the 1st weather group (1 wxg) aligns weather operations with the air force warfighting initiative overseeing all six operational weather squadrons; the 15th ows at scott afb, ill.; the 17th ows at joint base pearl harbor–hickam, hawaii; the 21st ows at kapaun air station, germany; the 25th ows at davis-monthan afb, ariz.; the 26th ows at barksdale afb, la.; and the 28th ows at shaw afb, sc. the 1st wxg is a subordinate of the 557th weather wing.