The Air Force Weather Agency

Lt. Gen Thomas S. Moorman Building

Col Don Shannon2nd Weather Group/CC

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Overview

AFWA Mission and Organization AFWA’s Unique DoD Missions Back-up for COPC Partners Data Sharing with COPC Partners

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AFWA Mission/Vision

Mission: Maximizing America’s Power through the Exploitation of Timely, Accurate, and Relevant Weather

Information; Anytime, Everywhere

F-22

Atlas V EELV Launch

C-17 HH-60 / Pararescue Mission

in Afghanistan

Vision: World Class Airmen, Delivering Innovative and Leading-Edge Weather Capabilities to Win the

Fight...Today and Tomorrow.

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AFWA Organizational Structure

16 GSUs1109 Authorizations

A3 Offutt AFB

10 / 27 / 17 / 54

A3 Offutt AFB

10 / 27 / 17 / 54

15 OWSScott AFB, IL

10 / 111 / 14 / 135

15 OWSScott AFB, IL

10 / 111 / 14 / 135

25 OWSD-M AFB, AZ

10 / 120 / 14 / 144

25 OWSD-M AFB, AZ

10 / 120 / 14 / 144

26 OWS Barksdale AFB, LA11 / 148 / 15 / 174

26 OWS Barksdale AFB, LA11 / 148 / 15 / 174

OL-K (ROC)Norman, OK3 / 4 / 11 / 19

OL-K (ROC)Norman, OK3 / 4 / 11 / 19

2 WSOffutt AFB

10 / 125 / 14 / 149

2 WSOffutt AFB

10 / 125 / 14 / 149

2 SYOSOffutt AFB

2 / 45 / 101 / 148

2 SYOSOffutt AFB

2 / 45 / 101 / 148

16 WSOffutt AFB

10 / 13 / 32 / 55

16 WSOffutt AFB

10 / 13 / 32 / 55

14 WSAsheville, NC5 / 28 / 25 / 58

14 WSAsheville, NC5 / 28 / 25 / 58

2 CWSSHurlburt Fld, FL

3 / 45 / 1 / 49

2 CWSSHurlburt Fld, FL

3 / 45 / 1 / 49

2nd Weather GroupOffutt AFB

32 / 259 / 176 / 467

2nd Weather GroupOffutt AFB

32 / 259 / 176 / 467

A5/8 Offutt AFB

13 / 10 / 27 / 50

A5/8 Offutt AFB

13 / 10 / 27 / 50

FOA CommanderOffutt AFB, NE

3 / 2 / 2 / 7

FOA CommanderOffutt AFB, NE

3 / 2 / 2 / 7

A6 Offutt AFB

0 / 12 / 17 / 29

A6 Offutt AFB

0 / 12 / 17 / 29

CC Staff: DP, DS, FM, IG Offutt AFB

1 / 6 / 15 / 22

CC Staff: DP, DS, FM, IG Offutt AFB

1 / 6 / 15 / 22

Contractors Offutt AFB

202

Contractors Offutt AFB

202

28 OWSShaw AFB, SC9 / 56 / 10 / 75

28 OWSShaw AFB, SC9 / 56 / 10 / 75

612 SPTS/OWFD-M AFB, AZ3 / 27 / 0 / 30

612 SPTS/OWFD-M AFB, AZ3 / 27 / 0 / 30

21 OWSKapaun AS, GE13 / 139 / 2 / 154

21 OWSKapaun AS, GE13 / 139 / 2 / 154

17 OWSJB Hickam, HI

13 / 107 / 17 / 137

17 OWSJB Hickam, HI

13 / 107 / 17 / 137

1st Weather GroupOffutt AFB

37 / 386 / 56 / 479 (876)

1st Weather GroupOffutt AFB

37 / 386 / 56 / 479 (876)

PAD

14-03

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AFWA Organizational Structure

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Vice CSAF Memo, 3 Oct 14

Develop a program action directive (PAD) to realign the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), a FOA of AF/A3/5, to Air Combat Command and re-designate it as 557th Weather Wing. Prior to re-alignment, select AFWA resources will be realigned to AFMC, AFSPC, and AETC via Memoranda of Agreement to support the transfer of acquisition and training missions from AFWA to the respective MAJCOMs. PAD will be completed no later than 1 Jan 2015.

