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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 545 

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Air Force Weather. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2012 

Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mr. NELSON of Nebraska) submitted the 

following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Air Force Weather. 

Whereas the United States Army Air Corps assumed responsibility for military weather services on July 1, 1937, beginning a legacy of superior service to Army and Air 

Force commanders for the next 75 years; 

Whereas the United States Army Air Forces activated the 

Weather Wing on April 14, 1943, in time to provide General Dwight D. Eisenhower with reports and forecasts 

vital to the success of Operation Overlord, the reentry of 

the Allies into Europe against resistance from German 

occupation forces, and subsequent operations in Europe 

and the Pacific; 

Whereas 68 personnel from the Weather Wing lost their lives 

in World War II; 


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Whereas the Weather Wing was redesignated as the Army 

Air Forces Weather Service in 1945, and the Air Weather Service in 1946; 

Whereas, in July of 1947, the Air Weather Service became 

a part of the newly formed United States Air Force with 

a mission to support both the Army and Air Force; 

Whereas, in 1948, the Air Weather Service issued its first 

tornado warning; 

Whereas the Air Weather Service provided critical reports 

and forecasts to commanders, planners, and aircrews in 

support of the Berlin Airlift, enabling the successful efforts to stare down Premier of the Soviet Union Joseph 

Stalin in the first major confrontation of the Cold War; 

Whereas the Air Weather Service has participated in every 

military operation from operations in Vietnam to Iraq 

and Afghanistan; 

Whereas the Air Weather Service was reorganized into a field 

operating agency on April 1, 1991, reporting directly to 

the Air Staff; 

Whereas, on October 15, 1997, the Air Weather Service was 

redesignated as the Air Force Weather Agency and subsequently headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; 

Whereas, in June 2008, construction was completed on a new 

188,000-square-foot headquarters building for the Air 

Force Weather Agency at Offutt Air Force Base; 

Whereas the civilian community surrounding Offutt Air 

Force Base fully recognizes the tremendous dedication 

and contributions of the personnel stationed at Offutt Air 

Force Base to the global fighting force, and likewise, 


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base personnel express constant praise and appreciation 

to the civilian community for its outstanding support; 

Whereas, in close cooperation with the National Weather 

Service, Air Force Weather has supported a wide variety 

of missions from its base in Nebraska, including space 

launches and solar observation; and 

Whereas Air Force Weather has continued to produce timely, 

accurate, and continuous weather information to locate 

targets in any battle around the world or in space: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of Air 

3 Force Weather and its prominent role in national se4 curity; 

5 (2) remembers the immeasurable contributions 

6 of Air Force Weather in protecting the lives of mem7 bers of the Armed Forces and citizens of the United 

8 States through timely and accurate reporting and 

9 forecasting; and 

10 (3) honors the 1,200 personnel who currently 

11 serve within Air Force Weather and those who have 

12 carried on its tradition of excellence through their 

13 continued service at Offutt Air Force Base in Ne14 braska. 

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