The 30th Weather Squadron was created on 29 August 1945, at Harmon Field. During the 1940s and 1950s it was moved across several bases in Korea and Japan, inactivated and reactivated before inactivation on 8 August 1959. As the Vietnam War began, the squadron was reactivated in 1962 at Tan Son Nhut AB where it remained until inactivation on 1 July 1971. Reactivated again in 1976 at Yongsan AIN, Korea it remained until 1 June 1992. One month later the squadron was reactivated a fifth time at the Vandenberg Air Force Base where it remains active today assigned to the 30th Operations Group, Air Force Space Command.
The squadron provides weather support for air operations on the base as well as space launches from 6 active launch complexes.
Lineage
Constituted as the 30th Weather Squadron on 29 August 1945
Activated on 20 September 1945
Inactivated on 9 November 1949
Activated on 16 November 1950
Inactivated on 8 August 1959
Activated on 5 October 1962 (not organized) Organized on 8 November 1962 Inactivated on 1 July 1971 Activated on 1 September 1976 Inactivated on 1 June 1992 Activated on 1 July 1992
Assignments
2d Weather Group: 20 September 1945
1st Weather Group: 1 August 1946
1st Weather Group (later 2100th Air Weather Group): 3 June 1948
2143d Air Weather Wing: 10 October 1949 -9 November 1949
2143d Air Weather Wing: 16 November 1950
1st Weather Wing 8 February 1954
10th Weather Group: 18 February 1957 - 8 August 1959
Military Air Transport Service, 5 October 1962 (not organized) 1st Weather Wing: 8 November 1962 1st Weather Group: 8 July 1966 - 1 July 1971 1st Weather Wing: 1 September 1976 Fifth Air Force: 1 October 1991 - 1 June 1992 30th Operations Group: 1 July 1992 – present