The United States Air Force has several types of weather squadrons.
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Weather Squadrons
| Squadron | Shield | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Combat Weather Squadron |  |
Fort Lewis | |
| 2d Weather Squadron |  |
Offutt AFB | |
| 3rd Combat Weather Squadron |  |
Fort Cavazos | Aligned with the III Corps, (US Army) |
| 4th Weather Squadron |  |
Maxwell AFB | |
| 5th Weather Squadron |  |
Units active during Vietnam War | |
| 6th Weather Squadron (Mobile) | Tinker AFB | ||
| 7th Combat Weather Squadron &
7th Expeditionary Combat Weather Squadron |
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Lucius D. Clay Kaserne | Inactivated 2021; replaced by 13th Expeditionary Combat Weather Squadron[1] |
| 8th Weather Squadron |  |
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| 9th Weather Squadron |  |
Shaw AFB | Reactivated as 9th Operational Weather Squadron |
| 10th Weather Squadron |  |
Hurlburt Field | Redesignated 10th Combat Weather Squadron on 1 April 1996; inactivated 16 May 2014[2] |
| 11th Weather Squadron |  |
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| 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 | |
| 15th Weather Squadron | |||
| 16th Weather Squadron | Offutt AFB | ||
| 17th Weather Squadron |  |
Hickam AFB | Redesignated 17 OWS |
| 18th Combat Weather Squadron | Fort Liberty, North Carolina | The One-Eight. Aligned with the XVIII Airborne Corps. (US Army) | |
| Detachment 1 | Fort Drum, NY | ||
| Detachment 2 | Fort Johnson, LA | ||
| Detachment 3 | Hunter Army Airfield, GA | ||
| Detachment 4 | Fort Campbell, KY | ||
| Operating Location - B | Fort Belvoir, VA | ||
| Operating Location - C | Fort Novosel, AL | ||
| Operating Location - Q | Fort Knox, KY | ||
| 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron[3] |  |
Afghanistan | See 504th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group |
| 20th Weather Squadron |  |
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| 21st Weather Squadron |  |
Kapaun Air Station | |
| 23d Weather Squadron |  |
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| 24th Weather Squadron | Webb AFB (closed) | ||
| 25th Weather Squadron |  |
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| 26th Weather Squadron |  |
Barksdale AFB | |
| 28th Weather Squadron |  |
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| 29th Weather Squadron |  |
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| 30th Weather Squadron |  |
Vandenberg AFB, California | HQ at Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam during war |
| 31st Weather Squadron |  |
former Sembach AB | USAFE stations under 2nd Weather Wing |
| 32d Weather Squadron |  |
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| 33d Weather Squadron |  |
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| 35th Weather Squadron |  |
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| 45th Weather Squadron |  |
Patrick Space Force Base | Performs weather assessments for rocket launches at Kennedy Space Center |
| 46th Weather Squadron |  |
Eglin AFB, Florida | |
| 88th Weather Squadron |  |
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio | |
| 607th Weather Squadron |  |
Camp Humphreys, South Korea |
Operational Weather Squadrons
| Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Operational Weather Squadron | |
Shaw AFB | The 9 OWS inactivated on 31 May 2008 and merged with the 26th Operational Weather Squadron located on Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. | |
| 11th Operational Weather Squadron | |
Elmendorf AFB | Inactivated on 13 June 2008; operations consolidated with 17th OWS | |
| 15th Operational Weather Squadron |  |
Scott AFB | "Thunderbolts" | |
| 17th Operational Weather Squadron | |
Hickam AFB | "Geckos" | |
| 20th Operational Weather Squadron | |
Yokota AB | "Samurais" | Inactivated April 2006; operations consolidated with 17th OWS[4] |
| 21st Operational Weather Squadron | |
Kapaun Air Station | "Knights" | |
| 25th Operational Weather Squadron | |
Davis–Monthan AFB | "Bobcats" | |
| 26th Operational Weather Squadron |  |
Barksdale AFB | "Bayou Bandits" | |
| 28th Operational Weather Squadron | |
Shaw AFB | "Cobras" |
Weather Reconnaissance Squadrons
Miscellaneous Weather Squadrons
| Squadron | Shield | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Operations Group | Pentagon | ||
| 10th Combat Weather Squadron | |||
| 20th Air Weather Squadron | |||
| 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 55th Space Weather Squadron | |||
| 56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 57th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 58th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 59th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 2150th Air Weather Squadron |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Clear skies forecasted as 7th ECWS becomes 13th ECWS". Ramstein Air Base. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "10th CWS deactivates [sic] at Hurlburt Field".
- ^ Factsheet: 19 Expeditionary Weather Squadron Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, AFHRA
- ^ 20 OWS History Page (w1vxa.us)[permanent dead link]
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This page was last edited on 10 April 2024, at 00:58