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Sentinels of the Gulf


Sentinels of the Gulf

A 26th Operations Weather Squadron forecaster tracks Hurricane Irma at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 7, 2016. Even though they are stationed on Barksdale, the 26th OWS keeps track of the weather for 13 states and 151 military sites in the Southeast region of the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Williams, 2nd Weather Group (WXG) commander, assumes command of the 2nd WXG from U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Pukall, 557th Weather Wing commander, July 11, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. 2nd WXG provides global, terrestrial, space and climatological environmental intelligence to the joint force, defense agencies, Department of Defense senior leaders, select members of the intelligence community, interagency partners and allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Patla, 2nd Weather Group (WXG) commander, relinquishes command of the 2nd WXG to U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Pukall, 557th Weather Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony July 11, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Patla will go on to command Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 157 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Williams, 2nd Weather Group (WXG) commander, 557th Weather Wing, speaks during a change of command ceremony July 11, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Prior to taking command of the 2nd WXG, Williams was the Joint Staff Space Branch chief as well as the Joint Staff Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Mark Kelly, commander, 12th Air Force, U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Pukall, commander, 557th Weather Wing (WW), and U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Dickerson, outgoing commander, 557th WW, sing the Air Force song with audience members at the conclusion of the 557th WW change of command ceremony June 26, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The 557th WW is the Air Force’s only weather wing.
U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Pukall, commander, 557th Weather Wing (WW), assumes command of the 557th WW from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Mark Kelly, commander, 12th Air Force, June 26, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The mission of the 557th WW is to exploit timely, accurate, and relevant weather information anytime and everywhere on the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Dickerson, outgoing commander, 557th Weather Wing (WW), relinquishes the 557th WW to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Mark Kelly, commander, 12th Air Force, during a change of command ceremony June 26, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The 557th WW has 18 geographically-separated units located around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
Students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Weather Camp pose for a group photo with 557th Weather Wing staff in the wing’s atrium June 12, 2018, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The students visited the wing as part of a career camp for high school students interested in meteorology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Miller, 557th Weather Wing commander’s action group chief, look at an operational linescan system (OLS) from a defense meteorological satellite with students from a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Weather Camp during a tour of the weather wing June 12, 2018, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The OLS is used on meteorological satellites to view cloud cover using visible and infrared light. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeff Williams, 557th Weather Wing wing inspection team manager, gives students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Weather Camp a weather wing mission brief June 12, 2018, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The campers toured the building and learned about career opportunities in Air Force Weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Miller, 557th Weather Wing (WW) commander’s action group chief, describes opportunities in Air Force Weather to students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Weather Camp during a tour of the 557th WW June 12, 2018, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Students also viewed the wing’s historical artifacts before touring the wing’s Space Weather Operations Center and High Performance Computer Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
Airmen and family members from the 557th Weather Wing pose for a group photo in front of the Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home May 28, 2018, Bellevue, Nebraska. The group volunteered to assist the ENVH in hosting their Memorial Day ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
The Heartland of America Band’s Offutt Brass plays the Air Force Song at a Memorial Day ceremony at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home May 28, 2018, Bellevue, Nebraska. As part of the ceremony, current and former service members stood and sang when their respective service’s song was played while the rest of the audience clapped along in support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)