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Air Force weather specialists

As Its Last Weather Satellites Age, DOD Works on Plans for a New Generation

Nov. 21, 2023 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
Up-to-date information on the weather is important for many people’s jobs. For the Air Force and the broader U.S. military, it can be absolutely critical. Key to formulating that weather information are a small number of satellites from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)—which dates ...

As the Air Force Prepares for Austere Ops, Who Will Watch the Weather?

June 28, 2023 | By David Roza
Air Force weather specialists are used to providing essential data in austere conditions, and they have new tools to move even faster. Their skills could be even more crucial in a conflict against a near-peer adversary.

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