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Weather airmen forecast combat missions

The tactical operations center for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (3rd BCT), 1st Armored
Division at Fort Bliss, Texas, awaits the start of a new mission during Green Flag West
21-02, Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 12, 2020. The 3rd BCT and U.S. Air Force weather craftsmen
operated at this location which simulated a deployed environment for two weeks.

Air Force photographs by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young
Staff Sgt. Angelo Flores, weather craftsman assigned to the 12th Combat Training
Squadron, unfurls a flag on the back of a Humvee during Green Flag West 21-02, at Fort
Irwin, Calif., Nov. 12, 2020. Throughout the exercise, flags are displayed as a part of safety
procedures required when entering and exiting the range.

A 12th Combat Training
Squadron patch rests on the
arm of a U.S. Air Force Airman,
reflected on the side view
mirror of a Humvee during
Green Flag West 21-02, at Fort
Irwin, Calif., Nov. 12, 2020. The
12th CTS readies tactical air
control parties, weather teams
and brigade combat teams
to execute decisive, world-
wide multi-spectrum combat
operations during Green Flag
West exercises at the U.S. Army’s
National Training Center.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to
the 3rd Brigade Combat Team
(3rd BCT), 1st Armored Division
at Fort Bliss, Texas, pause to
consume MREs during Green
Flag West 21-02 at Fort Irwin,
Calif., Nov. 12, 2020. Green Flag
offers joint forces training for
Staff Sgt. Joel Walden, 12th Combat Training Squadron weather craftsman, executes a large force combat operations
Weather Airmen assigned to the 12th Combat Training Squadron cross reference information during Green Flag training support mission during Green Flag West 21-02, at Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 12, 2020. and affords units the opportunity
West 21-02, at Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 12, 2020. Weather craftsmen manage and direct weather operations that have As a team lead, Walden is responsible for integrating current and forecasted atmospheric to test and troubleshoot tactics
a direct affect on the activities of U.S. military forces and their allies. and space weather conditions into operations and planning. in a real-world environment.