36th Operations Support Squadron teams up with contractors from Oklahoma to repair weather radar system

Radar Operations maintenance workers from the Oklahoma-based Radar Operations Center repair the Next Generation Weather Radar in Yigo, Guam, July 21, 2021. The NEXRAD detects and distributes hazardous and routine weather information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Breanna Gossett)

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36th Operations Support Squadron teams up with contractors from Oklahoma to repair weather radar system

Radar Operations maintenance workers from the Oklahoma-based Radar Operations Center repair the Next Generation Weather Radar in Yigo, Guam, July 21, 2021. The NEXRAD detects and distributes hazardous and routine weather information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Breanna Gossett)

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36th Operations Support Squadron teams up with contractors from Oklahoma to repair weather radar system

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jonathan Vogel, 36th Operations Support Squadron commander, discusses plans for the Next Generation Weather Radar with Airmen from the 36th OSS and the maintenance crew from the Oklahoma-based Radar Operation Center in Yigo, Guam, July 21, 2021. The NEXRAD is the only high definition weather observation capability on Guam. NEXRAD is imperative not only for the daily operations on Andersen Air Force Base but also serves the National Weather Service and entire population of Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Breanna Gossett)

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36th Operations Support Squadron teams up with contractors from Oklahoma to repair weather radar system

A Radar Operations maintenance worker from the Oklahoma-based Radar Operations Center works on lifting the antenna to replace the bull gear in the Next Generation Weather Radar in Yigo, Guam, July 21, 2021. The NEXRAD detects and distributes hazardous and routine weather information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Breanna Gossett)

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36th Operations Support Squadron teams up with contractors from Oklahoma to repair weather radar system

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jonathan Vogel, 36th Operations Support Squadron commander, takes a look at the bull gear replacement for the Next Generation Weather Radar in Yigo, Guam, July 21, 2021. The bull gear is a primary component for rotating the Doppler radar antenna which is used to measure precipitation and wind. The NEXRAD is the only high definition weather observation capability on Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Breanna Gossett)

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36th Operations Support Squadron teams up with contractors from Oklahoma to repair weather radar system

Published July 25, 2021
By Airman Breanna Gossett
36th Wing Public Affairs

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Radar Operations maintenance workers from the Oklahoma-based Radar Operations Center repair the Next Generation Weather Radar in Yigo, Guam, July 21, 2021. The NEXRAD detects and distributes hazardous and routine weather information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Breanna Gossett)