List of United States Air Force weather squadrons
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The United States Air Force has several types of weather squadrons.
Weather, Combat Weather, and Expeditionary Combat Weather Squadrons
| Squadron | Shield | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Combat Weather Squadron |  | Fort Lewis | |
| 2d Weather Squadron |  | Offutt AFB | |
| 3d Combat Weather Squadron |  | Fort Hood | Aligned with the III Armored Corps, (US Army) |
| 4th Weather Squadron |  | Maxwell AFB | |
| 5th Weather Squadron |  | Units active during Vietnam War | |
| 6th Weather Squadron (Mobile) | Tinker AFB | ||
| 7th Combat Weather Squadron &
7th Expeditionary Combat Weather Squadron |
 | Lucius D. Clay Kaserne | Inactivated 2021; replaced by 13th Expeditionary Combat Weather Squadron[1] |
| 8th Weather Squadron | .png) | ||
| 9th Weather Squadron |  | Shaw AFB | Reactivated as 9th Operational Weather Squadron |
| 10th Weather Squadron |  | Hurlburt Field | Redesignated 10th Combat Weather Squadron on 1 April 1996; inactivated 16 May 2014[2] |
| 11th Weather Squadron |  | ||
| 12th Weather Squadron | |||
| 13th Expeditionary Combat Weather Squadron | Redesignated from 13th Weather Squadron and reactivated in 2021.[1] | ||
| 13th Weather Squadron | Inactivated in 1951.[1] | ||
| 14th Weather Squadron |  | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| 15th Weather Squadron | |||
| 16th Weather Squadron | Offutt AFB | ||
| 17th Weather Squadron |  | Hickam AFB | Redesignated 17 OWS |
| 18th Combat Weather Squadron |  | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | The One-Eight. Aligned with the XVIII Airborne Corps. (US Army) |
| Detachment 1 | Fort Drum, NY | ||
| Detachment 2 | Fort Johnson, LA | ||
| Detachment 3 | Hunter Army Airfield, GA | ||
| Detachment 4 | Fort Campbell, KY | ||
| Operating Location - B | Fort Belvoir, VA | ||
| Operating Location - C | Fort Novosel, AL | ||
| Operating Location - Q | Fort Knox, KY | ||
| 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron[3] |  | Afghanistan | See 504th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group |
| 20th Weather Squadron |  | ||
| 21st Weather Squadron |  | Kapaun Air Station | |
| 23d Weather Squadron | .png) | ||
| 24th Weather Squadron | Webb AFB (closed) | ||
| 25th Weather Squadron |  | ||
| 26th Weather Squadron |  | Barksdale AFB | |
| 28th Weather Squadron |  | ||
| 29th Weather Squadron |  | ||
| 30th Weather Squadron |  | Vandenberg AFB, California | HQ at Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam during war |
| 31st Weather Squadron |  | former Sembach AB | USAFE stations under 2nd Weather Wing |
| 32d Weather Squadron |  | ||
| 33d Weather Squadron |  | ||
| 35th Weather Squadron |  | ||
| 45th Weather Squadron |  | Patrick Space Force Base | Performs weather assessments for rocket launches at Kennedy Space Center. Transferred to Space Force.  |
| 46th Weather Squadron |  | Eglin AFB, Florida | |
| 88th Weather Squadron |  | Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio | |
| 607th Weather Squadron |  | Camp Humphreys, South Korea |
Operational Weather Squadrons
| Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Operational Weather Squadron | | Shaw AFB | The 9 OWS inactivated on 31 May 2008 and merged with the 26th Operational Weather Squadron located on Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. | |
| 11th Operational Weather Squadron | | Elmendorf AFB | Inactivated on 13 June 2008; operations consolidated with 17th OWS | |
| 15th Operational Weather Squadron |  | Scott AFB | "Thunderbolts" | |
| 17th Operational Weather Squadron | | Hickam AFB | "Fighting Geckos" | |
| 20th Operational Weather Squadron | | Yokota AB | "Samurais" | Inactivated April 2006; operations consolidated with 17th OWS[4] |
| 21st Operational Weather Squadron | | Kapaun Air Station | "Knights" | |
| 25th Operational Weather Squadron | | Davis–Monthan AFB | "Bobcats" | |
| 26th Operational Weather Squadron |  | Barksdale AFB | "Bayou Bandits" | |
| 28th Operational Weather Squadron | | Shaw AFB | "Cobras" |
Weather Reconnaissance Squadrons
Miscellaneous Weather Squadrons
| Squadron | Shield | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Operations Group | Pentagon | ||
| 10th Combat Weather Squadron | |||
| 20th Air Weather Squadron | |||
| 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 55th Space Weather Squadron | |||
| 56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 57th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 58th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 59th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
| 2150th Air Weather Squadron | |||