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Click here to Order your Radar Equipment Online Review of METOC Technical Bulletins COMNAVMETOCCOM, NAVOCEANO, and the National Weather Service to name just a few commands and organizations, promulgate on a nonroutine basis bulletins that may be of benefit in the planning and execution of operations. It is incumbent on the forecaster to review these bulletins and publications for possible application in upcoming operations.Review of METOC OPORDs It is critical that the OA division be involved at the earliest in the drafting, planning, and execution of exercise OPORDs. Weather guard assignments, planned intended movements (PIMs), and required METOC services are just a few of many considerations that will be covered in the OPTASK METOC section of an OPORD.Review of Climatology As discussed earlier in this manual, climatology plays a critical role in operational planning. The various players will want to know at the earliest opportunity what type of weather conditions can be expected. Chapters 10 and 13 of this text deal with climatology and its various sources. The U.S. Navy Oceanographic U.S. Navy Oceanographic NAVMETOCCOMINST 3140.1, contains a chapter on climatology support services for planning and research. In planning for a future exercise, it helps to glean information from previous deployments. The next section will deal with this subject.METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC (METOC) POST-DEPLOYMENT REPORTSThe instruction, Oceanographic Post Deployment Reports, NAVMETOCCOMINST 3140.23, requires a post-deployment report be prepared to describe meteorological and oceanographic conditions encountered (and quality of support received) after a major deployment by ships with permanently assigned METOC personnel.Content At a minimum, METOC post-deployment reports should contain an overview of the following:
Enclosure (1) to NAVMETOCCOMINST3140.23 provides an outline to be followed in preparing the report. A daily log will ease preparation of the report.Discussion The instruction, Meteorological and Oceanographic Post-Deployment Reports, NAVMETOCCOMINST 3140.23, has been coordinated with Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), and Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Navy, Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR).CLASSIFICATION. Normally, METOC post-deployment reports are unclassified. However, if necessary, a confidential enclosure may be included. Secret enclosures are discouraged, but may be included if deemed germane.TIMELINESS. Post-deployment reports should be submitted via the ships commanding officer within 6 weeks of the end of the deployment. In this day of regular introduction of new and more sophisticated METOC equipage, platform sensors, and weapons systems, it becomes more and more crucial that our personnel receive top-notch training. In the following section we will discuss the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Training Program.This information is now available on CD in Adobe PDF Printable Format |
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