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  • Air Force Association award for weather school

    The 335th Training Squadron's weather training flight here has been selected to receive the Air Force Association's Theodore Von Karman Award for 2008. The annual award honors the most outstanding contribution to national defense in the field of science and engineering. It's named for the renowned

  • Weather flight keeps an eye on the sky

    A quick look through the window can show most Wolf Pack members just how quickly Kunsan's weather can change. And while changing weather conditions can affect how Airmen perform their duties on the ground, the weather has an even greater effect on those in the air. That's where the 8th Operations

  • Flight weather briefer named Airman of the year

    A flight weather briefer from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron here was recently named the "Desert Lightning Team" Airman of the Year for 2008. Senior Airman Michelle Lucero was selected over Airmen from the 355th Fighter Wing, 563rd Rescue Group, 55th Electronic Combat Group and the 12th Air

  • Wounded special ops weatherman keeps eyes forward

    In an instant, Senior Airman Alex Eudy went from battling the enemies of Afghanistan to battling for his life. It was just after 1 a.m. Jan. 24. He was only two months into his first deployment after graduating from advanced-skills training here in September 2008. The special operations weather team

  • Hurricane Hunters take on winter storms

    Keesler Air Force Base Airmen and two WC-130J Hurricane Hunter aircraft deployed to Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 17 for a month-long mission in support of the 2009 Winter Storm Reconnaissance Program. The 403rd Wing team includes Reserve aircrews, operations, maintenance, aerial porters, and others to

  • Air Force meteorologist featured on Weather Channel

    The director of weather for Pacific Air Forces is currently being featured on the Weather Channel's program, "When Weather Changed History." Lt. Col. Paul Roelle, who is assigned to the PACAF Operations Directorate, took part in the four-hour interview last year while stationed with the 14th Weather

  • Study reveals hazards of severe space weather

    A NASA-funded study describes how extreme solar eruptions could have severe consequences for communications, power grids and other technology on Earth. The National Academy of Sciences in Washington conducted the study. The resulting report provides some of the first clear economic data that

  • Weather ensures mission safety, success

    Inclement weather has destroyed, crippled and delayed armies. For instance, a hurricane destroyed the Spanish Armada in 1588, and a harsh Russian winter crippled Napoleon Bonaparte's army in 1812. Throughout history, militaries have relied on their weather specialists to help ensure mission success.

  • Looking for a break in the clouds

    On a miserable winter night here, Staff Sgt. Michael Ragsdale was working the graveyard shift. Outside, a thick fog cut visibility to less than a quarter mile. The January 2008 temperatures averaged 30 degrees below normal, the country's coldest on record. The cold weather wasn't all on his mind.

  • Weather forecasts protect Air Force, Americans

    With Hurricane Ike hitting the east coast of Texas, forecasters with the 601st AOC CONR Weather Support Team continue working around the clock collecting critical weather data. As local, state and federal disaster response forces braced for Ike's landfall, these military weather experts provide