2nd Weather Wing

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. 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 Inactivated on 1 October 1991

Assignments

Air Weather Service. 8 February 1954 – 1 October 1991 (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

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

Furstenfeldbruck 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