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  • Deployed forecasters ensure mission efficiency

    As the thunder rolls and the lightning strikes in the distance, aircrews at an air base in Southwest Asia stand by eagerly waiting on the seemingly clairvoyant counsel of Airmen in a specialized unit there. Weathermen in the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight here provide

  • Weather flight transitions to AFSOC

    The Special Support Operations Flight was redesignated from the Air Force Weather Agency to Detachment 1, 623d Air and Space Operations Center, Air Force Special Operations Command, during a small ceremony here Oct. 1. This redesignation from AFWA to AFSOC is just the beginning for the unit. Over

  • Honor Air flight a "career highlight" for weather Airman

    A trip to Washington D.C. can be remarkable for almost any member of the U.S. armed forces. But visiting our nation's capital with nearly 100 members of the greatest generation is without a doubt truly inspiring. On Sept. 27, Tech. Sgt. Lois Ellingson, a climatological technical information

  • Special Ops weathermen get new specialty code

    Air Force special operations weathermen now have a new specialty code they can call their own. Recruiters can enlist trainees directly into the 1W0X2 special operations weathermen career field since the new Air Force specialty code is now in the enlisted classification directory. Before this new

  • New AFWA facility sets gold standard

    The headquarters of the Air Force Weather Agency here recently became the first facility in the Air Force to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold rating by the U.S. Green Building Council.The Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman facility earned its gold rating in the "Version 2.1" LEED

  • Guard members help states prepare for Gustav

    Through Emergency Management Assistance Compacts, National Guard members from around the country are signing up to support states in the path of Tropical Storm Gustav. "EMAC provides a responsive and straightforward system for the National Guard in unaffected states to send lifesaving capabilities,

  • Air Force unit keeps its eyes on Fort Hood's skies

    Predicting weather on the battlefield is an integral part of operations and at Fort Hood, those duties are largely in the care of the 3rd Weather Squadron. The Air Force squadron, commanded by Lt. Col. Michael S. Petrocco, falls under the 3rd Air Support Operations Group. It's a unit whose airmen

  • Weather forecaster recognized as outstanding Wingman

    A phrase that is often a cliché among Air Force personnel is being given new emphasis with a campaign in hopes of keeping Airmen looking after their fellow Airmen. Chief Master Sgt. James Suttles, 375th Airlift Wing command chief, started the new program in an effort to keep personnel safe at work,

  • Weather squadron responds to severe weather challenge

    Hurricane Gustav avoided Florida, but the community still saw some extreme weather as a result. Personnel from the 46th Weather Squadron issued advisories, watches and warnings for seven tornadic events Sept. 1, which helped the base batten the hatches. The day started out with a forecaster working

  • Weather team vital to keeping Army aircraft flying in Iraq

    Adrift in a sea of black-and-white maps and radar images that litter the office hangs a photo of a beautiful beach with crystal-blue water and palm trees gently swaying in the breeze. This depiction of perfect weather seems oddly out of place for a weather office in a country where the weather is