U.S. Air Force Weather Agency
The United States Air Force Weather Agency (USAFWA or AFWA) is the lead strategic weather center of the U.S. Air Force. AFWA enhances the combat capability of the United States by delivering timely, accurate, and reliable environmental situational awareness worldwide to the Air Force, the U.S. Army, joint warfighters, unified commands, the national intelligence community, and the Secretary of Defense. The agency is currently based at Offutt Air Force Base, near Omaha, Nebraska. AFWA fields high quality weather equipment and training to Air Force operational weather squadrons and combat weather teams at locations around the world. AFWA builds a comprehensive weather database of forecast, climatological, and space weather products. These products and services are exploited by the U.S. Department of Defense field commanders and decision makers for many military operations, contingency missions, and humanitarian relief efforts conducted by the United States.
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