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  • Staff Sgt. Kalynn Mitchell using a sewing machine.

    Made with love in Australia by a 2nd WS Airman

    A 2nd Weather Squadron Airman stationed in Australia is crafting hope in her local community in the midst of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Staff Sgt. Kalynn Mitchell, a 2nd WS solar analyst at Learmonth Solar Observatory in Exmouth, Western Australia, is using her sewing machine and fabric from a local hardware store to create face masks for medical workers and others at risk in the community.
  • Airmen from 2nd Weather Squadron’s Detachment 1 march with members of the Royal Australian Air Force and Australian veterans during ANZAC Day ceremonies at Exmouth, Western Australia, April 25, 2019. The Detachment 1 Airmen recently celebrated the observatory’s 40th anniversary of operation, which is jointly operated by the U.S. Air Force and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Space Weather Services. ANZAC Day marks the entry of Australia and New Zealand into World War I. (Courtesy photo)

    ACC Airmen performing space mission in Australia celebrate 40 years

    The Learmonth Solar Observatory celebrated its 40th anniversary April 27, 2019, at Learmonth, Western Australia, giving solar immersion briefings at the facility and holding a partnership barbecue. The observatory is operated jointly by 2nd Weather Squadron’s Detachment 1 and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Space Weather Services. Learmonth is one of five solar observatories around the world maintained by the 2nd WS.
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