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Wing leadership receive COVID-19 vaccine

55th Medical Group medical personnel administered the COVID-19 vaccine to Col. Patrick Williams at the Airman Leadership School on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska Jan. 11. Williams received the vaccine to help reinforce its safety, calm concerns, and do his part in helping to put an end to the pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by William O'Brien)

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Wing leadership receive COVID-19 vaccine

The 557th Weather Wing commander and command chief were vaccinated for COVID-19 at the Airman Leadership School on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska Jan. 11. The leaders decided to receive the vaccine to help reinforce its safety, calm concerns, and do their part in helping to put an end to the pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by William O'Brien)

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Two wing members awarded for lifesaving actions

(L to R) Col. Patrick Williams, 557th Weather Wing commander, presents the Air Force Commendation Medal to Tech. Sgt. Alex Brosnahan, 2d Weather Squadron, for saving another service member's life on Aug. 4, 2020 at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Brosnahan arrived at his exercise location only to find U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Danny Villarreal unconscious and his wife attempting CPR with the help of a 9-1-1 dispatcher. Brosnahan quicly assessed the situation and began performing chest compressions until the ambulance arrived. (U.S. Air Force photo taken by Charles Haymond)

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Two wing members awarded for lifesaving actions

Daniel Holmes, 2d Weather Squadron Det. 2, located at the Sagamore Hill Solar Observatory in Hamilton, Massachusetts, was presented the Award for Civilian Achievement on Sept. 18, 2020 by Col. Patrick Williams, 557th Weather Wing commander, using a remote connection due to COVID-19 traveling restrictions. Holmes did the Heimlich and saved the life of an Airman who was choking on food on July 21, 2020. (Courtesy Photo)

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1st Weather Group holds change of command

Col. Patrick Williams, 557th Weather Wing commander, officiated the socially-distanced 1st Weather Group change of command ceremony on July 24, 2020 in the Chief Master Sgt. Peter Moore auditorium at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Williams gave a brief description of Col. Travis Steen, outgoing 1st WXG commander’s accomplishments. He also introduced Col. Bradley Stebbins, incoming 1st WXG commander, and welcomed him and his wife to the 557th WW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond)

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1st Weather Group holds change of command

Col. Bradley Stebbins receives the guidon and assumed command of the 1st Weather Group in a socially-distanced ceremony on June 24, 2020 in the Chief Master Sgt. Peter Moore auditorium on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The 1st WXG is comprised of six operational weather squadrons providing timely, accurate and relevant weather operations around the clock in support of joint warfighters worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond)

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1st Weather Group holds change of command

Col. Travis Steen relinquishes command of the 1st Weather Group on June 24, 2020 in the Chief Master Sgt. Peter Moore auditorium on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The ceremony was officiated by Col. Patrick Williams, 557th Weather Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond)

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557th WW hosts change of command

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, salutes Col. Brian Pukall, 557th Weather Wing commander, through a video conference link as he relinquishes command of the wing during a change of command ceremony at the 557th Weather Wing headquarters building, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, June 25, 2020. Pukall’s next assignment will be Chief of Exercises for U.S. Southern Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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557th WW hosts change of command

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, salutes Col. Patrick Williams through a video conference link as he assumes command of the 557th Weather Wing during a change of command ceremony at the 557th Weather Wing headquarters building, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, June 25, 2020. Prior to taking command, Williams was the 2nd Weather Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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2nd CWSS narrows Air Force Weather’s first-in communications gap

Steve Jaworski, 16th Weather Squadron (WS) senior systems analyst, works on a laptop during a satellite communications test at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, February 20, 2020. The test, which uses off-the-shelf equipment and software built by the 16th WS, seeks to provide first-in data to warfighters in contested, degraded and operationally-limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by James Bove)

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2nd CWSS narrows Air Force Weather’s first-in communications gap

