The 2d Weather Group (2 WXG) Provides Trans-regional, Multi-functional, Multi-domain capabilities to mitigate solar, atmospheric, and cyber threats across the range of military operations. Joint Forces, Combatant Commands, the intelligence community, defense agencies, and allied and coalition partners worldwide employ 2 WXG to converge multi-capable Airmen on information warfare operations. 2 WXG operates, sustains, maintains, and monitors the 557th Weather Wing’s $322M strategic high-performance computer, production network, and applications. This enables the Group to Hunt, Find, and Fight malicious threats within the Enterprise cyber terrain to deliver authoritative environmental data. 2 WXG is home to DoD’s only space weather operations center and climate monitoring and prediction capability. Additionally, 2 WXG offers the Air Force’s “software factory,” providing DevSecOps flexibility at the speed of operations that is Cloud and edge ready. Another part of the Group’s mission is to provide fielded weather systems experts for operational testing. The Group Headquarters and most squadrons are located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. The 2 WXG is comprised of six primary subordinate units: 2d Systems Operations Squadron, 16th Weather Squadron, 2d Weather Squadron, 2d Combat Weather Systems Squadron, 2d Weather Support Squadron and 14th Weather Squadron. 2d Combat Weather Systems Squadron is located at Hurlburt Field, Florida. 14th Weather Squadron is located in Asheville, North Carolina. In addition, there are four solar observatories that fall under 2d Weather Squadron at Learmonth, Australia; Sagamore Hill, Massachusetts; Holloman AFB, New Mexico; and Kaena Point, Hawaii.