Headquarters Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden The 7 CWS headquarters is located in
Wiesbaden, Germany. It consists of the Commander and support staff as well as 5 sections. These sections include the Operations Superintendent (DOS), Current Operations (DOO), Logistics and Resources (DOL), Contingency Plans and Programs (DOX), and Education and Training (DOT). These sections, along with the Commander and support staff work in tandem to maximize the warfighting capabilities of the detachments assigned to the 7 CWS.
Weather Operations Flight – Clay Kaserne The Weather Operations Flight (WOF), 7th Combat Weather Squadron is located at
Clay Kaserne, Germany. Their mission is to provide and/or arrange for decision-scale environmental intelligence for the 1/214th General Support Aviation Battalion.
Detachment 2 – Grafenwoehr Detachment 2, 7th Combat Weather Squadron, is located at
Grafenwoehr Army Air Field, Germany. Their mission is to enhance warfighter capability by interpreting meteorological impact upon training and real-world operations with optimized staff weather liaison support to
Joint Multinational Command Training Center (JMTC),
Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC),
2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), 1/214th Aviation Regiment, Charlie Company MEDEVAC, and
NATO allies. As a secondary mission support role, Detachment 2 also hosts exercise CADRE FOCUS.
Detachment 3 – Vicenza Detachment 3 is located in
Vicenza, Italy. Detachment 3's airmen operate in support of
US Army Africa and the
173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) (173 IBCT(A)). Foremost is the monitoring of Army operations across Africa for weather impacts and seasonal trends (e.g. drought, flooding).
Detachment 4 – Katterbach Detachment 4, 7th Combat Weather Squadron, is located on
Katterbach Kaserne (Ansbach Army Heliport), Germany. Based in
Bavaria, their mission is to support U.S. Army attack aviation,
MEDEVAC, and cargo rotary-wing assets of the
12th Combat Aviation Brigade with area and location specific forecasts, as well as climatology and long-range forecasts to key headquarters staff.
Operating Location Alpha, Kapaun Operating Location Alpha (OL-A), 7th Combat Weather Squadron, is located at Kapaun Air Station, Germany. Their mission is to provide all maintenance actions for 76 Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems worth $23 million at 26 installations throughout Europe, directly contributing to the operational effectiveness of 376 combat aircraft. OL-A joined the 7th Combat Weather Squadron team in December 2014. They were previously part of the 1st Communication Maintenance Squadron. == Emblem ==