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)