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Special Operations Weather
US DoD photo by Staff SGT. Clay Lancaster
Members of a US Air Force Special Operations Weather Team SOWT carry a combat rubber raiding craft aboard a Chinook helicopter.
Part of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Special Tactics Teams, SOWTs are a special ops unit that gather mission-critical weather data in support of planned/on-going special operations.
They are trained in airborne and amphibious operations.