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Short description: Meteorology applied to military purposes
Military weather specialist in US

Military meteorology is meteorology applied to military purposes, by armed forces or other agencies. It is one of the most common fields of employment for meteorologists.

World War II brought great advances in meteorology as large-scale military land, sea, and air campaigns were highly dependent on weather, particularly forecasts provided by the Royal Navy, Met Office and USAAF for the Normandy landing and strategic bombing.

University meteorology departments grew rapidly as the military services sent cadets to be trained as weather officers. Wartime technological developments such as radar also proved to be valuable meteorological observing systems. More recently, the use of satellites in space has contributed extensively to military meteorology.

Military meteorologists currently operate with a wide variety of military units, from aircraft carriers to special forces.

Military meteorology in the United States

United States Navy/Marine Corps

U.S. Navy Aerographer's Mate Rating insignia
U.S. Navy Flight Meteorologist insignia

Chain of command

Enlisted

Enlisted meteorology and oceanography forecasters are called aerographer's mates.

Officer

Naval meteorology and oceanography officers are restricted line officers in the Information Dominance Corps.[1]

Notable military meteorologists

  • Capt Homer A. McCrerey, USNA Class of 1942, fleet meteorologist and oceanographer (FNMOC) (1967–1972)
  • Gp Capt James Martin Stagg, military meteorologist for Operation Overlord 1944

See also

U.S. Air Force Basic Meteorologist badge

Further reading

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