AFWA Building Dedication

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Mr. Robert Moorman, left, and Retired Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr., right, pull back the curtain to unveil a plaque dedicating the new Air Force Weather Agency headquarters building to Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman during a ceremony here Aug. 22. The new building is one of Air Combat Command's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green rated facilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Kevin Schwandt)

AFWA Building Dedication

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Mr. Ken Hahn, president of Kenneth Hahn Architects, Army Col. David Press, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, Mr. Dean Mathisen, from Representative Lee Terry's office, U.S. Senator Ben Nelson, Retired Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr., Mr. Robert Moorman, Col. John Murphy, Air Force Weather Agency commander, Dr. Fred P. Lewis, director of Air Force Weather, Mr. Michael Backes, from U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel's office, and Mr. Joseph Lempka, Kiewit Building Group, cut the ribbon officially dedicating AFWA's new $30-million headquarters building here Aug. 22. The new building was dedicated to Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman and is one of Air Combat Command’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green rated facilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Kevin Schwandt)

AFWA Headquarters Dedication

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Col. John Murphy, Air Force Weather Agency commander, addresses attendees and members of AFWA as they officially dedicated their new $30-million headquarters building during a ribbon cutting ceremony here Aug. 22. The new building was dedicated to Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman and is one of Air Combat Command’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green rated facilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Kevin Schwandt)

Air Force Going Green

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – Staff Sgt. Janet Robinson, Air Force Weather Agency, gives a tour of the new AFWA headquarters building to attendees of the “The Air Force Goes Green and Clean” environmental symposium held here Aug. 14. The new headquarters building is a green rated facility designated by the U.S. Green Building Council. (Photo by Kendra Williams)

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.

Coders revise weather software

Front to back: Senior Airman Ben Smeland, a software applications technician with the Air Force Weather Agency's 2nd System Operations Squadron at Offutt AFB, Neb., and Senior Airman Russell Pyle, also a software applications technician, work on streamlining code for the Gridded Analysis and Display System used by troops world wide. Photo by G. A. Volb.

Clouds flow across the Falls

An unusaul storm cloud formation at the Niagara Falls Air Base. Home of the 107th Air Refueling Wing. A KC-135R sits on the ramp. 04 October 2006

Weather technician trains observers at Afghan outpost

Senior Airman Nathan Fried uses a laser range finder to gather data for visibility charts Jan. 4 in the Panjshir Province in Afghanistan. He spent two days in early January training members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team to take weather observations to help make aviation-support and convoy-operations decisions in the Panjshir Province. Airman Fried is assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Air Support and Operations Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (Courtesy photo/Oref Spanta)

Sept. 7, 2005 Solar Flare

A record-level solar flare erupted Sept. 7, 2005, disrupting high-frequency communication for the flare's duration. Notifications included geographic locations and levels of radio frequencies that would potentially be affected.

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program nighttime image of Hurricane Rita

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program nighttime image of Hurricane Rita churning in the Gulf of Mexico Sep. 22, 2005. The DMSP F-16 satellite image from 8:59 p.m. (CDT) Sep. 22, is a multispectral image that uses both infrared and visual satellite imagery to produce a color composite that reveals clouds and lights. The infrared portion is in blue, showing clouds, and the visible portion is in yellow, showing city lights. Image courtesy of the Air Force Weather Agency.

Weather

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. James Brown, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron combat weather forecaster, looks at a map for guidance here Oct. 16. Sergeant Brown is deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alice Moore)

Army Air Corps weatherman honored for D-Day contributions

Dr. Eugene Levine speaks at an Oct. 6 ceremony in Arlington, Va., honoring his support of D-Day during World War II as a weather forecaster. Dr. Levine was presented with an American flag, a shadow box, an assortment of military coins and a 60th anniversary D-Day medallion during the ceremony, officiated by Brig. Gen. Lawrence Stutzriem, director of Air Force weather operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

Team weathers the mission

Tech. Sgt. Sharon Utsey performs a maintenance inspection on a meteorological observing system in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Utsey is the Combat Weather Team chief with the 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Webb)

Team weathers the mission

Staff Sgt. Levy Bland performs a preventative maintenance inspection on weather equipment in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Bland is a weather forecaster with the 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Jason Webb)

Desert wind

Senior Airman Daniel Perry takes a wind reading at a forward operating base in Southwest Asia Aug. 25. Airman Perry is a weather forecaster assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron and is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. John DeGroot)

Desert wind

Senior Airman Daniel Perry takes a wind reading at a forward operating base in Southwest Asia Aug. 25. Airman Perry is a weather forecaster assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron and is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. John DeGroot)

Weather-savvy Airmen assist with operational success

Staff Sgt. Aaron Wood checks wind speed and direction with a portable monitor at Ali Base, Iraq, on Tuesday, May 30, 2006. Forecasters need to know the wind speeds and directions to give pilots accurate information on arrivals and departures. Sergeant Wood is with the 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron and is deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

Weather-savvy Airmen assist with operational success

Tech. Sgt. Jared Ey checks visibility during a dust storm at Ali Base, Iraq, on Tuesday, May 30, 2006. Sergeant Ey is with the 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron and is deployed from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

Westover gets Winter Encore

WINTER ONCE MORE -- Cold air from the North and a low pressure system from the Midwest, landed a flurry of snow and winter weather on the flightline of Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., April 5. The morning snow fall lasted until noon accumulating almost two inches in Western Massachussetts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. W.C. Pope)

RAWS fully functional at Minot

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Senior Airman Matthew Rohler, 5th Communication Squadron, checks for a dial tone between the Remote Automated Weather Station and the 5th Operations Support Squadrons Weather Flight at Alpha 01. The RAWS is a new state-of-the-art weather system that detects real time visibility, temperature, humidity and many other weather factors.

In any weather

A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006. Ground crews will have to de-ice the tanker before it can take off on a refueling mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Clifford)

Weather update

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Damion Madison sets up a tactical meteorological observation system during training at the flightline here. The system is a collection of weather sensors connected to a computer and Iridium data modem that measure cloud base, surface pressure, temperatures, dew points, wind speed and density altitude. It provides near-real-time mission-critical weather date to war planners and decision makers. The sergeant is a member of the 374th Operations Support Squadron combat weather team here. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

Crazy take off

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A Weatherscout weather unmanned aerial vehicle takes off on a test flight Oct. 18. Pilots launch the 30-pound aircraft from cars at 40 mph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael S. Dorus)

The Lady

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The "Lady of the Lake" is what remains of a WB-29 Superfortress weather reconnaissance aircraft that rests in a water-filled gravel pit here. The aircraft was taken to the pond it currently rests in and was used for open-water extraction training until it became too dangerous. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)