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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Gagne, right, and Senior Airman Adam Chmielowski, both 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron battlefield weather forecasters, make a weather observation on Oct. 10, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Gagne, right, and Senior Airman Adam Chmielowski, left, both 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron battlefield weather forecasters, make a weather observation on Oct. 10, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Gagne, left, and Senior Airman Adam Chmielowski, both 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron battlefield weather forecasters, make their way to an observation point on Oct. 10, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Gagne, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, battlefield weather forecaster, is responsible for maintenance of remote weather sensors inside and outside the wire Oct. 10, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Ecker, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, battlefield weather forecaster, conducts a preventive maintenance inspection on a weather sensor on Oct. 9, 2012, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. Ecker's hometown is Lorain, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Black Hawks in Afghanistan

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks sit on the tarmac ready for missions on Oct. 9, 2012, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Black Hawk can perform a wide array of missions, including tactical transport of troops, electronic warfare, and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Forecasting the weather

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Rosebrock, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, battlefield weather forecaster, monitors weather data on Oct. 9, 2012, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. Rosebrock's hometown is Hutchinson, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Forecasting the weather

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Rosebrock, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, battlefield weather forecaster, monitors weather data on Oct. 9, 2012, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. Rosebrock's hometown is Hutchinson, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Forecasting the weather

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Rosebrock, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, battlefield weather forecaster, monitors weather data on Oct. 9, 2012, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. Rosebrock's hometown is Hutchinson, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Forecasting the weather

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Rosebrock, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, battlefield weather forecaster, monitors weather data on Oct. 9, 2012, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. Rosebrock's hometown is Hutchinson, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Omar Nurse, battlefield weather forecaster, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, talks with his children after a 12-hour shift on Oct. 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Omar Nurse, battlefield weather forecaster, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, uses night vision goggles to conduct a weather observation, making sure visibility and climate matches the main weather sensor data on Oct. 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Omar Nurse, battlefield weather forecaster, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, uses night vision goggles to conduct a weather observation, making sure visibility and climate matches the main weather sensor data on Oct. 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Omar Nurse, battlefield weather forecaster, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, uses a kestrel to check if current weather conditions match the main weather sensor data on Oct. 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Weather vital for mission success

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Barnes, battlefield weather forecaster, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, relays current weather conditions and options for an aeromedical evacuation request mission on Oct. 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. The 19th EWS provides Army ground commanders with accurate and real-time weather conditions and offers alternative options to help commanders make informed decisions on combat operations. Barnes' hometown is Draper, Utah, and he is deployed from Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Polu, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Sq., waits to board an aircraft during a battlefield circulation mission in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2012. Polu and fellow JTAC members provide ground forces with air superiority by controlling overhead aircraft that are able to deliver multiple weapons systems, as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. JTACs and radio operators, maintainers, and drivers train and operate alongside their Army counterparts in order to prepare them for kinetic situations while outside-the-wire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Mason, Tactical Air Control Party member, controls two A-10 Thunderbolts during close air support training at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2012. Mason is also a radio operator, maintainer, and driver, where he is trained and metored by Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in an operational deployed environment before going to the JTAC qualification course. JTAC members provide ground forces with air superiority by controlling overhead aircraft that are able to deliver multiple weapons systems, as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. JTACs and radio operators, maintainers, and drivers train and operate alongside their Army counterparts in order to prepare them for kinetic situations while outside-the-wire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Mason, Tactical Air Control Party member, controls two A-10 Thunderbolts during close air support training at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2012. Mason is also a radio operator, maintainer, and driver, where he is trained and metored by Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in an operational deployed environment before going to the JTAC qualification course. JTAC members provide ground forces with air superiority by controlling overhead aircraft that are able to deliver multiple weapons systems, as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. JTACs and radio operators, maintainers, and drivers train and operate alongside their Army counterparts in order to prepare them for kinetic situations while outside-the-wire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Farmer, Tactical Air Control Party member, 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, sets up ground communications with overhead aircraft during a mission in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan, July 3, 2012. Farmer is also a Radio Operation, Maintainer, and Driver who is currently in upgrade training to become a Joint Terminal Attack Controller. Farmer and other JTAC members provide ground forces with air superiority by controlling overhead aircraft that are able to deliver multiple weapons systems, as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. JTACs and ROMADs train and operate alongside their Army counterparts in order to prepare them for kinetic situations while outside-the-wire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard DeBolt, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, scans the below terrain during a short helicopter flight to a forward operating base in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2012. DeBolt is deployed from Ft. Carson, CO., and is tasked to support ground operations in Regional Command-East, near the Pakistan border. DeBolt and fellow JTAC members provide ground forces with air superiority by controlling overhead aircraft that are able to deliver multiple weapons systems, as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. JTACs and Radio Operators, Maintainers, and Drivers train and operate alongside their Army counterparts in order to prepare them for kinetic situations while outside the wire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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