Video by Staff Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath | Media Center - Japan | 06.26.2020
The Sun rises and sets every day. For billions of people, it is not a noteworthy event, but for one group of Airmen it is the core of their mission. The Airmen of 2nd Weather Squadron Detachment 1 at the Learmonth Solar Observatory are fully committed to keeping an eye on the Sun each day it rises and sets, 365 days a year....
Video by Maureen Stewart | Airman Magazine | 02.08.2018
The sun broadcasts frequencies across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from microwaves to radiowaves, and can have a significant impact on operations when solar events affect satellites and communications. Today, the 557th Weather Wing, as the Air Force’s only weather wing, provides authoritative terrestrial and space-environmental data, analyses, forecasts, threat-warning, and......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Kurt Villavicencio | Space Launch Delta 30 | 11.07.2017
Footage of space weather operations conducted by the 30th Operations Support Squadron on Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA.
