Learning objectives
- Provide a package briefing
- Control the package
- Maintain package level SA
- Signal return to base
Checklist
| Item
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Description
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Example
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| Package Number
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Number of the package in the Air Tasking Order (ATO). Can also include the session number if applicable. May also include package type.
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"UOAF session 123, package number 9876, Offensive Counter Air, package briefing"
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| Flight Order
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The callsigns of the flights in the package, their type, and their strength.
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"Falcon1: OCA. 4-ship F-16C Block 30..."
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| Time Of Day & Weather
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Time of day at current clock time, with an indication of when the flight takes place, along with the current weather as described in the Briefing screen.
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"It is 0200 hours with clear skies and a full moon. Light wind from the north-east with cloud layer at 34,000ft."
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| Situation
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General overview of the current campaign, composition of friendly and enemy forces,
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"The DPRK is planning a large Airborne Para Drop behind our FLOT in an attempt to secure key terrain and bridges. The staging area for their operation is Wonsan and Kuum-ni airbases on the Eastern Korean Coast."
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| Overall Purpose (Intent)
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The ultimate goal of the package.
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"This package will destroy Wonsan and Kuum-ni Airbases."
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| Ground Threats
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A description of threats facing the package from the ground.
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"Ground threats are: SA-2 missile sites around the target area..."
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| Air Threats
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A description of threats facing the package from the air.
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"Air threats include Mig-23s scrambling from Wonsan airbase..."
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| Commit Ranges
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Maximum ranges at which flights will commit to hostile aircraft."
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"Commit ranges are as follows: Mig-29s—40 miles; Mig-23s—20 miles..."
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| Sequence Of Events
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The sequence in which the package will operate. Includes takeoff times, times-on-steerpoint, and times-on-target.
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"Flights will takeoff between 0220 hours and 0224 hours and marshal at steerpoint 3 at 0230 hours..."
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| Method
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The way in which the flights will coordinate to accomplish the package objectives.
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"Falcon1 will target Wonsan and Fury1 will target Kuum-ni..."
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| Support Aircraft
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A list of the support aircraft available to the package, such as AWACS, refueling tankers, and assisting packages.
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"AWACS callsign is Chalis1 and is on station from 0230 hours to 0300 hours..."
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| Communications
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A breakdown of the different communications methods the package will be using, including intra- and inter-flight communications (UHF, VHF), A/A TACAN information, and airport information.
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"Victor comms. as per frag order. Uniform channel 15 tower comms., channel 17 package comms..."
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| Questions From Flight Leaders
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Accept questions from flight leaders ONLY regarding any of the above-briefed material.
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| Standard Operating Procedures
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Go over UOAF SOPs such as Teamspeak etiquette, special landing procedures like overhead breaks, and how to split into channels for flight briefing.
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