Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Regional Media Center - Japan | 08.28.2019
U.S. Air Force 2nd Weather Squadron Detachment 1 monitors daily solar activity from the Learmonth Solar Observatory, Australia, Aug. 28, 2019. The observatory is one of five solar observatories around the world maintained by the 2nd Weather Squadron and is operated jointly with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Space Weather Services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Regional Media Center - Japan | 08.28.2019
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ustem Nu, 2nd Weather Squadron, Detachment 1 commander, poses for a photo at the Learmonth Solar Observatory, Australia, Aug. 28, 2019. The observatory is one of five solar observatories around the world maintained by the 2nd Weather Squadron and is operated jointly with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Space Weather Services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Regional Media Center - Japan | 08.28.2019
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ustem Nu, 2nd Weather Squadron, Detachment 1 commander, poses for a photo at the Learmonth Solar Observatory, Australia, Aug. 28, 2019. The observatory is one of five solar observatories around the world maintained by the 2nd Weather Squadron and is operated jointly with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Space Weather Services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Regional Media Center - Japan | 08.28.2019
Left to right, Staff Sgt. Jose Jorge Gonzalez, Tech. Sgt. Charles Robbins, and Staff Sgt. Devin Kadrmas, radar, airfield and weather systems technicians, 2nd Weather Squadron, Detachment 1, pose for a photo at the Learmonth Solar Observatory, Australia, Aug. 28, 2019. The technicians maintain and repair the observatory’s facilities and equipment, including the radio solar telescope network......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Regional Media Center - Japan | 08.28.2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marc Veale, a 2nd Weather Squadron, Detachment 1 solar analyst, adjusts a solar observing optical network telescope at the Learmonth Solar Observatory, Australia, Aug. 28, 2019. The observatory is one of five solar observatories around the world maintained by the 2nd Weather Squadron and is operated jointly with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Space Weather......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Regional Media Center - Japan | 08.28.2019
The inside of a solar observing optical network telescope at the Learmonth Solar Observatory, Australia, Aug. 28, 2019. The telescope, operated by U.S. Air Force 2nd Weather Squadron, Detachment 1, is used to monitor daily solar activity. The observatory is one of five solar observatories around the world maintained by the 2d Weather Squadron and is operated jointly with the Australian Bureau......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Groening | 49th Wing | 04.11.2019
Staff Sgt. Bradley Douglas, 2d Weather Squadron, Detachment 4, central repair activity technician performs an inspection of a declination head, April 11, 2019, at the Solar Observatory on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The inspection involves verifying the wires are still serviceable and properly connected to the drive gear assembly and gear tachometer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Groening | 49th Wing | 03.21.2019
Everett Brooks, 2d Weather Squadron, Detachment 4, integrated systems mechanic, and Staff Sgt. Bradley Douglas, 2d WS, Det 4, central repair activity technician reassemble a right ascension drive roller, March 21, 2019, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Being depot-level maintenance, technicians are expected to think outside of the box when it comes to maintaining and repairs to Solar......
