BY ORDER of the SECRETARY of the AIR FORCE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 15-128 7 FEBRUARY 2011 AIR COMBAT COMMAND Supplement 17 DECEM
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BY ORDER OF THE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 15-128 SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE 7 FEBRUARY 2011 AIR COMBAT COMMAND Supplement 17 DECEMBER 2012 Weather AIR FORCE WEATHER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering (the site will convert to www.af.mil/e-publishing on Air Force Link). RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: HQ USAF/A3O-WP Certified by: HQ USAF/A3O-W (SES Fred P. Lewis) Supersedes: AFI 15-128, 26 July 2004 Pages: 66 (ACC) OPR: HQ ACC/A3WO Certified by: HQ ACC/A3W (Col Michael J. Dwyer) Supersedes: AFI15-128_ACCSUP, 9 Pages:19 March 2005 This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 15-1, Air Force Weather Operations. This instruction applies to all organizations in the US Air Force (USAF) with weather forces assigned, to include Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), Air National Guard (ANG) and government-contracted weather operations if stated in the Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS). This instruction defines the mission, organization, roles and responsibilities of Air Force Weather (AFW) organizations. Major commands (MAJCOMs), field operating agencies (FOAs) and direct reporting units (DRUs), send one copy of supplements to HQ USAF/A3O-W, 1490 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1490 for coordination. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the office of primary responsibility (OPR) using the AF IMT 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF IMT 847s from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. MAJCOMs, FOAs, and DRUs send one copy of implementing instructions to AF/A3O-WP, 1490 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1490 for review and coordination. 2 AFI15-128_ACCSUP_I 17 DECEMBER 2012 Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFMAN 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located at https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm. This publication applies to AFRC units and to the ANG. (ACC) This supplement provides Air Combat Command (ACC)-specific weather functional area guidance for implementing Air Force Instruction (AFI) 15-128, Air Force Weather Roles and Responsibilities. It applies to ACC and ACC-gained weather organizations, including the Air National Guard (ANG) and government-contracted weather operations if stated in the Statement of Work or Performance Work Statement. It does not apply to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) units and personnel. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate chain of command to the HQ ACC Weather Operations, Plans, and Programs Branch (ACC/A3WO), 205 Dodd Boulevard, Suite 101; Joint Base Langley-Eustis VA 23665-2773. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with (IAW) Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of IAW Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located at https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm. See Attachment 1 for a glossary of references and supporting information. SUMMARY OF CHANGES This document is substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. (ACC) This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include: deletion of non-doctrinal terms such as “combat weather team” to align with Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 3-59, Weather Operations doctrinal terminology; revisions to HQ ACC Weather Operations Division (HQ ACC/A3W) and aligned HQ ACC operating location (OL) functional area roles and responsibilities for management of ACC weather operations, training, and equipment to align with recent changes to applicable new and/or revised AFIs, program action directives, plans, programs; Army Regulation 115-10/AF Instruction 15-157 (IP), Weather Support for the U.S. Army (AR 115-10/AFI 15-157 (IP)); and Career Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP) AF Specialty Code (AFSC) 1W0XX, Weather. Additionally, it establishes weather functional area staff responsibilities for the HQ 93d Air Ground Operations Wing (HQ 93 AGOW) weather staff and revises 3d Weather Squadron (3 WS) and 18th Weather Squadron (18 WS) and Army Service Component Command (ASCC) staff weather officer (SWO) responsibilities for United States Army Central (USARCENT), United States Army South (USARSO) and United States Army North (USARNORTH). Other changes include identifying ACC Battlefield Weather (BW) squadron roles and responsibilities for training, readiness, plans, and assessment; and establishing ACC BW squadron responsibilities for assisting ACC-gained ANG weather flights (WF) with establishing and maintaining unit Self-Assessment Programs; and ACC and ACC-gained weather organization responsibilities for providing and/or arranging weather support to rotational Army AFI15-128_ACCSUP_I 17 DECEMBER 2012 3 unit combat training exercises conducted at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft Polk, LA and the National Training Center, Ft Irwin, CA. Chapter 1—MISSION 5 1.1. Mission. .................................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 2—ORGANIZATION 7 2.1. Weather Functional Staff Organizations. ............................................................... 7 Figure 2.1. Air Force Relationships for DoD ASNE MSEA Functions ................................... 8 2.2. Operational Organization. ...................................................................................... 14 Chapter 3—AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY 16 3.1. AFWA. ................................................................................................................... 16 3.2. 1st Weather Group (1 WXG). ................................................................................ 18 3.3. 2d Weather Group (2 WXG). ................................................................................. 18 Chapter 4—WEATHER SQUADRONS 22 4.1. Operational Weather Squadrons. ........................................................................... 22 Table 4.1. Established Sites. ................................................................................................... 31 4.2. Expeditionary Weather Squadrons (EWXS). ......................................................... 26 4.3. Weather Squadrons supporting Space Launch, Missile, and Test Operations. ...... 26 4.4. Weather Squadrons Supporting Army Operations. ................................................ 26 Table 4.1. (Added) Alignment of ACC BW Squadrons with ACC Gained ANG WFs for Assistance with Unit Self-Assessment Programs. ................................................. 31 4.5. Weather Squadrons Supporting SOF. .................................................................... 32 4.6. All Weather Squadrons. ......................................................................................... 32 Chapter 5—WEATHER SPECIALTY TEAMS 34 5.1. Weather Specialty Teams (WST). ......................................................................... 34 5.2. WSTs supporting Air and Space Operations Centers (AOC) . .............................. 34 5.3. The 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) Weather Operations Directorate [618 AOC (TACC)/XOW]. ............................... 34 5.4. HQ ACC Air Operations Squadron Weather Flight (HQ ACC AOS/AOSW). ..... 35 5.5. Air Force Operations Group (AFOG) Weather Division (AF/A3O-AOW). ......... 35 5.6. Contingency Response Group (CRG). ................................................................... 36 5.7. Responsibilities applicable to all WSTs. ............................................................... 36 Chapter 6—WEATHER FLIGHTS, DETACHMENTS AND OPERATING LOCATIONS 37 4 AFI15-128_ACCSUP_I 17 DECEMBER 2012 6.1. Weather Flights (WF). ........................................................................................... 37 6.2. General. .................................................................................................................. 37 6.2. (ACC) ACC weather squadrons, flights, detachments, and operating locations will: ........................................................................................................................ 37 6.3. WF Commander/WF Chief and NCOIC. ............................................................... 44 6.3. (ACC) ACC weather squadrons, flights, detachments, and operating locations will: ........................................................................................................................ 44 6.4. Staff Integration Function. ..................................................................................... 46 6.5. Mission Integration Function. ................................................................................ 47 6.6. Airfield Support Function. ..................................................................................... 49 6.7. Adopted Forms: ..................................................................................................... 50 Attachment