Cadre Focus primes Airmen with Army embed skills

Photos by Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales
Battlefield weather Airmen enter a forest in search of a land navigation objective during an annual training exercise Sept. 16 at Grafenwoehr Training Area. Battlefield weather Airmen from detachments around Europe came together for a week to train and show each other skills and abilities they had learned working side-by-side with the Army.
Battlefield weather Airmen enter a forest in search of a land navigation objective during an annual training exercise Sept. 16 at Grafenwoehr Training Area. Battlefield weather Airmen from detachments around Europe came together for a week to train and show each other skills and abilities they had learned working side-by-side with the Army.
First Lt. Mitchell Westlund, 7th Weather Squadron Detachment 2 chief, briefs Airmen on land navigation during training exercise Cadre Focus Sept. 16. Battlefield weather Airmen from the 7th WS are required to know basic Army skills, such as land navigation, as they are embedded within Army units throughout Europe.
First Lt. Mitchell Westlund, 7th Weather Squadron Detachment 2 chief, briefs Airmen on land navigation during training exercise Cadre Focus Sept. 16. Battlefield weather Airmen from the 7th WS are required to know basic Army skills, such as land navigation, as they are embedded within Army units throughout Europe.
Airmen from the 7th Weather Squadron navigate through the Grafenwoehr Training Area land navigation course during Cadre Focus Sept. 16. The Airmen took part in a revamped Cadre Focus exercise designed to improve their basic Army and forecasting skills.
Airmen from the 7th Weather Squadron navigate through the Grafenwoehr Training Area land navigation course during Cadre Focus Sept. 16. The Airmen took part in a revamped Cadre Focus exercise designed to improve their basic Army and forecasting skills.
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Hall, 7th Weather Squadron battlefield weather Airman, conducts a post-exercise briefing after 7th WS Airmen completed a land navigation course Sept. 16 at Grafenwoehr Training Area. Land navigation was one of many skills covered by instructors during Cadre Focus, an exercise designed to improve the services the 7th WS provides to Army units throughout Europe.
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Hall, 7th Weather Squadron battlefield weather Airman, conducts a post-exercise briefing after 7th WS Airmen completed a land navigation course Sept. 16 at Grafenwoehr Training Area. Land navigation was one of many skills covered by instructors during Cadre Focus, an exercise designed to improve the services the 7th WS provides to Army units throughout Europe.
First Lt. Mitchell Westlund, 7th Weather Squadron Detachment 2 chief, shows Airmen a compass and its proper use during land navigation training Sept. 16 at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. The 7th WS gathered its Airmen to train for a week on necessary skills to complete the mission alongside Army units.
First Lt. Mitchell Westlund, 7th Weather Squadron Detachment 2 chief, shows Airmen a compass and its proper use during land navigation training Sept. 16 at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. The 7th WS gathered its Airmen to train for a week on necessary skills to complete the mission alongside Army units.
Master Sgt. Steven Hollatz (left), 7th Weather Squadron logistics and resources NCO in charge, and Staff Sgt. Cody Weakland, 7th WS battlefield weather Airman, ensure the accuracy of their compass during an annual training exercise known as Cadre Focus Sept. 16 at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. Approximately 30 Airmen took part in Cadre Focus, an exercise designed to improve forecasting and Army skills such as land navigation and group movements.
Master Sgt. Steven Hollatz (left), 7th Weather Squadron logistics and resources NCO in charge, and Staff Sgt. Cody Weakland, 7th WS battlefield weather Airman, ensure the accuracy of their compass during an annual training exercise known as Cadre Focus Sept. 16 at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. Approximately 30 Airmen took part in Cadre Focus, an exercise designed to improve forecasting and Army skills such as land navigation and group movements.