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  • 17th OWS hosts Combat Dining-In

    The 17th Operational Weather Squadron held a Combat Dining-In at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii on Sept. 16 with their naval counterparts from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.The Combat Dining-In is an informal event where military members get together in a relaxed environment and build

  • A legacy of service

    While many federal employees strive for the 20-to-40-year retirement pin, there are those who live a life of service.On Sept. 30, in the Chief Master Sgt. Peter A. Morris auditorium, the 557th Weather Wing said goodbye to a titan of service in the weather community - Paul A. Zamiska.Al, as he

  • Air – Sea METOC convergence

    Air Force and Navy Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) leaders from around the world recently converged on Offutt AFB for a series of meetings to chart a course forward on cooperation. Commanders and senior enlisted leaders representing three Navy METOC centers, two AF operations groups and six

  • Tornado event leads to 15th OWS Airmen recognition

    Staff Sgt. Jacob Lawler and Airman Sophia Boone from the 15th Operational Weather Squadron were recently recognized for their support during the devastating tornado event that happened in Kentucky in December 2021.Maj. Ricardo Cisneros, 18th Combat Weather Squadron Det. 4 commander, took time to

  • 25th OWS Bobcats arm joint flying missions with weather intel

    Two Airmen from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron were recently recognized for the work they performed while being deployed with the 409th Air Expeditionary Group at Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger.“Both Seniors Airman Angel Maldonado and Rachel Zills have done exceptional work while here

  • Weather wing developing leaders with AD360

    A program has been developed in the 557th Weather Wing to bridge the gap in leadership development for the most valuable resource – our Airmen. It is called Airman Development 360 (AD360). It was developed for wing-level release in late 2020 and officially started in January 2021.

  • Weather Wing Targets Elsa

    The 557th Weather Wing, the Air Force’s only wing of its kind, marshalled significant capabilities to track and predict the behavior of Hurricane Elsa as it formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Even before the system strengthened into a named storm, the wing had armed commanders in the Southeastern United

  • Co-commander picnic for Team 557 was ‘amazing’

    As members of the 557th Weather Wing have started to return to the office after a tough battle with the pandemic, they were treated to a picnic on June 4 at the Bellevue Berry Farm in Bellevue.The picnic served a couple of purposes, with the first being a morale boost for the COVID-weary Airmen and