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2d Weather Wing

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2d Weather Wing
Emblem[1]
Active1954-1991
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleRegional command of weather units
Part ofAir Weather Service
Motto(s)Nulla Aequalis Secundae Latin[2] (None are the Equal of the Second)
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award
Aircraft flown
ReconnaissanceWB-29 Superfortress
WB-50 Superfortress

The 2d Weather Wing was a military meteorological (weather) unit of the Air Weather Service, United States Air Force. It was established, 24 Nov 1953 and activated on 8 Feb 1954.

History

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The wing provided staff and operational meteorological aerospace environmental support to the U.S. European Command, U.S. Air Forces Europe, U.S. Army Europe, European Information Systems Division, elements of other Air Force and Army major commands assigned to the European theater, and to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It also provided staff meteorological officers to the following NATO organizations: Allied Air Forces Central Europe, Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force and the Central Army Group.

Detachments included:

  • Det 6, Vaihingen, Germany
  • Det 13, Hahn AB, Germany
  • Det 40, RAF Croughton, England

Lineage

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  • Established on 24 November 1953
Activated on 8 February 1954[2]
Inactivated on 1 October 1991

Assignments

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Components

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Stations

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References

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Notes
  1. ^ The emblem was approved 11 December 1957.
  2. ^ a b c d "2nd Weather Wing" (PDF). USAF Orders of Battle. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (19 December 2007). "Factsheet 53 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency