121st Weather Flight
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The 121st Weather Flight is a subordinate unit of the 113th Wing
of the United States Air Force
based at Andrews Air Force Base
, Maryland
.
The flight provides comprehensive weather support to the 121st Fighter Squadron
, and general weather support to the 113th Wing, 231st Combat Communications Squadron, and the District of Columbia National Guard
Joint Force Headquarters. The flight also provides weather support to First United States Army Headquarters at Fort Gillem
, Georgia
, in response to Presidentially-declared disasters for hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and terrorist acts.
Flight members train to deploy worldwide in support of the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) and other contingencies.http://www.dcandr.ang.af.mil/units/121WF/index.htm
121st Weather Flight (DCANG)
The 121st Weather Flight is an Air Combat Command-gained Air National Guard unit which provides operationally ready weather observers, forecasters and officers for contingency support to First United States Army Headquarters, Fort Gillem, Ga, Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., and the D.C. Air National Guard assigned units in the event of war or national emergency. Though the unit is part of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, the 121st WF is not subordinate to the 113th Wing.
The 121 WF performs crisis and consequence management weather support for Headquarters, First United States Army and backfill weather station support for Simmons Army Air Field when the 18th Weather Squadron there deploys.
The primary peacetime mission is to train personnel, providing weather support through observations of current weather conditions, forecasts, weather watches/warnings, staff and aviation briefings, climatology and astronomical data. The flight uses automated data retrieval systems such as the Automated Meteorological Information System, the Meteorological Information Standard Terminal, Next Generation (Doppler) Radar, laser beam ceilometer (cloud base measuring device), fixed and tactical satellite receivers, internet connective data bases and Air Force and Navy meteorological dial-in data retrieval systems.
The flight has called Andrews home since it was organized in 1953. One of only 33 ANG weather flights and the smallest independent unit in the DCANG, the flight has been recognized as a leader in the ANG weather flight program with the Maj. Gen. John W. Collens Award for Outstanding ANG Weather Unit, Non-Tactical, and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, 1993-1995.
113th Wing
The United States Air Force's 113th Wing is an Air National Guard fighter unit located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. The Wing is the only Air National Guard unit that resides in a state other than its base...
of the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
based at Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base
Joint Base Andrews is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington ....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
.
The flight provides comprehensive weather support to the 121st Fighter Squadron
121st Fighter Squadron
The 121st Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the District of Columbia Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 113th Wing.-Mission:...
, and general weather support to the 113th Wing, 231st Combat Communications Squadron, and the District of Columbia National Guard
District of Columbia National Guard
The District of Columbia National Guard is the branch of the United States National Guard based in Washington, D.C.. It comprises both Army National Guard and Air National Guard components....
Joint Force Headquarters. The flight also provides weather support to First United States Army Headquarters at Fort Gillem
Fort Gillem
Fort Gillem is a United States Army military base located in Forest Park, Georgia, on the southeast edge of Atlanta. Founded in 1941, it was a satellite installation of nearby Fort McPherson it has closed due to BRAC. The base houses many different supply and support units including the U.S...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, in response to Presidentially-declared disasters for hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and terrorist acts.
Flight members train to deploy worldwide in support of the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) and other contingencies.http://www.dcandr.ang.af.mil/units/121WF/index.htm
121st Weather Flight (DCANG)
The 121st Weather Flight is an Air Combat Command-gained Air National Guard unit which provides operationally ready weather observers, forecasters and officers for contingency support to First United States Army Headquarters, Fort Gillem, Ga, Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., and the D.C. Air National Guard assigned units in the event of war or national emergency. Though the unit is part of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, the 121st WF is not subordinate to the 113th Wing.
The 121 WF performs crisis and consequence management weather support for Headquarters, First United States Army and backfill weather station support for Simmons Army Air Field when the 18th Weather Squadron there deploys.
The primary peacetime mission is to train personnel, providing weather support through observations of current weather conditions, forecasts, weather watches/warnings, staff and aviation briefings, climatology and astronomical data. The flight uses automated data retrieval systems such as the Automated Meteorological Information System, the Meteorological Information Standard Terminal, Next Generation (Doppler) Radar, laser beam ceilometer (cloud base measuring device), fixed and tactical satellite receivers, internet connective data bases and Air Force and Navy meteorological dial-in data retrieval systems.
The flight has called Andrews home since it was organized in 1953. One of only 33 ANG weather flights and the smallest independent unit in the DCANG, the flight has been recognized as a leader in the ANG weather flight program with the Maj. Gen. John W. Collens Award for Outstanding ANG Weather Unit, Non-Tactical, and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, 1993-1995.
See also
- 113th Wing113th WingThe United States Air Force's 113th Wing is an Air National Guard fighter unit located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. The Wing is the only Air National Guard unit that resides in a state other than its base...
- Andrews Air Force BaseAndrews Air Force BaseJoint Base Andrews is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington ....
- District of Columbia Air National GuardDistrict of Columbia Air National GuardThe District of Columbia Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. federal district of Washington, D.C. It is, along with the District of Columbia Army National Guard, an element of the District of Columbia National Guard.-Mission:...