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GENE Catalog (aka Grey Book): Class of 2010 - West Point

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LTC LUIS A. RIOS, US Air Force<br />

Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Geography<br />

M.S., Texas A&M University, 1995<br />

B.S., Rutgers University, 1989<br />

Chief, Current Ops Division, Offutt AFB, 2003-<br />

2004<br />

Chief, Standards & Eval Branch, Offutt AFB, 2001-<br />

2003<br />

Cdr, Weather Flight, Charleston AFB, 1997-2001<br />

Leader, Atmospheric Analysis Models, Offutt AFB,<br />

1995-1997<br />

Satellite Coordinator, Lajes AB, The Azores, 1992-<br />

1993<br />

Wing Weather Officer, Nellis AFB, 1989-1992<br />

LTC Rios is an Air Force weather <strong>of</strong>ficer who has<br />

served in weather flights, weather squadrons and the<br />

Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) in support <strong>of</strong><br />

classified national programs, standardization and evaluation (Stan/Eval), Army aviation, tactical<br />

air forces and mobility air forces. His contingency/deployment history includes DESERT<br />

STORM in 1992, Operation RESTORE HOPE in 1993, and Operation ALLIED FORCE in 1999.<br />

While serving as a combat weather flight commander, he helped certify the employment <strong>of</strong> C-<br />

17A cargo aircraft for use by Army paratroopers. LTC Rios received a Masters Degree in<br />

meteorology with emphasis on analysis and forecasting. His academic interests include tropical<br />

meteorology, climatology, lightning meteorology and the operational applicability <strong>of</strong><br />

meteorological and climatic techniques. LTC Rios teaches EV203 (Physical Geography) and<br />

serves as course director for EV389B (Climatology) and EV387 (Meteorology). �<br />

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