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  • Weather Broadcasts New Look

    American Forces Network viewers in the Pacific Region will see graphically enhanced forecasts on the network's "Weather Update" shows beginning June 12. Three-dimensional motion graphics and animated icons are some of the big changes for the new shows, aimed at bringing a "touch of home" to service

  • Air Force Weather Agency supports NOAA

    The Air Force Weather Agency recently assumed the operational backup role for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Camp Springs, Md. AFWA's meteorological satellite applications branch has generated volcano summaries since 1998 and

  • Unique Location; Unique Forecasting

    Along the war-torn southern border of Kosovo lies the quiet little town of Kacanik in the Kacanik Valley. The valley separates the Dinaric Alps from the Transylvanian Alps. Through this valley run both the Kacanik River and the main north-south road from Skopje, Macedonia into Kosovo. The road is

  • Soyanara Japan

    The Yokota community gathered to mark the inactivation of the 20th Operational Weather Squadron during a ceremony April 25. The event drew guests from across the U.S. military, Japanese Self Defense Forces, 20th OWS members, and the Japan Meteorological Agency - the equivalent of U.S. National

  • AFWA breaks ground on new building

    The Air Force Weather Agency marked the beginning of a new era for a new state-of -the-art headquarters building on Offutt AFB, Neb., during a ground-breaking ceremony, March 24. Col. John M. Lanicci, AFWA Commander, presided over the ceremony. “The new building gives us a blank canvas to create the