319th OSS Weather Flight NCOIC in action
The 319th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight NCO in charge, Tech. Sgt. Phillip Erickson, sets up weather monitoring equipment during a readiness exercise, which took place March 1, 2013, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. In the field and focused on operational weather; the Weather Flights are the third tier of Air Force Weather and the prime interface with an installation's flying and ground operations. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)