A Hero Among Us

Capt. Jose Harris joined an honored group of U.S. servicemen and women when he was presented the Purple Heart for injuries he received while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The captain who was serving in Mosul, Iraq, as the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group, Detachment 1, Weather Flight

Dog gone good deed

Kara Bramhill, 13 and her sister Kristen, 11, along with their friend, Arti presented Cass County with a check for $1980.00 15 June to purchase protective vests for their city and county canine officers, Ago and Reno. "It took a long time to raise the money, but it's a great feeling to know we did,"

Dirty Dusting

Air Force Weather Agency changes command

Col. John M. Lanicci assumed command of the Air Force Weather Agency from Col. Charles L. Benson, Jr. in a change-of-command ceremony held here June 2 at the Offutt Club. Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Stickford, Air Force director of weather, Washington, D.C., presided over the ceremony. Gen. Stickford

The Weather Channel® Spotlights the Impact

Operation Iraqi Freedom began on the morning of March 19, 2003, with precision air strikes on downtown Baghdad. Twenty-four hours later, the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division rolled from Kuwait into Southern Iraq, launching the ground offensive. Yet, an elite group of U.S. airmen had already been

All-weather friends vital to CAOC mission

It really does all depend on the weather when it comes to planning air operations. This holds true at the Combined Air Operations Center here, the central hub for air and space operations dealing with operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and in the Horn of Africa region. The CAOC weather

Airmen Attend Army Weather Course

Several experienced Air Force forecasters completed a pilot version of a new course designed to help airmen provide weather support for Army operations. The first official staff weather officer course is scheduled for October. Its instructors teach Air Force weather specialists some of the Army's

Airman swaps stripes for wings

Less than two years ago, Staff Sgt. Jerry Bennett raised his eyes to the sky as a weather forecasting instructor. Today, he takes to the sky as an Air Force pilot. On Aug. 8, the second lieutenant will complete three weeks of C-21 training with the 45th Airlift Squadron, just blocks away from the

Keesler's 'Hunters' Fly With Hurricanes

As the midway point of hurricane season approaches, the Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Reconnaissance Squadron here remain vigilant about tropical weather threats. The Hurricane Hunters, part of the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing at Keesler, are the only Department of Defense organization still

Weather Forecasters Aid Mission Planning

Asking about the weather is not a casual question in the Combined Air Operations Center at a desert airbase. In fact, it is one of the key questions asked during every phase of the air tasking order, or ATO, cycle. "Most systems we have are weather sensitive, so weather predictions must be