29. The storm is expected to make landfall late this evening, while the base will see heavy thunderstorms and lightning by mid-afternoon. Reservists of the 482nd Fighter Wing have been preparing for the storm for several days. Mr. Smith is chief of weather operations at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Galindo)

Changes in weather agency structure improve efficiency

Senior Airman Javier Acosta works in the flight weather briefing cell at the 25th Operational Weather Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The weather cell distributes various weather briefings to pilots and mission planners. (U.S. Air Force photo/Miles Brown)

Air Force provides Army's weather support

Staff Sgt. Craig Gaillardet attaches the lightning detector to the weather station at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Germany, June 21. Sergeant Gaillardet, a Pecos, Texas, native, is a combat weather forecaster with the 7th Weather Squadron headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

Hurricane response

Weather forecaster Staff Sgt. Mitchell Westlund takes part in a hurricane response exercise hurricane at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Wednesday, May 17, 2006. The 46th Weather Squadron troop said indications are this will be an above average season for storms and that it would be a mistake to take hurricane preparations lightly. With the season right around the corner, from June through November, Eglin held a three-day exercise May 15 through May 17, called "Hurricane Lisette," to prepare for the next big storm. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Timothy P. Barela)

Weather squadrons complete merger

Master Sgt. Charles Hoffman and Senior Airman Christopher Eklund collaborate and discuss weather forecasts for Korea and Japan on the operations floor Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Sergeant Hoffman and Airman Eklund are with the 17th Operational Weather Squadron, which provides Pacific Air Forces with tailored operational forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Weather squadrons complete merger

Airman 1st Class Lindsay Jewell watches the weather over Japan on the operations floor Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Airman Lindsay is a weather forecast apprentice with the 17th Operational Weather Squadron, which provides Pacific Air Forces with tailored operational forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Operational Readiness Exercise

Staff Sgt. Ralph Nehring and Capt. Steve Maile, 16th Operations Support Squadron, set up the Davis Tactical Weather Obeserving Station at an exercise Wednesday. The exercise is in preparation for the upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection.

Washington weatherman

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Retired Master Sgt. Dave Law, broadcast weatherman, KHQ6, Spokane, Wash., uses leading edge technologies to bring weather forecasts into the homes of Americans Jan. 6. During his 23 years of service he forecasted the weather for pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Gallahan)

Special operations weather

Staff Sgt. Jody Ball, 10th Combat Weather Squadron, scans the surrounding area for threats while Tech Sgt. Rick Rohde, 10th CWS, collects weather data during a training exercise held near Hurlburt Field, Fla.

Weather warriors

Capt. Don Garrett, 10th Combat Weather Squadron, leads a special operations weather team during training near Hurlburt Field, Fla. Special operations meteorologists provide weather information to operators from thoughout the U.S. Special Operations Command.