A Long & Distinguished Legacy of Training the World’s Finest Pilots
Vance Air Force Base’s vision is clear: “Empower the future of the Air Force through innovation and collaboration.”
StormQuant is proud to share in that vision. Our team is working closely with the 71st Operational Support Squadron to help advance their mission—leveraging modern weather intelligence, enhanced data access, and collaborative tools that strengthen training, decision-making, and operational readiness. Base personnel are excited to evaluate the software and its capabilities.
Located in Enid, Oklahoma, Vance AFB originally operated as an Army Air Corps flight school, training more than 9,000 pilots between 1941 and 1945. The base was activated in 1948 as part of the newly established U.S. Air Force’s Air Training Command.
Today, the installation hosts more than 2,700 personnel and provides specialized pilot training, graduating over 300 U.S. and allied student pilots each year. Vance’s Mission: Train the world’s best pilots to defend our nation. To that end, the wing operates more than 200 aircraft, flies over 55,000 sorties annually, and logs more than 80,000 flying hours.
The StormQuant Platform: A Game Changer
StormQuant provides patented, cutting-edge radar technology and high-resolution weather analytics designed for real-time situational awareness. Our hyperlocal datasets enhance forecasting accuracy and support defense, governmental, and commercial applications. The Weather Viewer workstation delivers 3D, real-time atmospheric visualization with integrated analytic tools. Through the fusion of advanced radar architectures and proprietary meshing software, StormQuant strengthens environmental monitoring capabilities for mission-critical operations.
“This week’s deployment of our advanced weather technology at Vance AFB is just the beginning,” said Howard Moore, Lt. Col., USAF (Ret.), and Chief Meteorologist at StormQuant. “Our technology has the potential for broad adoption across the Air Force, enhancing training, improving operational safety, and expanding the tools available to maintain air superiority.”
Training Highlights: Strong Enthusiasm for StormQuant Capabilities
The deployment was coordinated by Jacob R. Hawkins, Capt. USAF, the base Flight Commander. During the on-site training session, the attendees expressed strong interest and excitement about gaining the ability to access and analyze weather data in more efficient and intuitive ways.
Seeing is believing! The hands-on training demonstrated that StormQuant offers a significant leap forward, delivering a depth of functionality and performance well beyond their existing GR2Analyst program.
Participants noted several standout capabilities that resonated strongly with the group:
- Rapid, High-Resolution 3D Rendering: Attendees were struck by the speed and clarity of StormQuant’s horizontal and vertical 3D cross sections—describing them as dramatically faster and smoother than anything in their current systems.
- Integrated Flight Route Analysis: There was excitement around the ability to import flight training routes directly into StormQuant’s 2D and 3D environments, enabling precise evaluation of weather impacts at specific locations, altitudes, and mission profiles.
- Actionable True Wind Intelligence: The team called out StormQuant’s True Wind Speed and Direction estimates as a game-changing capability for identifying and assessing weather threats with greater confidence.
- “Radar Assistant” Automation: Attendees enthusiastically noted how StormQuant feels like having an automated weather radar assistant—intelligently streamlining workflows, reducing manual effort, and boosting overall forecast team efficiency.
- Personalized Workspaces: Users praised the flexibility of custom Workspaces, appreciating how easily StormQuant adapts to mission scenarios, training needs, or individual analyst preferences.
- Rapid Temporal Navigation: The group was impressed by how effortlessly they could jump between dates and times in a single viewport, calling it a major upgrade over their legacy systems.
- Historical Weather On Demand: Participants quickly identified multiple operational and training uses for StormQuant’s historical weather replay capabilities, recognizing it as a powerful tool for exercises, case studies, and after-action analysis.
Overall, it was a highly positive visit, with attendees expressing enthusiasm for the enhanced capabilities StormQuant brings to their forecasting and training operations.
Further Collaboration on the Horizon
Following the Weather Viewer installation, discussions immediately progressed toward establishing an MOU to test and evaluate StormQuant’s advanced proprietary radar. Integrating both the hardware and software solutions would enable Vance AFB to realize the full capabilities of the StormQuant platform. Additionally, they expressed interest in evaluating StormQuant’s mobile radar capabilities, particularly its ability to be rapidly deployed and effectively operated in austere conditions.
The need for StormQuant’s cutting-edge radar and software is not unique to Vance. During the visit, two additional training bases were identified as strong candidates for immediate deployment, as both currently operate with insufficient radar coverage. This underscores the broader potential for StormQuant to significantly enhance weather awareness and operational readiness across multiple training locations.
Vance Proud
“Vance Proud” is more than a motto—it captures the discipline, commitment, and pride that define this installation. “We are happy to join in with Vance’s innovative team,” said Tristan Rizzi, Capt. SEAL, USN (Ret.), and President of StormQuant. “StormQuant’s collaboration with Vance AFB is delivering state-of-the-art support to the Air Force’s newest aviators and beyond.”
This joint effort to enhance training opportunities, strengthen readiness, and advance the Air Force’s next generation of pilots is just the beginning. StormQuant is positioned to become a leading provider of advanced weather intelligence solutions for military and commercial operations worldwide.
