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We have 4 positions open in the 110th Operations Group, Battle Creek, MI 49015.
Weather officer. This is a Drill status guardsmen position with the maximum rank of Major. The weather officer is in Command of three enlisted weather craftsmen. The official Air Force job description is included below. Specific to our Group the job includes: Running the weather flight, providing weather briefings and weather knowledge for all aviation activities. Time commitments are one weekend per month, annual training of not more than 14 days, and potential deployments worldwide.
OFFICER WEATHER-15WX
The Weather Utilization Field encompasses policy planning, direction,
control, evaluation, and coordination of weather services. Included in
this field are command, operations, administration, and technical
inspection of Air Force and Army units providing weather observing and
forecasting services, weather studies, and scientific services
relating to the influence of atmospheric and space environmental
factors on military operations. These functions include surface,
aerial, visual, and instrumental meteorological, solar, and
geophysical observations; analysis, description, and forecasting of
atmospheric and associated phenomena of earth and space; design of
base charts and maps; and participation in the development, testing,
and implementation of observing and forecasting systems.
Specialty
Qualifications: Must complete initial Weather Officer Course (WOC)
Must meet AF Commissioning Standards
Must meet Michigan Air National Guard requirements
Enlisted Weather Craftsmen. 3 positions. These are Drill status guardsmen position with the ranks of MSgt, TSgt, and SSgt. The official Air Force job description is included below. Specific to our Group the job includes: Manning the weather flight, providing weather briefings and weather knowledge for all aviation activities. Time commitments are one weekend per month, annual training of not more than 14 days, and potential deployments worldwide.
ENLISTED-WEATHER-1W0X1
Individuals in the Weather career field collect, analyze, predict, tailor, and integrate weather and space environmental information, including forecasts of conditions, to provide decision-quality information on environmental impacts to Air Force, Army, Joint and Coalition operations. They operate meteorological equipment and employ computer workstations to interrogate current and forecast atmospheric and space weather conditions based on observations, terrestrial and space sensing instruments, weather radars, data and imagery from geostationary and polar orbiting satellites, and forecast data provided by military, national, and international weather centers. Air Force weather personnel are attached or assigned to Air Force, Army, Joint, or coalition conventional and special operations at garrison and expeditionary locations worldwide. Qualified volunteers may perform airborne and special operations duty in this career field.
Specialty Qualifications: ASVAB REQUIREMENTS:
ASVAB: G: 66 E: 50
Completion of initial 8 month weather
technical training at Keesler AFB.
Must meet Michigan Air National Guard enlistment requirements
Any questions can be directed to Lt Col Keir Knapp, 110th OG Commander,
Keir.Knapp@ang.af.mil, 269-969-3432.
Lt Col Keir Knapp
110 OG Commander / Air Operations Officer
D 580-3432 269-969-3432
BB 269-832-1378
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