Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management

5 - The Senior METOC Officer
• Recommended list:
- NATO Pubs: Allied Weather Publication (AWP) 1 (Maritime MET Procedures
and Services), AWP 2, and various Partnership for Peace weather effects manuals
(Multinational Weather Manual, MWM), as appropriate
- Unified Command Plan (UCP)
- Joint Pub 0-2, “Unified Actions Armed Forces”
- Joint Pub 1-02, “DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms”
- Joint Pub 2.0, “Joint Doctrine for Intelligence Support to Operations”
- Joint Pub 3.0, “Doctrine for Joint Operations”
- Joint Pub 5.0, “Doctrine for Planning Joint Operations” and other joint pubs as
necessary
5.2.3 Operations and Exercises.
The supported CINC and supporting CINC Senior METOC Officers (SMOs) must be
closely involved in a successful operation or exercise.
5.2.3.1 SMO Checklist.
During exercise and/or Crisis Action Planning, the SMO may need to accomplish some or
all of the actions delineated below. Once the Joint Task Force forces and structure are
announced and a JMO assigned, the JMO should consider the JMO actions in Chapter 6,
and the SMO assumes a monitoring and assistance role. Tasks that may need to be
completed:
• Initial actions:
- Answer climatology input requests (may be first clue to pending operation)
- Determine force structure (CJTF, JFACC, NAVFOR, MARFOR, AFFOR,
ARFOR, JSOTF)
> Additional METOC resources may be requested in two ways:
◊ Request support from the supported CINC's components, who provide the
requested support from their resources or ask for assistance from their
Service
◊ Request support from a supporting CINC (often US Joint Forces
Command). The supported CINC's J-1 can facilitate the request process: if
the event is a JCS pre-approved Significant Military Exercise Brief
(SMEB), the request can go directly to the supporting CINC. If the event is
a contingency or non-SMEB, the request must be coordinated with the Joint
Staff
- Coordinate climatology/real time METOC data requirements with regional and
strategic-level METOC Forecast Centers (MFCs). Consider data availability,
accuracy, and limitations; consider formation/designation of a Joint METOC
Forecast Unit (JMFU)
- Coordinate/tailor METOC support product requirements for the CINC
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