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The 557th Weather Wing is a United States Air Force formation and its lead military meteorology center. It reports environmental situational awareness worldwide to the Air Force, the United States Army, joint warfighters, Unified Combatant Commands, the national intelligence community, and the Secretary of Defense.
Redesignated 10th Combat Weather Squadron on 1 April 1996; inactivated 16 May 2014 [2] 11th Weather Squadron: 12th Weather Squadron: 13th Expeditionary Combat Weather Squadron: Redesignated from 13th Weather Squadron and reactivated in 2021. [1] 13th Weather Squadron: Inactivated in 1951. [1] 14th Weather Squadron: Asheville, North Carolina ...
Air Force weather officers are professional meteorologists, must hold at least a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field (meteorology, atmospheric science, etc), and must meet the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) basic instruction requirements before entrance into the career field is allowed.
Overview of U.S. military satellite systems for meteorology; Col. Tamzy J. House et al. (1996) Weather as a Force Multiplier:Owning the Weather in 2025, accessed August 2, 2006; Historical bibliography at ibiblio.org; Army Regulation 115–10 Weather Support for the U.S. Army (PDF). Washington, DC: Departments of the Army, and the Air Force. 6 ...
The 26th Operational Weather Squadron is responsible for producing and disseminating mission planning and execution weather analyses, forecasts, and briefings for Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Guard, Reserve, USSTRATCOM, and USNORTHCOM forces operating at 134 DoD installations and facilities in those states, providing weather intelligence to protect over 160 billion dollars in assets.
Branch United States Air Force: Role: Weather/Climatology: Size: 65 authorized: Part of: Air Combat Command. Sixteenth Air Force. 557th Weather Wing. 2nd Weather Group; Garrison/HQ: Federal Climate Complex, Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. Decorations: Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Air Force Organizational Excellence Award: Insignia; 14th ...
The 17th Operational Weather Squadron is responsible for producing and disseminating mission planning and execution weather analyses, forecasts, and briefings for Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Guard, Reserve, USFK, PACOM, PACAF, USARPAC, SOCPAC, and NAVPAC forces operating at 115 installations/sites over 110M square miles, within the Pacific theater of operations.
The 1st Weather Group (1 WXG) is a group of the United States Air Force.It oversees all six operational weather squadrons; the 15th OWS at Scott AFB, Ill.; the 17th OWS at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii; the 21st OWS at Kapaun Air Station, Germany; the 25th OWS at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.; the 26th OWS at Barksdale AFB, La.; and the 28th OWS at Shaw AFB, SC.