7th Combat Weather Squadron
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7th Combat Weather Squadron | |
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Active | 1941–1945 1959–1994 1996–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Weather Exploitation |
Part of | United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa |
Garrison/HQ | Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Germany |
Motto(s) | E Nubibus Informatio (Latin: "From the Sky, Knowledge") |
Insignia | |
7th Combat Weather Squadron emblem |
The 7th Combat Weather Squadron (7 CWS), based out of
Personnel and resources
There are currently 87 members in the 7th Combat Weather Squadron. They consist of AF meteorologists, airfield systems support staff, knowledge operations managers, and personnel managers. The squadron is responsible for over $4 million[
Lineage
- Constituted as Air Corps Detachment, Weather, Hawaii on 15 Nov 1940
- Activated on 1 January 1941
- Redesignated 7th Air Corps Squadron, Weather on 18 November 1941
- Redesignated 7th AAF Squadron, Weather in March 1942
- Redesignated 7th Weather Squadron in January 1943
- Disbanded 10 February 1945
- Reconstituted on 1 June 1959
- Activated on 8 July 1959
- Inactivated 1 July 1994[a]
- Activated 1 August 1996[b]
- Redesignated 7th Combat Weather Squadron on 1 October 2020[1][2]
Assignments
- 17th Air Base Group, 1 January 1941
- Hawaiian Air Force, 18 Nov 1941
- Hawaiian Air Force Base Command (later 7th Air Force Base Command), 22 January 1942
- Seventh Air Force, 19 Apr 1943
- Army Air Forces, Central Pacific Area, 12 May 1944
- United States Army Air Force, Central Pacific Ocean Area, 1 Aug 1944
- 1st Weather Group (Provisional), 4 Sep 1944 – 10 February 1945
- 2d Weather Wing, 8 July 1959
- United States Air Forces Europe, 1 October 1991[c]– 1 July 1994
- 4th Air Support Operations Group, 1 August 1996
- United States Air Forces Europe, 3 March 1998[d] – 1 July 1994
- 4th Air Support Operations Group, 1 October 2005 – present[1]
Stations
- Hickam Field, Hawaii, 1 January 1941 – 10 February 1945
- Heidelberg, Germany (Campbell Barracks) 8 July 1959[3] – 1 July 1994
- Heidelberg, Germany, 1 August 1996 – 1 April 2013
- Wiesbaden, Germany (Clay Kaserne), 31 March 2013 – Present[1]
Duty Assignments
Headquarters Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden
The 7 CWS headquarters is located in
Weather Operations Flight – Clay Kaserne
The Weather Operations Flight (WOF), 7th Combat Weather Squadron is located at
Detachment 2 – Grafenwoehr
Detachment 2, 7th Combat Weather Squadron, is located at
Detachment 3 – Vicenza
Detachment 3 is located in
Detachment 4 – Katterbach
Detachment 4, 7th Combat Weather Squadron, is located on
Operating Location Alpha, Kapaun
Operating Location Alpha (OL-A), 7th Combat Weather Squadron, is located at Kapaun Air Station, Germany. Their mission is to provide all maintenance actions for 76 Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems worth $23 million at 26 installations throughout Europe, directly contributing to the operational effectiveness of 376 combat aircraft. OL-A joined the 7th Combat Weather Squadron team in December 2014. They were previously part of the 1st Communication Maintenance Squadron.
Emblem
BLAZON
On a disc per pale Azure and Vert, a
Attached above the disc, a White scroll edged with a narrow Blue border and inscribed “E NUBIBUS INFORMATIO” in Blue letters.
Attached below the disc, a White scroll edged with a narrow Blue border and inscribed "7TH WEATHER SQUADRON" in Blue letters.
SIGNIFICANCE
Ultramarine blue and Air Force yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The emblem is symbolic of the Squadron and its mission. Against a divided background (one side representing the sky and the other, land) to symbolize the Air Force and the Army, a rising cumulonimbus cloud emitting lightning and rain, indicates the mission of weather. The crossed rifle and
Awards
Campaign Streamer, Asian Pacific Theater (7 Dec 41 – 6 Dec 43) Battle Credits (authority) Central Pacific (WDGO Dec 46) Philippine Islands (WDGO Dec 46) Western Pacific (WDGO Dec 46)
Campaign Streamer, Kosovo Air Campaign (24 Mar – 10 Jun 99)
Air Force
- 1 Jan 1968 – 31 Dec 1969
- 1 Jul 1972 – 30 Jun 1974
- 1 Jul 1975 – 30 Jun 1977
- 1 Jul 1977 – 30 Jun 1979
- 1 Jul 1982 – 30 Jun 1984
- 1 Jul 1984 – 30 Jun 1986
- 1 Jul 1990 – 30 Sep 1991
- 1 Jul 1995 – 30 Jun 1997
- 1 Jul 2002 – 30 Jun 2004 (with Valor)
- 1 Jul 2004 – 30 Sep 2005 (with Valor)
- 1 Jan 2006 – 31 Dec 2007
- 1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011
- 1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2016
- 1 Jan 2017 – 31 Dec 2017
USAF
References
Footnotes
- ^ Mission, personnel, and equipment transferred to 617th Weather Squadron
- ^ Assumed mission, personnel, and equipment from 617th Weather Squadron
- ^ Operational control was exercised by the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
- ^ Operational control was exercised by the Weather Division of the Directorate of Operations
Citations
- ^ a b c "7 Combat Weather Squadron (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Hamilton, Milton (13 October 2020). "New name, who dis: 7 CWS". Ramstein Air Base. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ General Order 22, Hq, Air Weather Service, 1959