The Navy has decided to combine its European-based weather forecasters with US Air Forces in Europe weather operators at Sembach AB, Germany, in a money-saving move, reports Stars and Stripes. The sailors will work with the 21st Operational Weather Squadron to cover the US European Command region 24/7.
Two Airmen endured -45 degree temperatures during an Arctic survival course in the far north, where national security experts worry the U.S. is underprepared to counter Russia or China.