Battlefield Weather

Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Dearborn (back center) briefs Soldiers during training at Fort Irwin, Calif. Dearborn is a battlefield weather forecaster assigned to the 3rd Weather Squadron at Fort Riley, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

Battlefield weather forecaster

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Rosebrock, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, battlefield weather forecaster, monitors weather data on Oct. 9, 2012, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. Rosebrock's hometown is Hutchinson, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

Battlefield weather forecasters

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Gagne, right, and Senior Airman Adam Chmielowski, left, both 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron battlefield weather forecasters, make a weather observation on Oct. 10, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

Artist's Rendering

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – This is an artist's rendering of the brand new 1st Weather Squadron headquarters facility scheduled to open here in October 2013. The new 16,286 square foot facility will replace the unit’s current 1950’s era building that is only 3,500 square feet and has limited storage and parking and only one restroom. (Courtesy graphic)

Deployed TMOS

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Senior Master Sgt. Paul Walker, left, a squadron superintendent, and Senior Airman Erik Dowling, a staff weather officer, both assigned to the 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, set up a Tactical Meteorological Observing Sensor at the north side of Salang Pass. The sensor will allow the Afghan Air Force to collect atmospheric data and disseminate it to ISAF and to the local Afghan population. (Photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra)

Home Again

OMAHA, Neb. -- Tech. Sgt. Chuck Minor, 2d Systems Operations Squadron, hugs his daughter, Sarah, at a local restaurant on Nov. 29, after returning home early from a year-long deployment to Iraq. Minor is the Air Force Weather Agency’s information technology procurement manager. (Air Force photo by Ryan Hansen)

Honoring Capt. Nylander

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Maj. Ken Burton, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron director of operations, participates in a 10-kilometer road race here May 30 to honor the memory of Capt. Nathan Nylander, a fellow Air Force weather officer who was killed in an attack at the Kabul International Airport on April 27. Major Burton ran the race in-conjunction with the Bolder Boulder, a 10-kilometer road race held annually on Memorial Day in Boulder, Colo., in his combat gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kerry Leverett)

Northern Lights viewing after geomagnetic storm

A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field on March 1st, sparking a day-long geomagnetic storm and bright auroras around the Arctic Circle, according to www.spaceweather.com (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

AFWA Auditorium

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Col. Robert Russell, Air Force Weather Agency commander, and Retired Chief Master Sgt. Peter Morris, unveil a plaque dedicating the AFWA auditorium to Chief Morris during a ceremony here Feb. 15. Chief Morris served 30 years in the Air Force and is widely recognized as one of their finest enlisted leaders and weather warriors. (Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates)

AFWA Auditorium

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Retired Chief Master Sgt. Peter Morris talks about his career in Air Force Weather during the dedication of the Air Force Weather Agency auditorium in his name here Feb. 15. Chief Morris served 30 years in the Air Force and is widely recognized as one of their finest enlisted leaders and weather warriors. (Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates)

Deployed Forecaster

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Ashley Barnett, a weather forecaster for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, collects data from a TMQ-53 weather sensor to observe conditions and update forecasts at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia, Oct. 28, 2010. The 386th AEW forecasters work behind the scenes to provide Air Force and Army personnel with accurate, up-to-date forecasts so flying missions can continue in support of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. Barnett is deployed from Air Mobility Command’s 305th Operations Support Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Laura Turner)

Iraqi weather forecasters

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Tech Sgt. Mike Adcock, a Task Force 38 weather forecaster, monitors a dust storm in northern Iraq on a satellite-produced image. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Lowry)

Iraq Air Force Weather Officer

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Capt. David Finlay, a weather advisor with the Iraqi Air Operations Center, instructs Iraq Air Force Maj. Majid, a weather officer with the Iraq Air Force meteorology department, at Camp Victory. A group of four Iraqi Air Force meteorologists just completed 52 days of classroom training based on the U.S. Air Force weather’s initial skill course.

