00497000 4-1378-21A UNCLASSIFIED 2435656 07-01-1956 2435839 12-31-1956

SQUADRON/0004/WEATHER

History K360.4-4 16783 K3794 608 703 2451597 02-22-2000 06 43 2451597 02-22-2000 2451606 03-02-2000 SQUADRON COMMANDER PLACED ON ORDERS TO ASSUME ADDITIONAL DUTIES AS STAFF WEATHER OFFICER TO HEADQUARTERS, 4 AIR FORCE (AF). SQUADRON HEADQUARTERS CITED FOR ACCOMPLISHING 100 PERCENT ENROLLMENT IN AIR FORCE AID SOCIETY. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER APPOINTED TO WESTERN AIR DEFENSE FORCE (WADF) QUALITY CONTROL TEAM. REQUIREMENT TO TRANSMIT ALL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS DESIRED BY DIVISION COMMANDERS TO AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRONS, FIGHTER-INTERCEPTOR SQUADRONS AND CONTROL CENTERS OVERBURDENED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS NET. PERSONNEL ATTENDED WEATHER FORECASTER WORKSHOPS. COMMANDER, AIR WEATHER SERVICE (AWS) DIRECTED TEST OF DROPSONDES TO DETERMINE WHETHER DATA COULD SATISFY REQUIREMENTS OF AIR DEFENSE COMMAND (ADC) FOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY INFORMATION AT LOWEST LEVELS OF ATMOSPHERE. MAJ GEN THOMAS S. MOORMAN JR, COMMANDER AWS, ATTENDED DETACHMENT (DET) COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE. NONE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS INCLUDE ORDERS, CLIMATOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF PERSONNEL AND DISPLAY, OREGON STATE FAIR. 2451606 03-02-2000 CG 2451606 03-02-2000