lflEEOROLOGY PART TwO The Task Force Weather Center 1. JatroductIon “ A Task ~orce Webther Center was establishedaboard the Mt. McKinley. On instructionsfrom the Ohief of lkval Operations, ComEairbestCoatat assigned eight aerographersmates to the USS Mt. McKinley to aid in fulfilling the requirementsof the Staff Meteorologist of Joint Task 11’orce Seven. These men, selected on the b~sis of technical qualifications and past performances,formed the nucleus of the technicalmeteorological group on the USS Mt. McKinley and were assigned to specialized technical duties in proceeding end aa.alyzingsurface end upper air observations. By the 20th of March, all meteorologicalcommunication facilitieshad been installed. The technicalprocedures for the collection of the weather observations,the analysis of the data end the formulation of the forecast and briefing presentationshad been teeted by this time and the Weather Center was in routine operation. ‘ 2. ~qsDOneibilitieq The mission of the Weather Center was identical to that atsigaed to the over-all meteorologicalorgenizatioaof JTP-7. The Weather Center was establishedfor the purpose of proriding all weather information necessary to carry out the mission of the commanders of J~.7. 3. $l_Qca urces o teorol 1 Dat& The collection of basic meteorological data for Operation SAX?DSTOXE . 12 SEOTIOU XII