Equipment making up the field portion of Project Bat Phone on display at the 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 20, 2020. Consisting of a PRC-117G Tactical Radio, satellite antenna and a laptop running specialized software, the system is designed to give first-in communications capabilities to Warfighters in contested, degraded or operationally-limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Daniel Katuzienski)

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2nd CWSS narrows Air Force Weather’s first-in communications gap

Members from Joint Special Operations Command, 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron, 18th Weather Squadron and 16th Weather Squadron review the details of a satellite communications test at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, February 20, 2020. Known as Project Bat Phone, the test used satellite communications equipment to transmit weather data between Pope Army Air Field and Hurlburt Field, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by James Bove)

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15th OWS creating margin with Ready Month

Tech. Sgt. Daron Williams, 15th Operational Weather Squadron (OWS) operations NCO in charge, uses a virtual reality system at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, January 21, 2020. Part of the 15th OWS’s Ready Month Program, virtual reality training allows Airmen to conduct pre-deployment training in their daily workcenters while at the same time minimizing wear and tear on specialized weather equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeanie Rodriguez)

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15th OWS creating margin with Ready Month

As a training activity, members of the 15th Operational Weather Squadron (OWS) wearing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive environment protective suits use a Kestrel to measure weather conditions at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, January 14, 2020. The 15th OWS Ready Month allows Airmen to come off the operations schedule for a month to focus on specialized deployment training, team and individual resiliency, and flight-wide professional development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeanie Rodriguez)

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15th OWS creating margin with Ready Month

1st Lt. Sarah Olsen, 15th Operational Weather Squadron (OWS) flight commander, poses for a photo with members of her Ready Month Flight at Cahokia Mounds, Collinsville, Illinois, January 27, 2020. The trip was part of the 15th OWS’s Ready Month program, which allows for increased training and resiliency while maintaining a stand-by margin of continuous surge capacity in case operational needs arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Olsen)

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Cyber Evolution: 16th WS

Members from the 16th Weather Squadron (WS) pose for a group photo in the lobby of the 557th Weather Wing (WW) Headquarters Building at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, October 10, 2019. The 16th WS is reorganizing to become the 557th WW’s dedicated software and innovation squadron, a move that will generate new insights on environmental intelligence for combatant commanders around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Made with love in Australia by a 2nd WS Airman

Staff Sgt. Kalynn Mitchell, 2nd Weather Squadron Det 1 solar analyst, sews face masks using a sewing machine at her home in Learmonth, Western Australia, April 1, 2020. The masks are being distributed to first responders and people with underlying health conditions in response to shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kalynn Mitchell)

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557th WW integrating with 16th AF missions

Tech. Sgt. Matthew O’Neill, 1st Weather Group NCO in charge of Weapons and Tactics, uses a workstation running the improved Joint Operations Area Forecast (JOAF) tool at the 557th Weather Wing (WW), Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Feb. 7, 2020. Developed by multiple 557th WW units, including the 28th Operational Weather Squadron and 16th Weather Squadron, JOAF 2.0 allows mission planners more detail and customization abilities when researching weather conditions for a flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Weather Airmen share mission at Rose Bowl event

1st Lt. Sarah Olsen, 15th Operational Weather Squadron flight commander, shows a paper airplane to a child at Live on Green!, Pasadena, California, Dec. 30, 2019. Olsen used paper airplanes made by children to teach aerodynamic principles and how weather can affect flight. (Photo courtesy of Casey Rodgers, AP Images for Huerta Quorum)

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Weather Airmen share mission at Rose Bowl event

Members of the 557th Weather Wing and 57th Operational Support Squadron pose for a group photo with Owlie Skywarn, the National Weather Service mascot, at Live on Green!, Pasadena, California, Dec. 29, 2019. The Airmen were in Pasadena representing Air Force Weather at Live on Green!, an annual event that offers entertainment and education to the 700,000 people visiting the area for the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl football game. (Courtesy photo)

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