Air Force Weather Specialists Support Every Sortie
By Air Force Senior Airman John Linzmeier 18th Wing
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan, April 27, 2017 — When you’re about to hop on an airplane for a well-deserved holiday, it’s nice to know what kind of weather you can expect; but for a pilot, having a detailed analysis of the weather is crucial in order to conduct a safe flight.
This is why the airmen of the 18th Operations Support Squadron weather flight are always here to keep pilots updated on the weather forecast, making sure they’re prepared to work around everything Mother Nature throws at them during the mission.
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