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US Air Force (USAF) Second Lieutenant (2LT) James Hughes (pointing) and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melinda Morse (seated center), both Weather Forecasters, 21st Operational Weather Squadron (OWS), USAF in Europe (USAFE) OWS, Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), explain weather forecasting to First Lieutenant (1LT) Tad Dear (standing right), 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Ramstein AB, during Combat Nighthawk, which is a USAFE Combat and Special Interest Program (CSIP) exercise designed to develop leadership skills and increase operational awareness among company grade offices and senior non-commissioned officers

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Othello Bland, front, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Shawn E. Ott track aircraft on a monitor screen inside a radar van during Exercise CORONET STROKE'88. The objectives of the exercise are to establish and maintain a netted tactical air control system, set up a composite air surveillance system, and control sorties flown by various aircraft to test their combat capabilities under difficult field conditions. CORONET STROKE'88 represents the largest single-service netting of tactical communication in Air Force history

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Dziedzina, Weather Forecaster, 48th Operation Support Squadron (OSS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, performs an operation check on the AN/TMQ-53 Tactical Meteorological Observing System (TMOS) sensor. The TMOS can measure multiple weather parameters at once to include temperature, dew point, lightning strikes, cloud heights, pressure, present weather, and visibility. This is one of many pieces of equipment that assist in providing direct force-enhancement support to the wing

US Air Force (USAF) Second Lieutenant (2LT) James Hughes (standing right) and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melinda Morse (seated right), both Weather Forecasters, 21st Operational Weather Squadron (OWS), USAF in Europe (USAFE) OWS, Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), explain weather forecasting to First Lieutenant (1LT) Tad Dear (standing right), 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Ramstein AB, during Combat Nighthawk, which is a USAFE Combat and Special Interest Program (CSIP) exercise designed to develop leadership skills and increase operational awareness among company grade offices and senior non-commissioned officers

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Christopher Garret, a Ground Radar Systems Maintenance Technician, assigned to the 30th Space Communications Squadron, inserts an azimuth stow pen into the antenna pedestal of the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) located at Vandengerg Air Force Base, Calif., on September 08, 2004. Proper maintenance of the NEXRAD provides accurate data of the weather in the local area. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Jennifer Haas) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Michael Main, a Weather Technician assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, uses his computer to build a mission execution weather forecast to support flight operations, while deployed with the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group at Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea on Sept. 9, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH SGT. Corey A Clements) (Released)

Weather forecaster, STAFF SGT. Tom Cardinal of Det. 2, 617th Weather Squadron, Hanau, Germany, prepares an electronic weather bulletin for The Tuzla, Bosnia area. Using a secure data line STAFF SGT. Cardinal will notify all flying units in the Tuzla area to brief pilots before flying the day's mission. The bulletins will also go to Offutt AFB, Nebraska for use by all Air Force agencies world wide. STAFF SGT. Cardinal is serving temporary duty at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. The base and personnel assigned are part of the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission. The IFOR mission is to ensure that the former warring nations of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and ...

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Eric Hanes (left), and AIRMAN 1ST Class Janina Kowalski, both Ground Radar Systems Maintenance Technicians, assigned to the 30th Space Communications Squadron, make adjustments to the azimuth housing on a antenna pedestal for the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) located at Vandengerg Air Force Base, Calif., on September 08, 2004. Proper maintenance of the NEXRAD provides accurate data of the weather in the local area. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Jennifer Haas) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Scott Butler, a Weather Technician assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, sets up a tactical meteorological satellite, used to down load weather charts, while deployed with the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group at Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea on Sept. 9, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH SGT. Corey A Clements) (Released)

Weather technician, SENIOR AIRMAN Wes B. Robinson, 21st Operation Support Weather Squadron, prepares a pre-flight weather briefing. Using the latest in weather tracking computer and related equipment he is able to more accurately forecast the type of weather that pilots may encounter during their flying missions. He is participating in the 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection that was conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo., 13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robbery,...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Weather technician, Senior Airman Wes B. Robinson, 21st Operation Support Weather Squadron, prepares a pre-flight weather briefing. Using the latest in weather tracking computer and related equipment he is able to more accurately forecast the type of weather that pilots may encounter during their flying missions. He is participating in the 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection that was conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo., 13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robbery, terrorism, and communication disruptions.

Base: Peterson Air Force Base

State: Colorado (CO)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C L. A. Smith

Release Status: Released to Public

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (standing left) and Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (standing right) play the role of perpetrators who have taken a hostage during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC Special Reaction Team (SRT) could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

SENIOR AIRMAN Falcon of the 90th AMS assists in loading TECH. SGT. Patty Dupree, a volunteer from the 90th MXS during the search and recoveries exercise, into an emergency medical unit after she arrived by helicopter. The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Samir Christian, Food Specialists Chef assigned to the 341st Space Wing (SW), chops celery stalks during the Chefs Competition conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

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Patients await diagnoses from Hospital Corpsman for mock injuries sustained in combat. Exercise Vernal Tide is held in the Combat Town Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), in support of a Medical Augmenty Program Exercise (MAPEX). Personnel from the Naval hospital are augmented to support US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group in order to facilitate forward and rear medical attention centers as in real combat mass casualty situations

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