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55th Wing Public Affairs
109 Washington Square, Suite 221
Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. 68113
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Com'l: (402) 294-3663
DSN: 271-3663
E-mail: 557WW.PA.PublicAffairs@us.af.mil

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Chief Master Sergeant Terri L. Grebel, Command Chief, 557th Weather Wing. Chief Master Sergeant Anthony G. Soots, 1st Weather Group Superintendent. Col. Tom Blazek, Commander, 1st Weather Group at Offutt AFB, NE. Chief Master Sergeant James E. Slisik, Superintendent of the 2d Weather Group, 557 Weather Wing, Offutt Air Force Base
Col. Jason E. Patla, Commander of the 2d Weather Group. Kimberly Whiting, left, a manager of network operations with Union Pacific, speaks to Staff Sgt. Lauren Morales, command chief's executive with the 557th Weather Wing, Maj. Brian Yates, chief of the 557th WW commanders action group and Master Sgt. Jawarski Seals, 557th WW first sergeant, about the Union Pacific mission and training requiremetns at the Harriman Dispatching Center in Omaha, Neb., Dec. 16, 2016. Union Pacific adopted several 557th WW for the holiday season, providing presents for families in need. Kristi Strum, a project engineer with Union Pacific, left, speaks with Col. Steven Dickerson, commander of the 557th Weather Wing, Jim Astuto, manager of data integrity at UP, Jerry Garcia, superintendent of operations at UP and Ruben Lopez, general superintendent at UP discuss the UP missino and job requirements at the Harriman Dispatching Center in Omaha, Neb., Dec. 16, 2016. Union Pacific adopted several 557th WW for the holiday season, providing presents for families in need. Members of the 557th Weather Wing, including Col. Steven Dickerson, commander of the 557th WW, meet with Union Pacific employees at the Harriman Dispatching Center in Omaha, Neb., Dec. 16, 2016. Union Pacific adopted several 557th WW for the holiday season, providing presents for families in need.
Fixed Base Weather Observation System – AN/FMQ-23 Fixed Base Weather Observation System – AN/FMQ-22 Joint Environmental Toolkit meets Air Force and Army needs for weather forecast generation, meteorological watch, and observation management with increased accuracy and decreased latency as compared to legacy systems. JET substantially enhances battlespace awareness by ensuring accurate weather data reaches warfighters while also saving time and money. The AN/FMQ-19 is an integrated system of weather sensors that measure, collect, and disseminate meteorological data to help meteorologists, pilots, and flight dispatchers prepare and monitor weather forecasts, plan flight routes, and provide necessary information for safe takeoffs and landings.