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  • 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

  • Fallen Air Force weather officer's memory honored by run

    Memorial Day is an annual event where all Americans take time to remember those brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation.One Airman who took it even further this year was Maj. Ken Burton, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron director of operations.Major Burton ran

  • AFWA earns “outstanding” UCI rating

    After a stressful and tedious four-day unit compliance inspection, there's one word to describe the Air Force Weather Agency -- outstanding.AFWA earned that title after posting an impressive 98.82 percent rating by UCI inspectors who were here from April 25-28."I couldn't be prouder of the men and

  • Air Force officials announce 2010 weather awards

    Air Force officials have released the 2010 Air Force Weather Awards.Air Combat CommandOutstanding Operational Weather Squadron of the Year: 28th Operational Weather Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.Outstanding Battlefield Weather Squadron of the Year: 3rd Weather Squadron, Fort Hood,

  • Airmen deliver weather gear to Iraqi air force

    Members of an Air Force weather team set up a new tactical weather radar and tactical meteorological observation system for the Iraqi air force at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, March 2.The job, which took about four hours, is part of an ongoing process to set up a stable weather program for the

  • Weather squadron members nominated for annual awards

    Even with freezing temperatures, the spirits of the 25th Operational Weather Squadron were unaffected during the Desert Lightning Team annual awards ceremony Feb. 5 held at the Mirage Club here.Inspired by the frozen pipes across base, the refrains of Vanilla Ice's, "Ice Ice Baby," floated through

  • AFWA honors weather warrior, enlisted heritage with auditorium dedication

    The Air Force Weather Agency honored one of their own by dedicating their auditorium to retired Chief Master Sgt. Peter Morris during a ceremony here Feb. 15.Chief Morris served 30 years in the Air Force weather community and is widely recognized as one of their finest enlisted leaders and weather

  • COMACC checks the weather

    Gen. William M. Fraser III, Air Combat Command commander, recently got a taste of training operations for battlefield weather Airmen after visiting the Battlefield Weather Mission Qualification Training course at Camp Blanding.This was the general's first visit since the 93rd Air Ground Operations

  • Outlook sunny on Iraqi weather

    The Iraqi Air Force took one more step toward self-sufficiency with the recent acquisition of a European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellite, or EUMETSAT, weather data reception and visualization system.The new system was installed this month at the Iraqi Air Operations

  • 21st OWS equipment 'forecast' saved millions

    As the Sembach Annex realignment plan pushes forward to transfer control to the Army of the former Air Force base, members of the 21st Operational Weather Squadron are making smart resource choices to save taxpayer dollars in unnecessary equipment moves. As one of the last Air Force assets left on