Package leading
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Learning objectives
- Provide a package briefing
- Control the package
- Maintain package level SA
- Signal return to base
Checklist
| Item | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Package Number | Number of the package in the Air Tasking Order (ATO). Can also include the session number if applicable. May also include package type. | "UOAF session 123, package number 9876, Offensive Counter Air, package briefing" |
| Flight Order | The callsigns of the flights in the package, their type, and their strength. | "Falcon1: OCA. 4-ship F-16C Block 30..." |
| Time Of Day & Weather | 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. | "It is 0200 hours with clear skies and a full moon. Light wind from the north-east with cloud layer at 34,000ft." |
| Situation | General overview of the current campaign, composition of friendly and enemy forces, | "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." |
| Overall Purpose (Intent) | The ultimate goal of the package. | "This package will destroy Wonsan and Kuum-ni Airbases." |
| Ground Threats | A description of threats facing the package from the ground. | "Ground threats are: SA-2 missile sites around the target area..." |
| Air Threats | A description of threats facing the package from the air. | "Air threats include Mig-23s scrambling from Wonsan airbase..." |
| Commit Ranges | Maximum ranges at which flights will commit to hostile aircraft." | "Commit ranges are as follows: Mig-29s—40 miles; Mig-23s—20 miles..." |
| Sequence Of Events | The sequence in which the package will operate. Includes takeoff times, times-on-steerpoint, and times-on-target. | "Flights will takeoff between 0220 hours and 0224 hours and marshal at steerpoint 3 at 0230 hours..." |
| Method | The way in which the flights will coordinate to accomplish the package objectives. | "Falcon1 will target Wonsan and Fury1 will target Kuum-ni..." |
| Support Aircraft | A list of the support aircraft available to the package, such as AWACS, refueling tankers, and assisting packages. | "AWACS callsign is Chalis1 and is on station from 0230 hours to 0300 hours..." |
| Communications | 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. | "Victor comms. as per frag order. Uniform channel 15 tower comms., channel 17 package comms..." |
| Questions From Flight Leaders | Accept questions from flight leaders ONLY regarding any of the above-briefed material. | |
| Standard Operating Procedures | Go over UOAF SOPs such as Teamspeak etiquette, special landing procedures like overhead breaks, and how to split into channels for flight briefing. |
Red Flag
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCla0sV5M2Y
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a0rtjQq8lU
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9S-BvFx9Gk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcbTqRKiT_8
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4mTrLhfXiM
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