00497405 3-3261-36A UNCLASSIFIED 2435109 01-01-1955 2435289 06-30-1955

SQUADRON/0030/WEATHER

History K360.4-30 16804 K3815 1019 1117 2451701 06-05-2000 06 88 2451701 06-05-2000 2451710 06-14-2000 CONTAINS DATA ON 30 WEATHER SQUADRON (WS), SEOUL, KOREA. LT COL OLAV NJUS RELINQUISHED COMMAND TO LT COL BERNARD PUSIN, 1 JUN 55. AIR FORCE AUTHORIZED PER DIEM IN KOREA, APR 55. REORGANIZED BASE WEATHER STATION AND FIFTH AIR FORCE WEATHER CENTER, OSAN AIR BASE (AB), KOREA INTO DETACHMENTS 32 AND 40, RESPECTIVELY. 30 WS EXPERIENCED CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF FORECASTERS WHICH NECESSITATED REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE (ROKAF) ASSUME GREATER MISSION RESPONSIBILITY. SEVERAL WEATHER DETACHMENTS TURNED OVER TO 50 ROKAF WEATHER GROUP. 30 WS NOTIFIED BY 1 WEATHER WING THAT SURFACE OBSERVATION PROGRAM WOULD BE INITIATED IN KOREA IN CONSONANCE WITH WORLD-WIDE SURFACE OBSERVATION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY AIR WEATHER SERVICE (AWS). NONE WALKER, ROBERT E. INCLUDES DETACHMENT HISTORIES, TEAM HISTORIES, AND GENERAL ORDERS. 2451710 06-14-2000 MR 2451710 06-14-2000