Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management

9-US Army
Weather Teams. Combat Weather Teams are at the center of operational weather
support to Army forces.
• Army artillery units have organic ARTYMET teams, which can provide periodic upper
air observations. These units are normally at division-level artillery units or higher but
can be requested through the Army component.
• An Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) indicates overall enlisted or officer weather skill
level. Weather officer AFSCs are 15W4 and 15W3. 15W4 is usually an O4-O5 with
at least 12 years of experience. 15W3 is O2-O3 with 1 to 11 years of experience.
1W071A is usually an E6-E8 forecaster with 6 to 20 years of experience. The “A”
suffix indicates a graduate of forecaster school. 1W051A represents E4-E5 forecasters
with 3 to 10 years of experience. Army CWTs will typically be manned with 15W3s,
1W071As, and 1W051As.
9.1.1 Army Employment Concepts.
ARFOR Weather Support
Typical Levels of Weather Support
ARFOR HQ
(Theater Army)
Theater Aviation Bde
(O-6)
Corps
(Three-star)
Corps
(Three Star)
ACR
(One-Star)
Division
(Two-Star)
Aviation Bde
(O-6)
Division
(Two Star)
Aviation Bde
(O-6)
ACR
(One-Star)
Aviation Bde
(O-6)
Aviation Bde
(O-6)
Figure 9-2. ARFOR Organization
• Corps Weather Support: 12 personnel (2 officers, 10 enlisted), broken out as follows:
- Staff Weather Officer (SWO) (15W3/4)
- Assistant SWO (15W3)
- 24 hour Operations (6 x 1W071A/51A)
- 24-hour Deep Operations Cell Support (2 x 1W071A/51A)
- 24 hour OBS Augmentation (location TBD) (2 x 1W071A/51A)
- Subordinate Aviation Brigade (1 officer, 8 enlisted--see below)
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