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    15th OWS creating margin with Ready Month

    The 15th Operational Weather Squadron has introduced a new scheduling model this year to improve readiness, morale and the ability to train. Dubbed “Ready Month,” the plan provides the opportunity for one of the squadron’s four operational flights to come off 24/7 operations for a month to focus on specialized deployment training, team and individual resiliency and flight-wide professional development, while still providing an additional stand-by margin of continuous surge capacity to the operations floor when required.
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    557th WW integrating with 16th AF missions

    The 557th Weather Wing is working to integrate its strengths into the recently formed 16th Air Force, which brought intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations and weather all under one roof. Integration is a key theme for the Air Force’s first information warfare numbered air force.
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    Weather Airmen share mission at Rose Bowl event

    As people prepared to celebrate the New Year’s holiday, five Airmen from units across the 557th Weather Wing journeyed to Pasadena, California. Their mission was to tell the Air Force Weather story at Live on Green!, a free entertainment and education event that precedes the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl football game.
  • Airmen from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron (OWS) train on a Portable Doppler Radar with instructors from the 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron as part of a Deployed Weather Systems Training class Aug. 20, 2019, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The class was comprised entirely of 25th OWS Airmen as 557th Weather Wing units are being tasked to execute a greater number of deployment requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua-James Patrick)

    557th WW trains its own to deploy anytime, everywhere

    Instructors from the 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron took on an unusual set of students, a class composed entirely of Airmen from a single unit. Airmen from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, attended the Deployed Weather Systems Training class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, as part of pre-deployment training Aug. 19-22, 2019.

  • 557th WW holds first wing operational readiness exercise

    The 557th Weather Wing completed its first operational readiness exercise since standing up as an Air Combat Command wing. Held Aug. 19-23, Operational Readiness Exercise - Steel Colander tested the wing’s ability to deliver weather intelligence in a contested, degraded and operationally-limited environment. “We exercised not only wing capabilities located on Offutt Air Force Base, but also those of our geographically-separated units worldwide, to include all our operational weather squadrons,” said Ted Vroman, a 557th WW Plans and Programs exercise planner. The Air Force Weather Agency, a field operating agency, deactivated in 2015 when the 557th WW stood up. Conversion from a FOA to an operational wing removed many non-operational functions from the organization, leaving the wing an operations-focused entity and in the position to benefit from comprehensive operational readiness exercises.
  • Col. Brian Pukall, left, 557th Weather Wing commander, and Col. Kyun Do Ki, right, Republic of Korea Air Force Weather Wing commander, talk during a demonstration at the American Forces Network Weather Center at the 557th WW headquarters building, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, June 20, 2019. The AFN Weather Center records daily weather forecasts for the AFN audience as well as Stars and Stripes readers around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

    ROKAF Weather Wing commander visits 557th WW

    The commander of the Republic of Korea Air Force Weather Wing visited 557th Weather Wing headquarters June 20, 2019. The ROK-US weather collaboration meeting, held between Col. Gyun Do Ki, ROKAF WW commander, and Col. Brian Pukall, 557th WW commander, is traditionally held every two years after the respective wings have a change in command. “Ever since I commissioned as a Weather Officer in ROKAF, I always aspired to come visit here,” said Ki. “After 30 years of service, my lifelong dream finally came true. I sincerely appreciate your hospitality.” The mission of the 557th WW, the Air Force’s only weather wing, is to maximize America’s power through the exploitation of timely, accurate and relevant weather information; anytime, everywhere.
  • United States Naval Academy Midshipmen pose for a group photo with staff from the 15th Operational Weather Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 11, 2019. Midshipmen visit the 15th OWS annually to learn about convective storms, which can cause hazardous weather such as tornadoes, hail, lightning and heavy rain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Durila)

    Midshipmen visit 15th OWS to learn Midwest weather

    Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy visited the 15th Operational Weather Squadron May 11, 2019, to learn about severe weather and its effects on aviation. An example of cross service partnership, the annual visit allows future naval officers the opportunity to learn about weather phenomena from weather Airmen with real world experience and to discover the similarities and differences between the Air Force and Navy meteorology missions. Cadets studying at the U.S. service academies will often visit military installations or perform internships during summer break to become familiar with the military and gain experience in their future career fields.
  • Jeffrey Fries, 1st Weather Group director of operations, learns to use virtual reality controllers from Dainius Slavinskas, technical director at Myriad Global Media, during a product handover March 14, 2019, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. 1st WXG fielded a virtual reality training product that will allow Air Force weather personnel to familiarize themselves with a tactical meteorological observation system, known as a TMQ-53. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

    1 WXG’s virtual training brings real benefits

    Airmen assigned to the 1st Weather Group are rolling out virtual reality training tailored to the needs of the Air Force Weather community, allowing them to train faster and smarter. Delivered on March 14, 2019, 1st WXG’s NextGen Environmental Weather Training System simulates setting up and assembling a tactical meteorological observation system, known as a TMQ-53.
  • Airmen from the 26th Operational Weather Squadron (OWS) pose for a photo with pilots from the 333rd Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2019. The 26th OWS Airmen were given a familiarization flight aboard two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft to see firsthand how their weather products affect the fighters’ mission. (Courtesy photo)

    26th OWS Airmen experience the pilot’s perspective

    Two Airmen from the 26th Operational Weather Squadron got to experience the weather they normally only forecast when they donned flight suits and took to the skies at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2019. Tech. Sgt. Chris Bieber, 26th OWS shift supervisor, and Senior Airman McKayla Dejohnette, 26th OWS weather forecaster, received the opportunity to see firsthand how their weather products affect the mission when they took a familiarization flight on two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 4th Fighter Wing’s 333rd Fighter Squadron.
  • The 17th Operational Weather Squadron (OWS) poses for a group photo at the Pacific Air Forces headquarters building, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 30, 2018. The 17th OWS was selected as the Air Force Weather Squadron of the Year for 2018. (Courtesy Photo)

    17th OWS wins weather squadron of the year

    The 17th Operational Weather Squadron has been selected as the Air Force Weather Squadron of the Year for 2018. Located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, the 17th OWS provides weather operations support throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. One of the squadron’s accomplishments was producing over 9,000 detailed position and intensity analyses in response to tropical cyclones that were active in the region. The 1,200 warnings that were issued gave 17 bases and 53 ships almost two days of advance notice to take protective measures. “We’re extremely excited and humbled to receive this recognition,” said, Lt. Col. Charles Cunningham, 17th OWS commander. “We have an amazing team of Airmen at the 17th OWS, who are laser-focused on conducting world-class weather operations in support of USINDOPACOM.”
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