00497382 2-4434-10A UNCLASSIFIED 2434195 07-01-1952 2434378 12-31-1952

SQUADRON/0029/WEATHER

History K360.4-29 16803 K3814 4 89 2451698 06-02-2000 06 88 2451698 06-02-2000 2451710 06-14-2000 CONTAINS DATA ON 29 WEATHER SQUADRON (WS), WHEELUS FIELD, TRIPOLI, LIBYA, COMMANDED BY LT COL RUSSELL K. PIERCE. MISSION TO OPERATE AND SUPERVISE SERVICES REQUIRED BY UNITS OF U.S. AIR FORCE AND ARMY WITHIN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. ESTABLISHED WEATHER LIAISON TEAM IN FLORENCE, ITALY, TO PROVIDE WEATHER BRIEFINGS TO ALLIED AIR FORCES SOUTHERN EUROPE. UNIT EXPERIENCED INCREASE IN PERSONNEL DUE TO OCT 52 REORGANIZATION WHICH PLACED EMPHASIS ON CAPABILITIES BUILD UP AT SIDI SLIMONE, FRENCH MOROCCO, AND LAJES FIELD, AZORES. 2058 AIR WEATHER WING CONDUCTED GENERAL INSPECTION OF 29 WS IN OCT 52. INACTIVATED DETACHMENT (DET) 29-10 AT BOULHAUT, FRENCH MOROCCO, 22 DEC 52. NONE BATES, MARSHALL E. APPENDICES INCLUDE GENERAL ORDERS, LETTERS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES. 2451710 06-14-2000 MR 2451710 06-14-2000