2d Weather Wing

2d Weather Wing
	Emblem[1]
Active	1954-1991
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Regional command of weather units
Part of	Air Weather Service
Motto(s)	Nulla Aequalis Secundae Latin[2] (None are the Equal of the Second)
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance	WB-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

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

Established on 24 November 1953

Activated on 8 February 1954[2]

Inactivated on 1 October 1991

Assignments

Air Weather Service. 8 February 1954 – 1 October 1991[2] (attached to United States Air Forces Europe)

Components

18th Weather Squadron, 8 February 1954 – 3 October 1960
28th Weather Squadron, 8 February 1954 – 30 September 1991
29th Weather Squadron, 8 February 1954 – 18 May 1958
31st Weather Squadron, 8 February 1954 – c. 15 September 1991
53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 8 February 1954 – 18 March 1960[3]
131st Weather Flight, August 1962 – c. 8 November 1962
163d Weather Flight, August 1962 – c. 8 November 1962
164th Weather Flight, August 1962 – c. 8 November 1962

Stations

Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany, 8 February 1954
Bitburg Air Base, Germany, 6 December 1955
Lindsey Air Station, Germany, March 1958
Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, 10 July 1973
Lindsey Air Station, Germany, 8 May 1973
Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 15 August 1973
Kapaun Air Station, Germany, 15 September 1975 [2]

References

Notes

The emblem was approved 11 December 1957.
"2nd Weather Wing" (PDF). USAF Orders of Battle. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
Haulman, Daniel L. (December 19, 2007). "Factsheet 53 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

Bibliography

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[USAFunithistory?-1] The emblem was approved 11 December 1957.

[USAFunithistory-2] "2nd Weather Wing" (PDF). USAF Orders of Battle. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

[3] Haulman, Daniel L. (December 19, 2007). "Factsheet 53 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved November 4, 2016.