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  • Air Force officials announce 2011 weather awards

    Air Force officials have released the 2011 Air Force Weather Awards.INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: AIR FORCE WEATHER FIELD GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Maj. Jason Wild, 7th Weather Squadron, Heidelberg, Germany AIR FORCE WEATHER COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Capt. Sonia Walker, 55th Operations Support

  • Air Force Weather Agency holds change of command

    On a sunny but brisk late winter day, the Air Force Weather Agency team gathered outside the Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman headquarters building here for a change of command March 9.During the time honored ceremony, Col. Louis Zuccarello assumed command from Col. Robert Russell, who will be retiring

  • U.S., Polish weathermen synch forecasting skills

    It's been 67 years since Air Force Capt. J.M. Stagg, a military meteorologist, readied himself to deliver his most difficult weather forecast. As he walked down the hall to the London office of the commanding general to present the forecast for the next two days, he steadied his nerve and prepared

  • Weather station provides Afghans predictability

    Many people have labeled the terrain in Afghanistan as rough and treacherous. People also have observed extreme weather changes as they have traveled from desert to snowy mountain scenery in a matter of hours. In the mountains, where elevations can exceed 10,000 feet, the weather plays a huge role

  • Airman gives daughter early Christmas present

    As most people would agree, there's nothing quite like an early Christmas present.So, after learning he would be returning home from a year-long deployment earlier than expected, Tech. Sgt. Chuck Minor, who is assigned to the 2d Systems Operations Squadron here, thought that would be a nice surprise

  • Navy team completes AFWA support mission

    Nearly three months after delivering temporary portable electrical power equipment to the Air Force Weather Agency headquarters, the Navy Mobile Utilities Support Equipment team's mission here is complete.The Seabees provided a 3.2 megawatt power plant in conjunction with a 5000 KVA substation to

  • Silver Star posthumously awarded to Airman

    Capt. Nathan Nylander was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for combat valor, during a ceremony here Sept. 24.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presented the decoration to Nylander's wife Miriam, his children Tyler, Elizabeth and Andru, and members of

  • Fallen Airman to be awarded Silver Star

    Capt. Nathan Nylander, who was a meteorologist with the 25th Operational Weather Squadron, will be posthumously awarded the Silver Star medal by Gen. Norton Schwartz, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, in a ceremony held at the Mirage Club here Sept. 24.Captain Nylander was deployed to Afghanistan as an

  • Seabees ensure AFWA mission doesn't skip a beat

    With the Missouri River rising and the possibility of flood waters reaching the installation, base agencies have been busy reviewing their flood contingency plans.During one comprehensive review, the Air Force Weather Agency learned that electrical power to their $30 million headquarters facility

  • D-M mourns loss of 25th OWS member

    More than 600 members of the Desert Lightning Team came together May 6 to honor one of their own during a memorial service for Capt. Nathan J. Nylander.Captain Nylander was a meteorologist with the 25th Operational Weather Squadron here and was killed along with eight others during a shooting at