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Battlefield weather forecaster

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Gagne, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, battlefield weather forecaster, is responsible for maintenance of remote weather sensors inside and outside the wire Oct. 10, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Battlefield weather forecaster

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Ecker, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, battlefield weather forecaster, conducts a preventive maintenance inspection on a weather sensor on Oct. 9, 2012, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. Ecker's hometown is Lorain, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Battlefield weather forecasters

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Gagne, right, and Senior Airman Adam Chmielowski, left, both 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron battlefield weather forecasters, make a weather observation on Oct. 10, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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SWO

Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Quimby, a battlefield forecaster attached to Task Force Wings, launches a tactical weather balloon to measure winds at flight levels, while holding an instrument to measure elevation during a Joint Operations Aviation Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug.23. His wingmen measure wind direction and record the findings. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Lauren McQuone, Detachment 4, 18th Weather Squadron)
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Artist's Rendering

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – This is an artist's rendering of the brand new 1st Weather Squadron headquarters facility scheduled to open here in October 2013. The new 16,286 square foot facility will replace the unit’s current 1950’s era building that is only 3,500 square feet and has limited storage and parking and only one restroom. (Courtesy graphic)
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Ground Breaking

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – Chief Master Sgt. Jason Quesenberry, 1st Air Support Operations Group chief enlisted manager, Col. Steven Gray 1st ASOG commander, Lt. Col. Bill Courtemanche, 1st Weather Squadron commander, Maj. Paul Lucyk, 1st WS director of operations, and Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Briggs, 1st WS superientendent, perform the ceremonial ground on a brand new 1st WS headquarters facility here July 13. The new complex is part of a $6.4 million Army project and will increase the capabilities of this group of 65 battlefield Airmen and five civilians. (Courtesy photo)
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2d WXG Change of Command

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Col. Louis Zuccarello, Air Force Weather Agency commander, hands the 2d Weather Group guidon to Col. David Bacot, signifying the official change of command for the group during a ceremony at AFWA's Chief Master Sgt. Peter Morris Auditorium July 12. Bacot, who comes to the 2d WXG from Fort McNair in Washington D.C., assumed command from Col. Steven DeSordi, who now leaves for the Pentagon. (Air Force photo by Jeff Gates)
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1st WXG Change of Command

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Col. Louis Zuccarello, Air Force Weather Agency commander, hands the 1st Weather Group guidon to Col. William Carle, signifying the official change of command for the group during a ceremony at AFWA's Chief Master Sgt. Peter Morris Auditorium June 25. Carle, who comes to the 1st WXG from the Pentagon, assumed command from Col. Kay Smith, who now leaves for Maxwell AFB, Ala. (Air Force photo by Jeff Gates)
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Special Weather Statement Graphic

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- The 26th Operational Weather Squadron released a Special Weather Statement Graphic on April 14 as a severe weather outbreak was preparing to hit four states. (Courtesy graphic)
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Change of Command

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Maj. Gen. Brett T. Williams, the Air Force's director of operations and deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements, hands the guidon to Col. Louis Zuccarello, designating him as the new Air Force Weather Agency commander, during a change of command ceremony here March 9. Zuccarello takes over after serving as vice commander since February 2011.
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Change of Command

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Maj. Gen. Brett T. Williams, the Air Force's director of operations and deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements, addresses attendees at the Air Force Weather Agency change of command ceremony here as Col. Robert Russell, outgoing AFWA commander, and Col. Louis Zuccarello, incoming AFWA commander, look on March 9. Zuccarello takes over after serving as vice commander since February 2011.
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Antarctica Visit

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Joshua Linsell, meteorology major, stands next to an automated weather observing system at the base of Mt. Erebus, the southernmost active volcano in the world. Linsell visited Antarctica in December as part of a joint U.S. Antarctic Program and Air Force’s Nation Science Foundation trip. (Courtesy photo)
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Antarctica Visit

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Joshua Linsell, meteorology major, holds the Cadet Squadron 25 guidon at the South Pole in -18 degree temps. Linsell visited Antarctica in December as part of a joint U.S. Antarctic Program and Air Force’s Nation Science Foundation trip. (Courtesy photo)
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Antarctica Visit

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Joshua Linsell, meteorology major, stands in front of an LC-130 during one his flights in the Antarctic. Linsell visited in December as part of a joint U.S. Antarctic Program and Air Force’s Nation Science Foundation trip. (Courtesy photo)
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Storm Clouds Gather

Storm clouds gather as Polish Air Force Capt. Sebastian Bernatowicz, a weather forecaster in the Polish Military Hydro-meteorological Service, makes a test reading from the deployable TMQ-53,a highly sensitive atmospheric measuring device at the Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec 6, 2011 during the Cadre Focus winter exercise. JMTC regularly hosts and facilitates multinational training exercises in support of U.S. and NATO forces. (U.S. Army photo by Michael Beaton)
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Deployed TMOS

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Senior Master Sgt. Paul Walker, left, a squadron superintendent, and Senior Airman Erik Dowling, a staff weather officer, both assigned to the 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, set up a Tactical Meteorological Observing Sensor at the north side of Salang Pass. The sensor will allow the Afghan Air Force to collect atmospheric data and disseminate it to ISAF and to the local Afghan population. (Photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra)
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Home Again

OMAHA, Neb. -- Tech. Sgt. Chuck Minor, 2d Systems Operations Squadron, hugs his daughter, Sarah, at a local restaurant on Nov. 29, after returning home early from a year-long deployment to Iraq. Minor is the Air Force Weather Agency’s information technology procurement manager. (Air Force photo by Ryan Hansen)
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