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6 December 18, 2015 Feature BULLSEYE
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Forecasting missions keeps RPAs in the sky
By Senior Airman Adarius Petty
432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The 432nd Weather Flight U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adarius Petty
is the largest of its kind in Air Combat Command with 51 per-
sonnel who support remotely piloted aircraft operations globally. Senior Airman Nadja, 432nd Operations Support Squadron weather ops forecaster, briefs members of 432nd
Wing/Air Expeditionary Wing leadership on the local weather at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 9. The 432nd
“We support organizations and units throughout the Air OSS weather flight supports the local flying training operations at Creech AFB. They also support Marine Corps
Force and Department of Defense,” said Capt. Jacob, 432nd training scenarios, Red and Green Flag exercises, and coordinates with the Nevada Test and Training Range.
Operations Support Squadron weather flight commander.
The weather flight is broken up into three sections: 432nd
Wing Operations Center weather, 732nd Operations Group
weather, and local weather. Each one has its own specific mission.
Local weather supports the local flying training operations
at Creech Air Force Base. They also support any transient
aircrews for Marine Corps training scenarios, Red and Green
Flag exercises, and coordinates with the Nevada Test and
Training Range.
The WOC Weather sections work 24/7/365 weather opera-
tions support for the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing for 61
combat air patrols and 14 flying squadrons in five separate
areas of responsibility. They forecast weather for most RPAs
flying in Central and Africa commands.
The 732nd OG Weather section also works 24/7/365 weather
operations support for three flying squadrons. Deeply inte-
grated into the mission, weather Airmen sit next to mission
commanders and pilots in ground control stations giving
them the most up-to-date weather data possible to help ensure
mission success.
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