Air and Space Weather Operation - IHMC Ontology and Policy ...

AFMAN15-129 21 JUNE 2004 29Table 1.5. Lead Weather Unit for IFM MissionsMAF C2 Agency Lead Weather Unit Mission Type Location/AreaTACC 15 OWS/WXM Strategic Airlift/Air GlobalRefuelingUSAFE AMOCC USAFE OWS Theater Airlift/AirRefuelingEUCOMPacific Air Force(PACAF) AMOCCPacific OWSs, CWTs Theater Airlift/AirRefuelingPACOM1.11.7.2.1. Specific duties and responsibilities of the PACAF and USAFE weather units providingweather information to theater AMOCC-controlled IFM missions will be documentedin MAJCOM level instructions.1.11.7.2.2. The LWU for TACC-controlled IFM sorties/missions will:1.11.7.2.2.1. Provide 24-hour global surveillance to determine strategic, operational, andtactical weather threats to AMC assets.1.11.7.2.2.2. Integrate weather into IFM processes.1.11.7.2.2.3. Continuously monitor worldwide weather conditions and space environmentalhazards for mission-impacting events and provide weather information for flight planning,mission execution, and MISSIONWATCH processes for all TACC controlledmissions.1.11.7.2.2.4. Create/verify the CMEF portion of the crew papers for IFM missions as outlinedin MAJCOM instructions.1.11.7.2.2.5. Provide PMSV contacts for IFM sorties/missions.1.11.7.2.2.6. Resolve differences between LWU forecasts and OWS products.1.11.7.2.3. For TACC-controlled IFM sorties/missions, CWTs and servicing OWSs will:1.11.7.2.3.1. Update takeoff weather on the IFM CMEF as needed.1.11.7.2.3.2. Notify the TACC’s LWU if the takeoff update includes any of the criterialisted in Table 1.6.1.11.7.2.3.3. Consult/coordinate with TACC’s LWU as required to resolve any aircrewconcerns/issues with the IFM CMEF. Facilitate discussions between aircrew members andTACC’s LWU to elaborate on weather impacts and/or answer aircrew questions. The LWUis the final arbiter for weather issues involving IFM sorties/missions.