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)

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. Jamica Smith checks the wet bulb globe temperature with a heat stress monitor. The information from the monitor is used to determine the amount of safe physical activity and required water intake in the desert environment. Sergeant Smith is a weather forecaster from the 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Stan Coleman)

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)

On the flightline at Sather Air Base

Senior Airman Deanna Marks and several Soldiers await take-off on a C-17 Globemaster III at Sather Air Base, Iraq. Airman Marks is assigned to the 1st Weather Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jonathan F. Doti)

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)