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  • All-weather friends vital to CAOC mission

    It really does all depend on the weather when it comes to planning air operations. This holds true at the Combined Air Operations Center here, the central hub for air and space operations dealing with operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and in the Horn of Africa region. The CAOC weather

  • Airmen Attend Army Weather Course

    Several experienced Air Force forecasters completed a pilot version of a new course designed to help airmen provide weather support for Army operations. The first official staff weather officer course is scheduled for October. Its instructors teach Air Force weather specialists some of the Army's

  • Airman swaps stripes for wings

    Less than two years ago, Staff Sgt. Jerry Bennett raised his eyes to the sky as a weather forecasting instructor. Today, he takes to the sky as an Air Force pilot. On Aug. 8, the second lieutenant will complete three weeks of C-21 training with the 45th Airlift Squadron, just blocks away from the

  • Solar spots visible, solar flares forecasted

    Large groups of Sunspots, are being tracked by Air Force Weather Agency space weather technicians. Over the next few days, weather technicians are forecasting for moderate to extreme solar flares resulting in possible geomagnetic storms. AFWA space weather technicians warn the Department of Defense

  • Iraqi forecasters back in business

    For the first time since 1980, members of Iraq's meteorological organization are back in a Baghdad tower sending weather observations after going through training with Air Force weather forecasters. Airmen taught the Iraqis how to operate and maintain the new meteorological measuring set that was

  • Keesler's 'Hunters' Fly With Hurricanes

    As the midway point of hurricane season approaches, the Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Reconnaissance Squadron here remain vigilant about tropical weather threats. The Hurricane Hunters, part of the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing at Keesler, are the only Department of Defense organization still

  • Dust Up

    Forecasting dust storms is critical for our forces deployed to dry, arid regions, and involves more than just wind speeds. Dust storms can occur anywhere there is loose soil, little to no vegetation and strong winds. This combination is mostly found in the world's deserts. In the Sahara, for

  • Air Force Combat Weather Center Ribbon Cutting

    The Air Force Combat Weather Center opened a new 8235 sq. ft. facility on Hurlburt Field., Fla. Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony officiated by Col. Thomas Stickford, Air Force Director of Weather. The new facility incorporates office space, warehouse facility and training rooms into a single

  • Weather Forecasters Aid Mission Planning

    Asking about the weather is not a casual question in the Combined Air Operations Center at a desert airbase. In fact, it is one of the key questions asked during every phase of the air tasking order, or ATO, cycle. "Most systems we have are weather sensitive, so weather predictions must be

  • Weather flight keeps 'em flying

    There may be rain today and heat tomorrow, or snow today and dusty winds tomorrow. These are some of the conditions the nine-member Air Force weather flight must contend with at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Everyone needs to know what the weather is going to do, from the A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots