So every time I go on business trips to Omaha, I go to the Weather Museum and see this cool old supercomputer that Air Force Weather used to crunch numbers. Acquired in 1983 or 1984 with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony in March of 1985 they used it for the Advanced Weather Analysis and Prediction System (AWAPS). They also … Read more
Just a quick note… I found an interesting Vietnam era (1971) USAF training film on YouTube that explains the mission of the Air Force Global Weather Central. While the sound effects might be a little cheesy I found it kind of cool and didn’t realize the military weather community was as advanced as it was … Read more
After I got out of work today, I went to the Pima Air and Space Museum which is just outside of Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. It was amazing to see aircraft from the Wright Flyer to the B-1 bomber and everything in between. I toured the 390th Bombardment Group Memorial Museum and got to see my … Read more