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  • Weather Airmen focused on F-35, F-22 future support

    Weather Airmen from across Air Combat Command converged on Langley Air Force Base, Virginia for the 2016 ACC Weather Conference Mar. 8 - 11, 2016. Attendees discussed building weather support for 5th generation aircraft, educating the force on readiness issues, highlighting remote aircraft and Joint

  • Weather wing hosts OAC members

    More than 30 members of the Offutt Advisory Council were given a close-up look at the daily operations of the 557th Weather Wing during a special event March 16.The OAC is Offutt's honorary commander organization whose goal is to educate the community on the mission and needs of the units on base as

  • 12 AF (AFSOUTH) leadership visits 557 WW

    The vice commander of 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) visited the 557th Weather Wing recently to learn more about its mission and team members.Col. Jay Bickley' s tour included learning about unique units like the 2nd Systems Operations Squadron, the 16th Weather Squadron, 2nd Weather Squadron

  • AFW-WEBS…it’s more than a weather website

    Today's joint, interagency, and multinational force requires machine readable weather data to facilitate interoperability and dynamic command and control.  It wasn't long ago when Airmen visited the Joint Air Force and Army Weather Information Network to get the most up to date weather information.

  • Weather Airmen take to the field

    Members of the 15th Operational Weather Squadron and the 18th Weather Squadron recently convened on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, for a five-day field training exercise. Airmen traveled from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Fort Drum, New York, and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to

  • Korean air force weather commander visits Offutt

    The Republic of Korea Air Force Weather Wing commander visited the 557th Weather Wing Oct. 14.This was Col. Jong Mo Kim's first visit since taking command and also the first visit from the ROKAF since the changeover from the Air Force Weather Agency to the 557th WW."It is my honor to be here," said

  • A little flare: Solar observatory monitors sun's activity

    Ninety-three million miles away from the Earth sits a fiery sphere of hot gas.It's 332,946 times the mass of Earth and has surface temperatures reaching 9,932 degrees, which is capable of disrupting satellites, power grids and even pilots flying at high altitudes. The sun launches these attacks

  • 21st OWS Airman earns Air Force award

    The Air Force recently announced a member of the 21st Operational Weather Squadron, Kapaun Air Base, Germany, as the 2014 Weather Airman of the Year.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trevor Reiss, 21st OWS weather journeyman, has been in weather since 2011 and already plays a major role in the forecast for

  • Weather officer shares his story with Team Offutt

    It was 1999, and a young weather officer appeared to have everything going for him: a wife, Linda, two handsome teenage sons whom he adored, J.R. and Ryan, and a promising Air Force career for this prior-enlisted officer.On the surface, things appeared to be going well. However, pressure was