Tasked organization: AF/A3/5 (PAD 14-03) Effective date: as specified in PAD

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Headquarters Air Force

AF Life Cycle Management Center

Air Combat Command

Air Education & Training Command

Air Force Weather Agency Reorganization

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Air Force Weather Agency Strategic Policy Interagency Coordination Lead Command Management of Weather Equipment New Requirements Generation Planning, Programming, Budget and Execution Development and Acquisition of New Weather Systems Air Force Weather Training Operational Weather Squadrons High Performance Computing Modeling and Simulation Space Weather Analysis and Forecasting Climate Services Weather Observation Assimilation and Dissemination

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Air Force Weather Agency Reorganization

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Headquarters Air Force Strategic Policy Interagency Coordination

AF Life Cycle Management Center• Development, Acquisition, and

Sustainment of Weather Systems

Air Combat Command Lead Command Management of Weather

Equipment New Requirements Generation Planning, Programming, Budget and

Execution

Air Education &Training Command• Air Force Weather Training

557th Weather Wing (Specialized Mission Wing)

Operational Weather Squadrons High Performance Computing Modeling and Simulation Space Weather Analysis and

Forecasting Climate Services Weather Observation

Assimilation and Dissemination

Air Force Weather Agency

12 AF

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Air Force Weather Agency Reorganization

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557th Weather Wing

12 AF

Air Combat Command

Headquarters Air Force

Department of Defense

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AFWA’s Unique DoD Missions

24/7 operational support for Intelligence Community Global cloud analysis and forecast modeling Global meso-scale NWP for USAF & US Army ops Operate global network of solar observatories

Holloman, Learmonth, San Vito, Kaena Point, Sagamore Hill Generate 24/7 space environment analyses and forecasts for:

JSpOC, NORAD, Space Operators, DoD HF and GPS users DoD mission tailored analyses, alerts, and warnings

USAF/DoD’s forecast center for airborne volcanic ash products to include text advisories and graphical products

USAF/DoD’s climate monitoring, analysis, and prediction Global snow cover/snow depth analyses American Forces Network (AFN) Weather Center

Produce shows tailored to DoD/DoS deployed/stationed OCONUS

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Backup with COPC Partners – FY 14

Storm Prediction Center/Aviation Weather Center (AWC) Backup provided by 15 OWS (Scott AFB, IL) SPC real world backups in past year – 1 (3 stand-by instances) AWC real world backups in past year – 0 Live backup tests – 5 (3 for AWC, 2 for SPC)

AWC COOP at AFWA – Annual, Jan 14 (1 shift; four people) Space Weather Prediction Center (bi-directional backup)

Backup provided by 2 WS (Offutt AFB); liaison officer w/in SWPC Real world backups in past year – 4; successful backup exercises – 0

NESDIS – Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Backup provided by 2 WS (Offutt AFB, NE) Real world backups in past year – 3; successful backup exercises – 12

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Data Sharing with COPC Partners – FY 14

Telecommunications Operations Center (TOC) AFWA provides military obs (if on the releasable list), TAFs,

and bulletins TOC provides WMO obs, TAFs, bulletins, RAOBs, aircraft

reports, and NEXRAD Level 2 / Level 3 data TOC provides failover of Circuit 78Y2 (A/N) if primary COPC

comm fails; occurred twice this year for total of 5 days NCEP

AFWA provides CONUS / NH ensembles to the Weather Prediction Center WWMCA cloud model analysis to the Environmental Modeling

Center for cloud verification GEPS post-processed ensemble members

NCEP provides GFS, NAM, NUOPC global ensemble members

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Data Sharing with COPC Partners – FY 14

NESDIS AFWA provides WWMCA, SnowDepth, and SSM/I AFWA provides DMSP support to the Satellite Operations Control

Center Planning, launch, and early orbit testing for F19

NESDIS provides S-NPP/JPSS data; Aqua and Terra MODIS METOP A and B; NOAA 15/16/18, and 19 MTSAT; Meteosat 7; and GOES E/W and Nrn/Srn hemisphere winds NOAA polar orbiting scheduling text files DMSP data collection/delivery above 99% mission success rate

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Data Sharing with COPC Partners – FY 14

FNMOC AFWA data shipped to FNMOC

NESDIS’ S-NPP Data and Feature Track Winds DMSP data and scheduling text files Alphanumeric observational data 20km MEPS ensemble data and WWMCA cloud model analysis

FNMOC data shipped to AFWA NAVGEM, SST, and Wave Watch 3 model data Processed SSM/I data

NAVO AFWA relays observations and S-NPP data

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Questions?

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