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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E-METOC LOI<br />
PRODUCTS AND FORWARD TO THE JMO ANY PRODUCT REQUESTS THAT THE JSOTF<br />
METOC CELL CAN NOT FULFILL. THE JSOTF METOC CELL WILL DEPLOY WITH AN ESK,<br />
GOLDWING, 9315TRT, WRAASE SATELLITE SYSTEM AND BWK.<br />
(1) AFSOC METOC OFFICER. RESPONSIBLE FOR METOC SUPPORT TO THE AIR FORCE<br />
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AND SUBORDINATE UNITS. WILL COORDINATE<br />
REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL PRODUCTS AND FORWARD TO THE JSOTF METOC OFFICER<br />
ANY PRODUCT REQUEST THAT THE AFSOC METOC CELL CAN NOT FULFILL.<br />
(2) 3 SFG FOB METOC OFFICER. RESPONSIBLE FOR METOC SUPPORT TO THE 3 SFG<br />
FOB. WILL DEPLOY WITH AN ESK, GOLDWING, 9315TRT, AND BELT WEATHER KIT.<br />
(3) 4TH PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS GROUP (POG) METOC OFFICER. RESPONSIBLE<br />
FOR METOC SUPPORT TO THE 4 POG FOR LEAFLET DROPS. WILL DPLOY WITH A<br />
MARWIN AND ESK.<br />
F. JMFU. THE JOINT FORECAST METOC UNIT IS COMPOSED OF FORCES DRAWN FROM<br />
ALL SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY SERVICE-UNIQUE METOC SUPPORT IS<br />
PROVIDED. PRODUCTS PROVIDED BY THE JMFU AR LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 9.<br />
7. CENTRALIZED PRODUCTS<br />
A. THE JOINT METOC FORECAST UNIT, ESTABLISHED AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA WILL<br />
ISSUE THE JOINT OPERATIONS AREA FORECAST (JOAF) UNDER THE BULLETIN HEADERS<br />
FXXX3 JFCA, FXXX4 JFCA, FXXX5 JFCA, FXXX6 JFCA. (AF PIDS 661, 662, 663, 664) THE<br />
JOAF IS THE OFFICIAL JOINT FORECAST THAT CAN BE TAILORED FOR USE AT ALL<br />
LEVELS. THE JOAF FORECASTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE HEADERS SWO33, SWO34,<br />
SWO35, AND SWO36, RESPECTIVELY. THEY WILL BE ISSUED AT 0201Z, 0202Z. 0203Z,<br />
0204Z (1401Z, 1402Z, 1403Z, 1404Z). THESE BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE VIA AUTODIN, ON<br />
THE AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK (AWN) / MIST, AND ON THE AIR FORCE DIAL-IN<br />
SYSTEM (AFDIS). ON AFDIS HEADERS ARE: FXX1 (FOR SWO 34 AND SWO 35) AND FXX8<br />
(FOR SWO 33 AND SWO 36). THE JMFU FORECAST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THE<br />
OFFICIAL FORECAT AND IS TO BE USED BY ALL AGENCIES IN THE JOINT FORCE AREA OF<br />
OPERATIONS. SIGNIFICANT DEVIATIONS FROM OFFICIAL FORECASTS BY SUBORDINATE<br />
ACTIVITES SHOULD BE COOORDINATED WITH THE JMO AND JMFU PRIOR TO ISSUANCE,<br />
EXCEPT TO SATISFY AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY OF PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT. UNDER<br />
SUCH CONDITIONS, COORDINATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.<br />
COORDINATION WILL ASSIST IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE “ONE THEATER/ONE<br />
FORECAST” CONCEPT. THE JOAF WILL BE ISSUED TWICE DAILY AT 02Z AND 14Z. A<br />
SPECIFIC FORECAST FOR THE CITY OF PORT-AU-PRINCE WILL BE INCLUDED. THIS<br />
FORECAST WILL ALSO BE USED AS THE OFFICIAL DROP ZONE FORECAST IN THE EVENT<br />
A DROP OCCURS.<br />
B. THE NAVFOR METOC OFFICER ABOARD THE USS MT WHITNEY WILL ISSUE A<br />
TAILORED NAVAL OPERATIONAL AREA FORECAST (NOAF) THAT WILL BE SPECIFIC FOR<br />
SEA AND NAVAL OPERATIONS. THE NOAF WILL BE IN AGREEMENT WITH HOAF EXCEPT<br />
THAT IT WILL BE MORE SPECIFIC. THE HEADER FOR THE BULLETIN WILL BE FXXX3 XXXX<br />
(THE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FOR AF UNITS IS 3413). THIS BULLETIN WILL<br />
BE AVAILABLE VIA AWN / MIST REQUEST, AFDIS (FXX2), AND AUTODIN. THE NOAF WIL BE<br />
ISSUED AT O4Z AND 16Z. FORMAT WILL BE STANDARD.<br />
C. THE TANKER AIRLIFT CONTROL CENTER (TACC) AT SCOTT AFB WILL ISSUE ALL AIR<br />
REFUELING (AR) FORECAST UNDER THE FOLLOWING BULLETIN HEADER FXXX4 XXXX<br />
(PID 9096). ONCE THE AFFOR IS IN PLACE, THEY WILL ASSUME THESE DUTIES FOR<br />
INTRA-THEATER REQUIREMENTS AS SOON AS EQUIPMENT IS UP AND OPERATIONAL.<br />
SEE PARAGRAPH 9(D). THE TACC WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL STRATEGIC AIRLIFT<br />
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