DAFI15-129 — Air And Space Weather Operations

DAFI15-129 governs Air and Space Weather Operations, including weather support integration for Air Force and joint missions.

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  • Publication number: DAFI15-129
  • Title: AIR AND SPACE WEATHER OPERATIONS
  • Date: 2025-11-19

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DAFI15-129 addresses weather unit alignment with Army operations, multinational METOC support, and designated weather capabilities. It requires coordination for missions without a defined lead weather unit and routes weather support requirements through the operational chain.

Topics covered

  • Weather unit attached to the lead Army unit
  • Maneuver LWU
  • Multinational METOC units
  • METOC Production Centers
  • Weather support requirements

Questions and answers

How is the lead weather unit determined for missions not defined in the publication?

For missions not defined above, units will coordinate between each other to determine the LWU. (paragraph 1-2)

What are METOC Production Centers?

MPCs (Table 4.2.) are service-retained organizations that, when designated by a SMO or JMO, provide trusted global and regional METOC data and information as a baseline for designated forecast units to fulfill CCMD and component requirements. (paragraph 1-3)

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