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  • The 557th Weather Wing shield against the vertically falling story text with certain text highlighted including the words Mission Defense Team.

    Mission Defense Team working to achieve IOC

    In 2009, Franklin D. Kramer, former assistant secretary of defense, wrote in the Cyberpower and National Security publication that the United States must create an effective national and international strategic framework for the development and use of cyber as part of an overall national security strategy. Since that publication, the 557th Weather
  • (L to R) Senior Airman Angel Maldonado, 2nd Lt. Anthony Charlonis and Senior Airman Rachel Zills, 409th Air Expeditionary Group, take a moment for a photo on the runway at Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger.

    25th OWS Bobcats arm joint flying missions with weather intel

    Two Airmen from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron were recently recognized for the work they performed while being deployed with the 409th Air Expeditionary Group at Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger.“Both Seniors Airman Angel Maldonado and Rachel Zills have done exceptional work while here in Africa,” said 2nd Lt. Anthony Charlonis, 409th
  • Senior Airman Shea Abraham, Joint Typhoon Warning Center weather journeyman, shares her story of how she started advocating for suicide prevention awareness at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2021. Abraham lost four friends to suicide within a span of 17 months and now shares her story to inspire others.

    From agony to advocacy

    “I kept thinking what else I could have done, been a better friend, talked more often, saw the signs,” said Senior Airman Shea Abraham, Joint Typhoon Warning Center weather journeyman.

  • Weather wing developing leaders with AD360

    A program has been developed in the 557th Weather Wing to bridge the gap in leadership development for the most valuable resource – our Airmen. It is called Airman Development 360 (AD360). It was developed for wing-level release in late 2020 and officially started in January 2021.
  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass laughs

    I am part of Team 19

    “You are, essentially, a part of Team 19.”When I was initially informed I was assigned to document the first female chief master sergeant of the Air Force’s visit to my base, I shriveled into a tiny nervous ball.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass flew into Lincoln Airport on one of Offutt Air Force Base’s aircraft, the E-4B National
  • 3d simulation of a hurricane from above.

    Weather Wing Targets Elsa

    The 557th Weather Wing, the Air Force’s only wing of its kind, marshalled significant capabilities to track and predict the behavior of Hurricane Elsa as it formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Even before the system strengthened into a named storm, the wing had armed commanders in the Southeastern United States with forecasts of when and where the storm might strike, as well as possible impacts to operations. The wing accelerated change ahead of the 2021 hurricane season to ensure commanders at all echelons have access to the information they need for decision superiority.

  • 2 CWSS welcomes new commander

    The 2d Combat Weather Systems Squadron located at Hurlburt Field, Florida, welcomed a new commander on June 18, 2021. Maj. Gary Charney assumed command of 2 CWSS.
  • (L to R) Col. Patrick Williams, 557th Weather Wing commander, and Col. Richard Wagner, Deputy Director of Air Force Weather, who served as the 557th WW vice commander from 2016 - 2019, break ground on June 16, 2021 for a $4.1 million backup generator project at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

    Ground broken for much needed backup generators, which support no fail mission

    The 557th Weather Wing achieved a major milestone as they broke ground June 16, 2021, at Offutt Air Force Base on $4.1 million worth of backup generators that’ll supply up to four megawatts of power, enabling continuous authoritative global predictive environmental awareness to warfighters and a wide spectrum of Department of Defense operations — a
  • Amelia Strange, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Selina Strange smiles as she sees her face painted as a fox for the first time at the 2021 557th Weather Wing Picnic at the Bellevue Berry Farm in Bellevue, Nebraska on June 4, 2021.

    Co-commander picnic for Team 557 was ‘amazing’

    As members of the 557th Weather Wing have started to return to the office after a tough battle with the pandemic, they were treated to a picnic on June 4 at the Bellevue Berry Farm in Bellevue.The picnic served a couple of purposes, with the first being a morale boost for the COVID-weary Airmen and their families. The second was to give the
  • (L to R) Col. Bradley Stebbins presents the 28th Operational Weather Squadron's guidon to Lt. Col. Daniel Muggelberg during an assumption of command ceremony on June 2, 2021, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

    28th Operational Weather Squadron welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Daniel Muggelberg took command of the 28th Operational Weather Squadron during an assumption of command ceremony on June 2, 2021, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.Muggelberg comes to the 28th OWS from the 2d Combat Weather Support Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida.“The 28th OWS has a reputation of executing the weather career
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