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BriefingContents
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Situa0onUpdate
MissionObjec0ves
FriendlyAssets
MissionFlow
EscortForma0on
ThreatReac0onPlan
FighterLoadouts
Timeline&CommsPlan
RedlandOrderofBaHle
RulesofEngagement
Admin
FlightPlans
Situa0onUpdate
RedlandisconsideredtobearoguestatebyNATOaKeramilitarycoupbyRedland’sGeneralDyson.GeneralDysonis
knowntobearuthlessdictatorwithambi0onstobringRedlandbacktoitspre-WWIIIglory.DuringWWIIIRedlandinvad-
-edBlueland.AKerthewarwhenRedlandwas
defeated,Sicily,whichwasformerlypartof
Redland,wasannexedandbecamepartof
Blueland.EversincethenBluelandand
Redlandhavehadseveralconfronta0onsin
theAdria0cSeaandtheskies.Inearly2016,a
moderateleaderofRedlandtookpowerand
madeatreatywithBluelandmakingSicily’s
REDLAND
annexa0onofficialtoeasetensionsandopen
trade.Thistreatywaswhatsparkedthe
militarycoupbyrightwinghardlinersand
GeneralDyson.
BLUELAND
EversinceGeneralDysontookpower,hehas
beenmakingthreatstoBluelandtoretake
Sicily.NATOhasnottakenthesethreats
seriouslyandconsideredthemtobesaber
raHlingbyanewdictatortryingtomakea
nameforhimself…un0l5daysago.
OnJuly4th,2016at08:05,Redlandtestfired
BM-25Musudanballis0cmissilescapableof
carryingnuclearwarheads.Thisshocked
NATOandtheworldbecausetheywerenot
awarethatRedlandhadnuclearambi0onsnor
arela0onshipwiththeDPRK.
Situa0onUpdateCont’d
BluelandhasalmostnomilitaryandreliesheavilyonNATOcountriesformilitarysupport.Blueland’sleaderrequestedan
emergencyacquisi0onoftheU.S.TerminalHighAl0tudeAirDefense(THAAD)missilesystemtodefend-
themselvesagainstthenewthreat.TheU.S.
approvedthesaleandunitsarealreadyin
Aviano
Rivolto
transittoRivoltoAFB.
YourmissiontodayistoescortU.S.C-17s
duringthefinallegoftheirjourneytoGioDel
ColleAFBwheretheTHAADunitswillbe
offloaded.NATOF-16sfromAvianoAFBand
REDLAND
USNF/A-18sfromtheCarlVinsonwillprovide
escortwhileE-3AAWACSandKC-135swill
providesupport.
NATOhasdedicatedalotofresourcestoa
BLUELAND
CAP
Area
normallyrou0neairliKmissionbecause
Redlandhasspecificallystatedthatifthey
CAP
CAP
Area
Area
detectNATOforcesreinforcingBluelandthey
willshootdownthetransports.OnstateTV
CAP
GeneralDysonsaidhewasawarethattheU.S.
Area
intendstoprovidetheTHAADmissilesystem
toBluelandbutthat“hisforcesareonhigh
C-17s
CVN-70
alerttoswattheimperialistsfromthesky”.
F-16s
THAAD–GioDelColle
F/A-18s
Thismissionisstrictlydefensiveinnatureand
ROEmustbeadheredto.NATOdoesnotwant
toberesponsibleforstar0ngawar,butthey
arepreparedfightback.
PackageObjec0ves
•  ObjecCves:
o  ProtectTracker11and
Tracker12.Escortthemto
GioDelColleAFBandprovide
CAPun0lTHAADunitsare
offloaded.
o  AdheretoallROEs
o  Minimizebluelosses
o  Ifanengagementoccurs,be
mindfulofwhereyouare
firingmissiles.Civiliantraffic
isexpectedinthearea.Do
everythinginyourpowerto
minimizeciviliancasual0es.
FriendlyAirAssets
•  RIVOLTOAFB
o  Tracker11|2xC-17s
o  Dragnet11|1xE-3AAWACS
o  Camel71|1xKC-135
o  Texaco81|1xKC-135
o  Canteen91|1xKC-135
•  AVIANOAFB
o  Cheetah21|4xF-16C-40CM
o  Jackal31|4xF-16C-40CM
o  Spade51|4xF-16C-40CM
•  USSCARLVINSON
o  Cougar41|4xF/A-18C
RivoltoNATOAirForceBase
GioDelColleNATOAirForceBase
MissionFlow
F-16sdepartfromAviano
C-17sdpeartfromRivolto
AFB
2
Aviano
1
Rivolto
4
F-16sjoinupwithC-17s
F-16ssetup3point
forma0onaroundC-17s
5
REDLAND
F/A-18sprovide
BARCAP
CAPAREA
BLUELAND
CAP
Area
F/A-18s-Cougar
F-16s-
Spade
GioDelColle
C-17ssplitforapproach. 7
F-16sexceptforSpadesplit
toprovideCAP.
