00497168 4-1378-24A UNCLASSIFIED 2435656 07-01-1956 2435839 12-31-1956

SQUADRON/0011/WEATHER

History K360.4-11 16791 K3802 939 992 06 43 2451611 03-07-2000 2451684 05-19-2000 EMPHASIZED SQUADRON REENLISTMENT PROGRAM. AIRMAN ROGER F. WISE, DETACHMENT (DET) 3, FATALLY INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE ON LEAVE IN JOHNSON CITY IL. SQUADRON AND DET COMMANDERS INTENSIFIED SAFETY BRIEFINGS. IMPLEMENTATION OF 3 - HOURLY 20 - MINUTE SCAN WEATHER REPORTING SYSTEM POINTED OUT THAT REVISED DISPLAY ARRANGEMENTS AND CLOSER STATION CONTROL WERE NECESSARY. DET 1, AMARILLO AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) TX AND DET 2, CHANUTE AFB IL TRANSFERRED RAWINSONDE SECTIONS TO UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU (USWB). EMPHASIZED AVAILABILITY OF UHF (ULTRAHIGH FREQUENCY) PILOT -TO - FORECASTER SERVICE THROUGH FLYING SAFETY MEETINGS, PERSONAL CONTACTS AND LOCAL SCHOOLS. LOWRY AFB CO BASE COMMANDER DISAPPROVED PROPOSED REPRESENTATIVE SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATION PROGRAM. INCREASED EMPHASIS PLACED ON ACCURACY OF TERMINAL FORECASTS FOR BELOW IFR (INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES) WEATHER. CONTINUED PROCUREMENT PROGRAM IN AIR FORCE RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (AFROTC) ORGANIZATIONS. HURRICANE FLOSSY PASSED SIXTY MILES SOUTH OF BILOXI MS 24 SEP 1956. NONE INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS AND ORDERS. 2451614 03-10-2000 CG 2451684 05-19-2000