The United States Air Force has several types of weather squadrons.
Weather Squadrons
editOperational Weather Squadrons
editSquadron | 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 | "Fighting 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
editMiscellaneous Weather Squadrons
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 ]