F-16sCAPwhile
C-17soffload
CAP
Area
CAP
Area
CAP
Area
F-16s–Cheetah
F-16s-
Jackal
6
C-17s
CVN-70
F-16s
F/A-18s
NOTE:NATOmanagedtogetasingle
HAWKba5aliontoGioDelColle48hrs
ago.NootherfriendlyADsystemsare
intheaterexceptforCVN-70
F/A-18sRTBtoCVN-70,
F-16slandatGioDelColle
9
F/A-18sdepart
fromIonianSea
3
8
EscortForma0on
JACKAL31–HIGHWALL–FRONT–FL320&Above
TRACKER11
FL290-FL310
CHEETAH21–FIGHTINGWING–LEFT/REAR
FL250&Below
NOTTOSCALE
SPADE51–FIGHTINGWING–RIGHT/REAR
FL260–FL290
EscortForma0onProfile–Al0tudeDeconflic0on
FL320&Above
Jackal31
FL290-FL310
Tracker11
FL260-FL290
Spade51
FL250&Below
Cheetah21
NOTTOSCALE
EscortForma0on|ThreatReac0on|Front/LeK
Cougar41assistsfromthe
Northanddelouses
Jackal31gateoutfrontand
bracketsthethreat
NOTTOSCALE
SameplanexistsifthethreatcomesfromtheleK.
JackalreactsandCheetah/Spademoveup.Package
flowsSouth.
IfanyEscortflighthastobreakawayfrompackageto
engageathreat,theywillcon0nuetotheirCAP
posi0onaKertheengagementtosetupa25mile
barrierbetweenthemandTracker11.
SpadeistheonlyflightthatmuststaywithTracker11
atall0mes.Cougar41flowswhereneededandisnot
0edtotheEscortforma0onatanypointintheflight.
PackageflowsSouthawayfromthethreat.Circlesback
aroundifneeded.FirstelementsofSpade51and
Cheetah21moveuptofronttocreateboxaround
Tracker11
ThreatReac0on|Mul0-Threat
Cougar41assistsfromthe
Northanddelouses
Intheeventthreatscomefrommul0pleaxes,orthere
aretoomanythreatsforJackalandCougartohandle,
CheetahwillalsoleavetheEscortforma0ontoassist.
SpadewillshiKforma0onandstaywithTracker.
Ifthethreatsaretoomuch,SpadecandirectTrackerto
backtracktoprovidetheengagedflightsmoreroomto
work,butcannotleaveTracker.
PackageflowsSouthawayfromthethreat.
SpadebracketsTrackerandstayswiththem.
NOTTOSCALE
FighterLoadouts&SupportAirAssets
TobeUpdated
Timeline|CommsPlan|Weather
Callsign
Role
A/C
Flight
Y/S
Launch
T/OTime
PUSH
Package
Tracker11
AirliK
C-17
1
74X/Y
RivoltoAFB
Cheetah21 Escort
F-16C
2
75X/Y
AvianoAFB
TBA
Jackal31
Escort
F-16C
3
76X/Y
AvianoAFB
Cougar41
Sweep
F/A-18C
4
77X/Y
CVN-70
Spade51
Escort
F-16C
5
78X/Y
AvianoAFB
TakeoffImes,pushImes,packagenumbers,andweatherwillbeavailablewhenflightplansarepublished.
AvianoAFB T/OOrder
Spade51
1
Jackal31
2
Cheetah21
3
UHF6willbeusedfortac0cal,and13forrefueling
Data
DMD
DMD
DMD
DMD
CONT
RedlandAirOrderofBaHle-Fighters
BEOGRAD
PULA
18xMIG-29A
10xMIG-29A
8xMIG-21MF
12xSu-27
18xMIG-23
DUBROVNIK
18xMIG-21MF
KRALJEVO
18xMIG-19
OHRID
15xMIG-29A
IfyoustayoutsidetheBELGRADEFIR
lineyouwillbeoutsidetheair
defensesofRedland.
Airdefensesshouldbenofactor.
12xMIG-23
BERAT
18xMIG-19
18xMIG-17
ZAKHINTOS
8xMIG-21MF
RulesofEngagement
Youcanonlyengage/fireaweaponif:
•  Youhavevisuallyiden0fiedthetargetusingyourTGPoreyeball,and…
•  YouwillnotendangercivilianaircraK,and…
•  YouarefireduponorTracker11orTracker12isfiredupon,or…
•  Enemyairthreatsgetwithin25milesofTracker11orTracker12
o  BroadcastwarningstotheairthreatsonGuardthattheywillbefired
upononcetheyarewithin50miles
AddiConalROE&ConsideraCons:
•  Someciviliantrafficmaynothearyourwarningovertheradio.Thereforeit
iscri0calyouvisuallyiden0fyanyaircraKthatyouaretarge0ng.
•  Excep0ontovisuallyiden0fyingthetargetisifthetargetisac0velyshoo0ng
atyouandyouhaveconfirma0onfromDRAGNET/AWACSthatthetargetisa
validhos0letarget.
•  DoNOTcrosstheBelgradeFIR
•  Youmayonlytargetenemyairthreats(fighters)
Admin
•  MakesureyouhavethecorrectinstallofBalkans.ItisBalkans4.33.1cwith
update1.ThisisanewinstallofBalkans.IfyoudidnotdownloaditaKer
July7th,youneedtore-downloadandinstallit.
•  Beon0me.Wewillmovetothebriefingroomat1800zsharp.Briefingwill
startat1805z.Ifyoumissthebriefyoudon’tfly.
•  Beatthepushpointon0me.ThisisyourSTPT3wherewemeetupwiththe
C-17s.Ifyouaregoingtobelate,makesureyouletMCknow(SPADE51).
Theen0repackagewillhavetowaitforyou.
•  Cougar41/F/A-18flight-Youguysaregoingtoroamwhereneededun0l
therestofthepackagearrives.However,youguysneedtobecarefulnotto
kickoffaconflict.DonotcrosstheBelgradeFIR.Avoidaconfronta0onand
adheretotheROE,butdon’tbeafraidtoholdyourline25milesfromthe
flightpathofTracker11whenyoustartyourCAP.
FLIGHTPLANS