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Weather or not to fly
Tech. Sgt. Robert Mutters, 4th Operations Support Squadron weather technician, gives a weather planning brief to a pilot over the phone at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Sept 3, 2009. The weather office provides pilots and weapon systems officers with up-to-the-minute flying conditions before take-off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)
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Posted: 9/10/2009
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Joint Operational Area Forecasters
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Tech. Sgt. Casey Grim, a reservist with the 5th Operational Weather Flight, and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jorge Castillo, an aerographer’s mate second class from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., both serve together at the 28th Operational Weather Squadron here as Joint Operational Area Forecasters. The combined 28th OWS team provides weather products for all branches of the U.S. military and our coalition partners in the U.S. Central Command's AOR, covering 20 countries spanning 5,000 square miles on two continents. (Photo by Ryan Hansen)
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Posted: 9/10/2009
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Special Ceremonies Team
From left to right, Staff Sgt. Nick Case, Capt. Alicia Hughes, Capt. Randy Haeberle and Staff Sgt. Andrew Porden of the 14th Weather Squadron’s Special Ceremonies Team present the colors at a Hope for Wounded Warriors event featuring former Kansas senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole. The SCT serves as both the color guard and honor guard for an area covering almost 20,000 square miles in the Western Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee.
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Posted: 9/9/2009
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Special Ceremonies Team
From left to right, Staff Sgt. Nick Case, Maj. Dan Wunder, Staff Sgt. Andrew Porden and Tech. Sgt. Rob Hubler of the 14th Weather Squadron’s Special Ceremonies Team present the colors before a NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The SCT serves as both the color guard and honor guard for an area covering almost 20,000 square miles in the Western Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee.
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Posted: 9/9/2009
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Hurricane Bill
Air Force Reservist Lt. Col. Rich Harter, Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Officer with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron located at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., continuously monitors weather data on a WC-130J during a flight through Hurricane Bill Aug. 22. The 53rd WRS "Hurricane Hunters" provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Tanya King)
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Posted: 8/27/2009
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Combat Weather Airman
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq ?Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Jamison, weather system support cadre technician, sets-up a tactical meteorological weather equipment here July 30, 2009. Airman Jamison 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. Airman Jamison is deployed from Hurlburt Field Air Force Base, Fla., and is a native of Troy, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar/Released)
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Posted: 8/18/2009
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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)
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Posted: 8/18/2009
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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)
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Posted: 8/18/2009
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Air Traffic
KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq –Master Sgt. David Elliott, 506th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, flight chief, and Senior Airman Ryan Felicilda, 506th EOSS, weather forecaster, check tactical meteorologist sensors along the flight line here Aug. 14. The sensors are checked every hour and uploaded for use around the Area of Responsibility. Sergeant Elliott, a DeFuniak Springs, Fla., native, is deployed here from the 14th Weather Squadron, Asheville, N.C. Airman Felicilda, a Gainesville, Fla., native, is deployed here from the 23rd Operations Support Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Breckon)
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Posted: 8/14/2009
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Calm before the dust storm
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Mark Casey, weather forecaster of the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, conducts a maintenance check and weekly cleaning for a Tactical Meteorological Equipment-53 Sensor on the flight line here Aug. 10. The TMQ-53 Sensor's capabilities include the tracking of wind speeds, airfield pressure, visibility, precipitation and altimeter settings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)
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Posted: 8/12/2009
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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.
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Posted: 8/11/2009
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Tactical observing class
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class William Mingey, a forecaster with the 25th Operational Weather Squadron here, attaches a lightning detector to a TMQ-53 during a tactical observing class here. The two-week course is designed to help Airmen develop the skills they need to provide Army support downrange. (Air Force Photo by Mr. Dan Geis)
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Posted: 8/5/2009
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