Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
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8-USAF<br />
• Operating locations should have KQ identifiers, acquired by the JMO from the<br />
appropriate USAF or Navy agency <strong>and</strong> included in the governing Letter of Instruction<br />
(LOI)<br />
• Dispersed operating locations means coordination is required to ensure consistency<br />
between forecasts (CWTs, JFACC/SWO, the <strong>Joint</strong> Operations Area Forecast (JOAF),<br />
<strong>and</strong> JMFU or OWS products, as applicable)<br />
• Host nation support. Deploying AFFOR wings generally do not use host nation<br />
METOC personnel because of their lack of expertise in supporting US military<br />
operations. Also, the sensitivity of many tactical missions precludes using non-US<br />
government METOC personnel. METOC planners should not assume host nation<br />
assets will be used, even if available, until their mission support capabilities are<br />
confirmed. In many cases, the host nation will provide airfield observations for their<br />
airfields, which serves as the official airfield observation.<br />
8.1.3 Global Power Missions.<br />
Global Power missions are those flown by bombers <strong>and</strong> tankers from CONUS to a target<br />
overseas, returning to home base or a staging location. Coordination between involved<br />
agencies--the local weather unit, the theater JMFU or tasked OWS, <strong>and</strong> the ACC WSU--is<br />
a must, to ensure required forecasts (mission planning, mission control, mission execution)<br />
are consistent. The lead weather unit is the ACC WSU. Additional information about<br />
coordinating other types of forecasts is contained in paragraph 8.1.5.2.<br />
8.1.4 AFFOR Structure <strong>and</strong> Support for Strategic Airlift.<br />
USTRANSCOM<br />
HQ AMC<br />
TACC<br />
Mission C2<br />
AME<br />
TTF<br />
TALCE<br />
TALCE<br />
Figure 8-4. AFFOR Strategic Airlift Comm<strong>and</strong> Structure<br />
• Air Mobility Comm<strong>and</strong> (HQ AMC/DOWX, DSN 576-5082) plans <strong>and</strong> coordinates<br />
weather support for AMC operations, establishes policies <strong>and</strong> procedures on weather<br />
readiness issues, <strong>and</strong> provides weather support to all strategic airlift operations via the<br />
following weather organizations <strong>and</strong> teams:<br />
• Tanker Airlift Control Global Mobility Weather Flight (TACC/WXM, DSN: 576-<br />
4794/96, COM: 1-800-AIR-MOBL) provides weather support to AMC strategic airlift<br />
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