Air Force Special Operations Weatherman [Image 2 of 3]

AFGHANISTAN

04.17.2010

Photo by Senior Airman Elliott Sprehe 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

A SOWT unpacks a RQ-11B Raven, an unmanned aircraft system, prior to flying it to conduct real-time environmental reconnaissance at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. Air Force Special Operations Weathermen are the only career field in the Department of Defense that provides Special Forces with meteorological data in support of SOF missions.

• Date Taken: 04.17.2010
• Date Posted: 04.26.2010 04:23
• Photo ID: 273070
• VIRIN: 100426-F-1151S-002
• Resolution: 3216x2136
• Size: 855.26 KB
• Location: AF