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WEATHER FLIGHT3 OSS/OSW

Capt Carl Densford

Overview

· Mission· Flying Squadron Support· Unit Organization/Manning· Products· Alaska Weather Challenges

Provide timely and accurate around the clock weather intelligence and support to 3rd Wing and tenant units to facilitate Top Cover, Worldwide Airlift, and Combat Power

Projection.

Weather Flight Mission

· Observe weather 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

· Ensure accurate and timely forecasting services available to JBER

· Initiate resource protection actions· Issue Warnings, Watches and Advisories for

JBER

· Assist aircrew mission planning and execution across Alaska and worldwide destinations

· Assist wing leadership with mission execution and short, long-range planning

Mission Essential Tasks

· Deploy people and equipment worldwide to support 3 WG tasks and provide seamless peace to war transition

· Lead Weather Unit for JBER

· Bottom line:

ENABLE DOMINANT AIRPOWER,

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE

Mission Essential Tasks

3 WG

90 FS(F-22s)

525 FS(F-22s)

962 AACS(E-3s)

517 AS(C-17s/C-12s)

176 WG (AK ANG) 477 FG (AFRC)

302 FS(F-22s)

AK NG1/207 AVN(UH-60s)

NG BureauAKRFC

(C-12s/UC-35s)

210 RQS(HH-60s)

211 RQS(HC-130s)

144 AS(C-130s)

249 AS(C-17s)

Weather Flight Supported Flying Units

Manning

· 2 Commissioned Officers (25 Years Combined)· 1 Weather Degree· 1 Software Engineering Degree

· 1 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (20 Years)· 1 Civil Service Member (35 Years)· 7 Non-Commissioned Officers (9 Years Average)· 3 Junior Enlisted Airmen (Less than 6 Years Average)· Over the summer and into next year our average

experience level will be dropping as we transition to a younger core of forecasters.

Primary Products

· Mission Execution Forecasts· 175-1 Flight Weather Briefings· Observations· Warnings, Watches and Advisories· Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts· PIREPS· Staff Briefings

Unique Support

· OPEN SKIES· CORONETS· AK Rescue Coordination Center (RCC)· Volcano Activity Notifications· Exercise support (Colony Glacier, Northern Edge, Red

Flag)· Long-range RADAR Site Support· Seasonal IRC Briefings· Public Outreach· Back-up to the Regional Weather Squadron

Satellite Information

· Primary Source = MARK IVB Software· Access to Geostationary and Polar Orbiters· Access to Suite of Channels· Create Customized Enhancements· Create Customized Overlays· Dedicated Lines of Communications

Mark IVB Polar

Mark IVB Geostationary

Commercial Access

AFW-WEBS Geostationary

AFW-WEBS Polar

NOAA AAWU

Commercial Access

Questions

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS