Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Lozano, 62d Operations Support Squadron weather apprentice, uses a kestrel to determine weather conditions at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Their equipment can provide weather data such as surface pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, surface visibility, precipitation and lightning detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)