Effective 04 Nov 2012, Fort Rucker Wx Operations will have the following hours of operation:

Monday 01L – Saturday 01L (excluding federal holidays)

For after-hours support, please contact the 26th Operational Weather Squadron (26 OWS).

26 OWS Contact Information

https://ows.barksdale.af.mil

If you are not using a dot-mil computer, a username/password is required:

U/N: RuckerP/W: !A@S#D$F1a2s3d4f

Flight Wx Briefer: DSN 331-2651/2652/2653COMM 318-529-2651/2652/2653

Flat Iron: For routine training missions, you may request a DD 175-1 online or call for a verbal briefing. Please note that for timeliest service, the OWS requires a 2-hour notice for a DD 175-1. For real-world Med-Evac missions, please indicate that when you call. Med-Evac missions will take priority over all others.

ATSCOM/Reserves: For routine missions, you may request a DD 175-1 online or call for a verbal briefing. Please note that for timeliest service, the OWS requires a 2-hour notice for a DD 175-1.

AFS: For maintenance/test flights, you may request a DD 175-1 online or call for a verbal briefing. Please note that for timeliest service, the OWS requires a 2-hour notice for a DD 175-1.

Transients: You may request a DD 175-1 online or call for a verbal briefing. Please note that for timeliest service, the OWS requires a 2-hour notice for a DD 175-1.

For a verbal briefing, simply call the Flight Wx Briefer and request a verbal.

To request a DD 175-1 online, go to the 26 OWS homepage, and click Briefing Request.

Flight Wx Briefings

Select Alabama from the drop-down menu, and click Get Units.

Flight Wx Briefings

Select your unit from the drop-down box. Selections include 2/228TH C-12 Reserves,

ATSCOM, Army Fleet Support, Flat Iron, Transient/Army, and Transient/Air Force.

Flight Wx Briefings

Complete Parts I through VIII.

Submit the request.

Planning Tools

Select either Operations or Meteorologist, and click Select.

Select Tailored Pages.

Planning Tools

Select Ft Rucker from the drop-down menu. Select Planning Wx.

Planning Tools

Detailed planning wx for the next 45 hours is displayed.

Planning Tools

The Joint Environmental Toolkit (JET) provides:

- Real-time automated sensor data from Cairns AAF

- Weather watches, warnings, and advisories

- Area weather (OBS/TAFS)

Planning Tools

If you are interested in creating a JET account, please go to https://jetkozr.rucker.army.mil/jetspeed/portal/ to request a new account. The JET administrator will approve your request and contact you to set up your profile.

Note that you must log into a dot-mil computer with a CAC in order to access JET. Once we set up your profile, you can log into any dot-mil computer.