Iraqi Boy Scouts learn about weather

BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Boy Scouts give a boy scout salute to both the U.S. and Iraqi Boy Scout flag. The boy scouts got to visit the Camp Victory Complex weather station while visiting with U.S. Air Force and Army personnel. (U.S. Air Force by Senior Airman Jarrod Chavana)

Warfighters take time for Air Force's 62nd birthday

Lt. Col. Brian Griffith discusses battlefield weather capabilities with Capt. Jacob Chisolm at the Air Force's 62nd birthday Sept. 18, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Colonel Griffith is the 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron commander, and Captain Chisolm is the 504th Expeditionary Air Operations Support Group executive officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. David Faggard)

Keeping an eye on the sky...

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Richard Stage, 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, uses a Kestrel 4000 hand held pocket weather tracker to check the temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Sept. 15, 2009. Sergeant Stage is deployed from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and hails from Elmira, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley)

Combat Weather Airman

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq ? Air Force Tech. Sgt. Terry Hutton, weather system support cadre team lead, and Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Jamison, weather system support cadre technician, set-up a tactical meteorological weather equipment here July 30, 2009. Both Airmen are responsible for maintaining and repairing 30 of these systems throughout Iraq. The equipment, also known as TMQ-53, is used to obtain pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, precipitation, surface visibility, cloud height and lightning detection. Sergeant Hutton is deployed from Hurlburt Field Air Force Base, Fla., and is a native of Enid, Okla. Airman Jamison is also deployed from Hurlburt Field AFB and is a native of Troy, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar/Released)

Combat Weather Airman

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq ? Air Force Tech. Sgt. Terry Hutton, weather system support cadre team lead, sets-up a tactical meteorological weather equipment here July 30, 2009. Sergeant Hutton is responsible for maintaining and repairing 30 of these systems throughout Iraq. The equipment, also known as TMQ-53, is used to obtain pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, precipitation, surface visibility, cloud height and lightning detection. Sergeant Hutton is deployed from Hurlburt Field Air Force Base, Fla., and is a native of Enid, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar/Released)

Iraqi, U.S. Air Forces establish weather partnership

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Col. Salman, Iraq Air Force Weather Service director, goes over a training schedule for IqAF weather officers as Master Sgt. Lisa Gore, 506th Expeditionary Operational Support Squadron weather flight superintendent, and Maj. Barry Hunte, Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air Forces' weather advisor, stand by. Recently a new partnership was established between the 506th EOSS weather flight and the IqAF weather team here that will improve the services they provide.

African American History Month

GODMAN FIELD, Ky. -- Two observers prepare a forecast in the weather office in 1945. More than 50 African-American's served as weather forecasters and observers while more than 10 served as meteorological aviation officers during World War II.

Weather flight forecasts ensure mission efficiency

Staff Sgt. Kevin Fedon, a weather forecaster assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia, checks weather readouts, including temperature, wind speed, wind direction and precipitation, at a remote weather sensor. The weather readings are put into a weather model to help predict weather patterns and are used for daily reports to aircrews preparing for missions. Sergeant Fedon is a native of Lincoln, Neb., and is an Air National Guardsman deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

Weather flight forecasts ensure mission efficiency

Staff Sgt. Kevin Fedon, a weather forecaster assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia, checks weather readouts, including temperature, wind speed, wind direction and precipitation, at a remote weather sensor. The weather readings are put into a weather model to help predict weather patterns and are used for daily reports to aircrews preparing for missions. Sergeant Fedon is a native of Lincoln, Neb., and is an Air National Guardsman deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

AFWA Headquarters Building

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb -- The Lt. Gen. Thomas S.Moorman building is the headquarters of the Air Force Weather Agency here. It was dedicated on Aug. 22, 2008 and is an Energy and Environmental Design green rated facility by the U.S. Green Building Council. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ryan Hansen)

Deployed Airmen recording weather data

Tech. Sgt. David Ivey records weather data from the roof of the Task Force XII tactical operations center at Camp Taji, Iraq. Sergeant Ivey is one of a team of eight U.S. Air Force weather experts that support the aviation task force led by U.S. Army Europe's 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Seaton)