00497181 3-1588-9A UNCLASSIFIED 2434560 07-01-1953 2434743 12-31-1953

SQUADRON/0012/WEATHER

History K360.4-12 16792 K3803 4 150 06 43 2451641 04-06-2000 2451653 04-18-2000 DETACHMENT (DET) 7, GRENIER AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) NH, REASSIGNED TO 9 WEATHER GROUP (WG). FORECASTER SHORTAGE CONTINUED. EASTERN AIR DEFENSE FORCE (EADF) PUBLISHED EADF REGULATION 55-24 DEFINING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WEATHER SUPPORT. ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISSEMINATION OF HOURLY WEATHER AND CHANGES AND SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS FOR FIGHTER SQUADRONS TO BASE WEATHER DET. INTENSIFIED VISITATION PROGRAM TO AIR DEFENSE DIRECTION CENTER (ADDC). INCREASED EMPHASIS ON PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS DUE TO WEATHER FACTORS. DETS PARTICIPATED IN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND (ADC) AND EADF MANEUVERS AND EXERCISES DESIGNED TO TEST DECISION MAKING CAPABILITIES OF UNITS INVOLVED. REQUESTED QUOTAS FOR JET INDOCTRINATION COURSE AT CRAIG AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) AL FOR PILOT-FORECASTERS. PROVIDED WEATHER SUPPORT AND INSTRUCTION TO AIR NATIONAL GUARD (ANG) UNITS; DEFICIENCIES NOTED. SUPPORTED ENCAMPMENTS AT MCGUIRE AFB NY, NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, AND DELAWARE ANGS; CAMP DOUGLAS WI, ILLINOIS ANG; AND GRAYLING MI, OHIO ANG. DETS AT STEWART AFB NY, ETHAN ALLEN AFB VT, MCGUIRE AFB NJ, OTIS AFB MA, AND SELFRIDGE AFB MI SUPPORTED SUMMER ENCAMPMENTS OF AIR FORCE RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (AFROTC). NONE EADF REGULATION NUMBER 55-24, OPERATIONS, WEATHER DISSEMINATION, 17 OCT 1953 PRINCIPLES OF WEATHER DISSEMINATION FOR AC&W DIRECTORS, DEC 1953 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS INCLUDE GENERAL ORDERS, NUMBERED OFFICE INSTRUCTIONS, NUMBERED SQUADRON LETTERS. 2451670 05-05-2000 CG 2451670 05-05-2000