00496351 5-2592-1 UNCLASSIFIED 2437117 07-01-1960 2437300 12-31-1960

WING/0001/WEATHER

HISTORY K360.2-1 16702 K3713 4 189 88 2451513 11-30-1999 1 WEATHER WING (1 WW) DEVELOPED LONG-RANGE PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM. RECEIVED JOINT COMMITTEE REPORT ADVOCATING AIR FORCE-NAVY CONSOLIDATION OF ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING FACILITIES IN HAWAII. HEADQUARTERS (HQ), 1 WW, AND HQ 10 WEATHER GROUP REORGANIZED 8 OCT 60. PHASED OUT OR REORGANIZED SIX DETACHMENTS OR OPERATING LOCATIONS. HQ 1 WW AT WHEELER AIR FORCE BASE (AFB), HI, ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING, COORDINATION, AND SUPERVISORY FUNCTION. 10 WEATHER GROUP WAS REDESIGNATED HQ 1 WW, ADVANCED ECHELON (ADVON), AND SERVED AS OPERATING UNIT AT FUCHU AIR STATION (AS), JAPAN. COL JOHN J. JONES COMMANDED 1 WW AT WHEELER AFB AND COL RUSSELL K. PIERCE, JR., ASSUMED COMMAND OF HQ ADVON AT FUCHU AS. ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS AGGRAVATED BY SEASONAL ROTATION MOVES. IMPLEMENTED PRESIDENTIAL ORDER TO REDUCE NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS IN OVERSEAS AREAS. 5 AIR FORCE INSPECTOR GENERAL CONDUCTED GENERAL INSPECTION OF 1 WW ADVON BETWEEN 14-18 NOV 60. 1 WW REPORTED 16 TYPHOONS AND 6 TROPICAL STORMS DURING PERIOD. NONE BACH, SHIRLEY J. PROJECT CORONA HARVEST NO. 0234973. INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 1 THROUGH 21 CONSISTING OF GENERAL ORDERS, LETTERS, NEWS ARTICLES, PERSONNEL ROSTERS, AND REPORTS.