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| What are the primary responsibilities of the Aviation Command? |
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| Provide Aviation Weather support to DOD/DON assets. |
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| Who is the Commanding Officer for FWC Norfolk? |
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| Who is the Commanding Officer for FWC San Diego? |
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| Which Fleet Weather Center is responsible for Navy Regions NW and SW? |
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| Which Fleet Weather Center is responsible for Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, SE, and Naval District Washington? |
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| Who serves as the single point of contact for all warnings/advisories issued by themselves and the NWS to the Fleet Concentration Areas? |
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| The Resource Protection Duty Officer/ Aviation Duty Officer |
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| What are the 6 stations FWC-SD is in charge of? |
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1. Whidby Island, WA
2. Lemoore, CA
3. Fallon, NV
4. Point Mugu, CA
5. El Centro, CA
6. North Island, CA |
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| Who is in charge of all aviation on the watchfloor? |
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| What are the 4 things the ADO is in charge of? |
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-Weather
-Flight Weather Briefer
-Equipment
-Trouble Calls |
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| What are the interaction of aviation and the Watch floor of the Future? |
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| Maintain an overall view of current and potentially significant WX events for the FWC-SD AOR and must maintain a synoptic view and situational awareness to ensure overall mission safety. |
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| Name a few stations that FWC Norfolk is responsible for |
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-Willow Grove, PA
-Patuxent River, MD
-Oceana, VA
-Chambers Field, VA
-Mayport, FL
-Jacksonville, FL
-Key West, FL
-New Orleans, LA
-Forth Worth, TX
-Guantanamo Bay
-Pensacola, FL
-Meridian, MS
-Kingsvile, TX
-Corpus Christi, TX |
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| What is Aviations role within the METOC community |
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Definition
| Forecasters analyze current environmental conditions and use computer models to forecast atmospheric and oceanographic phenomena impacting flight operations. |
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| How does Aviation align with the CNMOC 2025 vision? |
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-Collect: Collecting environmental data over a period of time.
-Analyze: Transforming the data into information. Current state of environment.
-Exploit: Integrating all information into operational activities
-Predict: Describe and anticipate the future state of the environment through models. |
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| Name some aviation forecasting models/tools. |
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-AFWEBS
-ADDS
-Flight Path Took
-Forecasting Models
-Skew T
-Obs
-Analysis
-Experience
-TDA
-MetCast
-Meteograms
-Sat pics |
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| COAMPS and GFS are examples of what? |
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| Performance models you use to predict the environment affecting the fleet and joint forces. |
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| What is the main production center that supports FWC? |
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| Which web based utility does FWC generate all DD175-1s with? |
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| What form provides flight path info used in the forecasting process? |
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| What form provides aviators with a detailed forecast along flight path? |
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| What does OPARS stand for? |
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| Optimum Path Aircraft Routing System |
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| What is a 24hr forecast providing SKYCON, winds, VIS, ALT setting, PRECIP, fog, max/min temp, and other WX phenomena that might impact flight operations? |
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| TAF - Terminal Aerodrome Forecast |
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