diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/aeroanlfinal.sh b/jobs/rocoto/aeroanlfinal.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1906cc1e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/aeroanlfinal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
+
+###############################################################
+# Source FV3GFS workflow modules
+. $HOMEgfs/ush/load_fv3gfs_modules.sh
+status=$?
+[[ $status -ne 0 ]] && exit $status
+
+###############################################################
+echo "Do nothing for now"
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/aeroanlinit.sh b/jobs/rocoto/aeroanlinit.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1906cc1e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/aeroanlinit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
+
+###############################################################
+# Source FV3GFS workflow modules
+. $HOMEgfs/ush/load_fv3gfs_modules.sh
+status=$?
+[[ $status -ne 0 ]] && exit $status
+
+###############################################################
+echo "Do nothing for now"
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/aeroanlrun.sh b/jobs/rocoto/aeroanlrun.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1906cc1e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/aeroanlrun.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
+
+###############################################################
+# Source FV3GFS workflow modules
+. $HOMEgfs/ush/load_fv3gfs_modules.sh
+status=$?
+[[ $status -ne 0 ]] && exit $status
+
+###############################################################
+echo "Do nothing for now"
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/atmanalpost.sh b/jobs/rocoto/atmanalpost.sh
index 90a9b9bace..a54b7d5a7d 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/atmanalpost.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/atmanalpost.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -x
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
 
 ###############################################################
 # Source FV3GFS workflow modules
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/atmanalprep.sh b/jobs/rocoto/atmanalprep.sh
index e4b76c8407..c6df5287d7 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/atmanalprep.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/atmanalprep.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -x
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
 
 ###############################################################
 # Source FV3GFS workflow modules
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/atmanalrun.sh b/jobs/rocoto/atmanalrun.sh
index cebe478b7e..0768f2f55d 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/atmanalrun.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/atmanalrun.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -x
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
 
 ###############################################################
 # Source FV3GFS workflow modules
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalpost.sh b/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalpost.sh
index ea6e490f20..f06f5aa01c 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalpost.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalpost.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -x
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
 
 ###############################################################
 # Source FV3GFS workflow modules
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalprep.sh b/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalprep.sh
index 5ed434c6bf..19ec88f87c 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalprep.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalprep.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -x
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
 
 ###############################################################
 # Source FV3GFS workflow modules
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalrun.sh b/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalrun.sh
index ddb3bb1432..5899eeaf40 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalrun.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/atmensanalrun.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -x
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
 
 ###############################################################
 # Source FV3GFS workflow modules
diff --git a/workflow/applications.py b/workflow/applications.py
index 1766c4071f..713c68727c 100644
--- a/workflow/applications.py
+++ b/workflow/applications.py
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ def _cycled_configs(self):
         if self.do_wafs:
             configs += ['wafs', 'wafsgrib2', 'wafsblending', 'wafsgcip', 'wafsgrib20p25', 'wafsblending0p25']
 
+        if self.do_aero:
+            configs += ['aeroanlinit', 'aeroanlrun', 'aeroanlfinal']
+
         return configs
 
     @property
@@ -348,6 +351,9 @@ def _get_cycled_task_names(self):
 
         gdas_gfs_common_tasks_before_fcst += ['sfcanl', 'analcalc']
 
+        if self.do_aero:
+            gdas_gfs_common_tasks_before_fcst += ['aeroanlinit', 'aeroanlrun', 'aeroanlfinal']
+
         gldas_tasks = ['gldas']
         wave_prep_tasks = ['waveinit', 'waveprep']
         wave_bndpnt_tasks = ['wavepostbndpnt', 'wavepostbndpntbll']
diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py
index c34605b52a..06321c3d7e 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Tasks:
                    'earc', 'ecen', 'echgres', 'ediag', 'efcs',
                    'eobs', 'eomg', 'epos', 'esfc', 'eupd',
                    'atmensanalprep', 'atmensanalrun', 'atmensanalpost',
+                   'aeroanlinit', 'aeroanlrun', 'aeroanlfinal',
                    'fcst', 'post', 'ocnpost', 'vrfy', 'metp',
                    'postsnd', 'awips', 'gempak',
                    'wafs', 'wafsblending', 'wafsblending0p25',
@@ -450,6 +451,54 @@ def atmanalpost(self):
 
