Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management

E-METOC LOI
B. ALLIED RAPID RESPONSE CORPS (ARRC) MAIN, SARAJEVO, HR (KQLR). ONE USAF
OFFICER WILL DEPLOY TO SUPPORT THE NATO SENIOR MET OFFICER AT THE ARRC,
PROVIDING METOC SUPPORT TO THE LOGISTICAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE NATO MAIN
FORCE.
C. USAREUR FORWARD, TASZAR, HU (KQKA; AIRFIELD: KQKB; ISB: KQKH). A TWO-
OFFICER ELEMENT WILL DEPLOY TO PROVIDE METOC SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL
SUPPORT ELEMENT ON TH EUS MAIN BODY FORCE.
D. 1ST ARMORED DIVISION (1 AD), TUZLA, HR (TOC: KQAC; AIRFIELD: KQLH). THE 1 AD
18-PERSON STAFF WEATHER OFFICE, DET 2, 617 WS, WILL DEPLOY WITH THE PRIMARY
US IFOR UNIT. THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ALL METOC SUPPORT FOR
THE DIVISION, INCLUDING ALL AIR ASSETS.
E. THERE WILL BE FOUR USAF TACTICAL AIRLIFT CONTROL ELEMENTS (TALCE),
LOCATED AT TUZLA, HR; SARAJEVO, HR; TASZAR, HU, AND RHEIN
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MAIN AB, GE. MANNING FOR THESE UNITS HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED AT THIS TIME;
AGAIN, EUCOM WILL DISSEMINATE THE TALCE KQ IDENTIFIERS ONCE THEIR MANNING
AND LOCATIONS ARE KNOWN.
F. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES WILL ALSO DEPLOY A NUMBER A NUMBER OF TEAMS
INTO THE FORWARD AREAS. EUCOM WILL DISSEMINATE THE KQ IDENTIFIERS ONCE
FIRM LOCATIONS KNOWN.
G. DETACHMENT 4, 617TH WEATHER SQUADRON (USAFE) AT TRABEN-TRARBACH, GE
WILL PRODUCE THE OFFICIAL US OPERATIONAL FORECASTS (FOXX BULLETINS). THESE
BULLETINS ARE/WILL BE ABAILABLE BE VARIOUS MEANS; SEE PARAGRAPH 4.C.
H. THE NAVAL EUROPEAN METOC CENTER (NAVEURMETOCCEN) ROTA, SPAIN WILL
PROVIDE THE OFFICIAL ADRIATIC SEA FORECASTS AND SUPPLEMENT DISSEMINATION
BY POSTING METOC BULLETINS ON THIER BROADCASTS AND BBS, AS WELL AS
COORDINATING SUPPORT WITH COMSIXTHFLT METOC OFFICER FOR FORCES AFLOAT.
NAVEURMETOCCEN WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING AND POSTING METOC
DATA AN THE TAC III SIPRNET (NITES) WORKSTATION FOR
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ACCESS VIA THEIR HOMEPAGE.
I. MARITIME METOC FORCES: OA DIVISION - USS WASP, MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL
TEAMS: CDS-14 EMBARKED USS SCOTT, USS SOUTH COAROLINA, AND USS NORMANDY.
THE SENIOR METOC OFFICER AFLOAT SUPPORTING JOINT ENDEAVOR WILL
COORDINATE METOC SUPPORT FOR AFLOAT UNITS, AS DIRECTED BY COMSIXTHFLT
METOC OFFICER IN OPTASK METOC.
4 METOC BULLETINS
A. THE OFFICIAL NATO CENTRALIZED FORECAST FOR JE, THE UNIFIED WEATHER
FORECAST (UWF), IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE NATO COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM
(CCIS). SINCE CCIS IS NOT ROUTINELY ACCESSIBLE TO EVERONE, THE EMC AND
NEMOC ROTA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING BULLETINS.
(1) FOXX 21 ETTT: FORECASTS FOR SARAJEVO, SPLIT, SKOPJE, DUBROVNIK, BIHAC,
BANJA LUKA, MOSTAR, TUZLA, KAPOSVAR/TASZAR, AND AN ADRIATIC SEA FORECAST.
AS UNITS DEPLOY TO TESE LOCATIONS AND BEGIN ISSUING TAFS, THAT LOCATION WILL
BE DROPPED FROM THE BULLETIN
(2) FOXX 21 EUTT: LONG-RANGE FORECAST FOR THE FRY. NO CHANGE.
(3) FOXX 23 ETTT: GOUND FORECAST AND IMPACTS TO OPERATIONS FOR SARAJEVO.
WILL BE TRANSFERED TO DPLOYED FORCES UPON ARRIVAL.
(4) FOXX 24 ETTT: GROUND FORECAST AND IMPACTS TO PPERATIONS FOR SKOPJE.
NO CHANGE.
(5) FOXX 25-26 ETTT: GROUND FORECAST AND IMPACTS TO OPERATIONS FOR ZAGREB
AND TUZLA, RESPECTIVELY. WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO DEPLOYED FORCES UPON
ARRIVAL.
(6) FOXX 27 ETTT: GROUND AND RAIL MOVEMENT TO THEATER FORECAST. WILL BE
EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THEATER LOGISTIC POINTS.
(7) FOXX 35 LERT: ADRIATIC AIR TO AIR REFUELING FORECAST
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