Forecaster Couldn't Predict IA Impact

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Forecaster Couldn't Predict IA Impact
February 23, 2009
Navy News

USS MAHAN, At Sea - One aerographer's mate, who originally requested an individual agumentee (IA) assignment to Baghdad, found herself in another part of the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility where she learned professional and personal lessons that served her well.

"I learned the different weather regimes for the Horn of Africa thinking I'd never use them again," said Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class Angela Fleischer about her assignment to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. "What do you know, one year later, I'm in the same area of the world during the same time of year.

"It makes my job a little easier from a forecasting standpoint."

She is currently temporarily assigned to the guided- missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) in support of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151. CTF 151 is a multinational task force conducting counterpiracy operations in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. CTF 151 was established to create a lawful maritime order and develop security in the maritime environment.

The Camp Lemonier mission involves Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Djiboutians and others from coalition countries working together.


Rest of Africom article at: http://www.military.com/news/article/navy-news/forecaster-couldnt-predict-ia-impact.html?col=1186032311124