         return task
 
+    def aeroanlinit(self):
+
+        suffix = self._base["SUFFIX"]
+        dump_suffix = self._base["DUMP_SUFFIX"]
+        gfs_cyc = self._base["gfs_cyc"]
+        dmpdir = self._base["DMPDIR"]
+
+        deps = []
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'gdaspost', 'offset': '-06:00:00'}
+        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        data = f'&ROTDIR;/gdas.@Y@m@d/@H/atmos/gdas.t@Hz.atmf009{suffix}'
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': data, 'offset': '-06:00:00'}
+        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        data = f'{dmpdir}/{self.cdump}{dump_suffix}.@Y@m@d/@H/{self.cdump}.t@Hz.updated.status.tm00.bufr_d'
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': data}
+        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep_condition='and', dep=deps)
+
+        resources = self.get_resource('aeroanlinit')
+        task = create_wf_task('aeroanlinit', resources, cdump=self.cdump, envar=self.envars, dependency=dependencies)
+        return task
+
+    def aeroanlrun(self):
+
+        deps = []
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'task', 'name': f'{self.cdump}aeroanlinit'}
+        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep=deps)
+
+        resources = self.get_resource('aeroanlrun')
+        task = create_wf_task('aeroanlrun', resources, cdump=self.cdump, envar=self.envars, dependency=dependencies)
+
+        return task
+
+    def aeroanlfinal(self):
+
+        deps = []
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'task', 'name': f'{self.cdump}aeroanlrun'}
+        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'cycleexist', 'offset': '-06:00:00'}
+        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep_condition='and', dep=deps)
+
+        resources = self.get_resource('aeroanlfinal')
+        task = create_wf_task('aeroanlfinal', resources, cdump=self.cdump, envar=self.envars, dependency=dependencies)
+
+        return task
+
     def gldas(self):
 
         deps = []
@@ -470,7 +519,7 @@ def fcst(self):
                     'cycled': self._fcst_cycled}
 
         try:
-            task = fcst_map[self.app_config.mode]
+            task = fcst_map[self.app_config.mode]()
         except KeyError:
             raise NotImplementedError(f'{self.app_config.mode} is not a valid type.\n' +
                                       'Currently supported forecast types are:\n' +
@@ -478,7 +527,6 @@ def fcst(self):
 
         return task
 
-    @property
     def _fcst_forecast_only(self):
         dependencies = []
 
@@ -531,7 +579,6 @@ def _fcst_forecast_only(self):
 
         return task
 
-    @property
     def _fcst_cycled(self):
 
         dep_dict = {'type': 'task', 'name': f'{self.cdump}sfcanl'}
diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_xml.py b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_xml.py
index e0786964f9..440ff93db5 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_xml.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_xml.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def _get_cycledefs_cycled(self):
         sdate = self._base['SDATE'].strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
         edate = self._base['EDATE'].strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
         interval = self._base.get('INTERVAL', '06:00:00')
-        strings = [f'\t<cycledef group="gdas" >{sdate} {edate} {interval}</cycledef>']
+        strings = [f'\t<cycledef group="gdas" >{sdate} {edate} {interval}</cycledef>\n']
 
         if self._app_config.gfs_cyc != 0:
             sdate_gfs = self._base['SDATE_GFS'].strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
diff --git a/workflow/setup_expt.py b/workflow/setup_expt.py
index 566e936d24..85145f6472 100755
--- a/workflow/setup_expt.py
+++ b/workflow/setup_expt.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def input_args():
     cycled.add_argument('--nens', help='number of ensemble members',
                         type=int, required=False, default=20)
     cycled.add_argument('--app', help='UFS application', type=str,
-                        choices=['ATM', 'ATMW'], required=False, default='ATM')
+                        choices=['ATM', 'ATMW', 'ATMA'], required=False, default='ATM')
 
     # forecast only mode additional arguments
     forecasts.add_argument('--app', help='UFS application', type=str, choices=[