669VFS – Operation Southern Serpent – Mission #3 DEAD/SWEEP

Mission Overview:

Weasel5  (DEAD)
Package #: 982  (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses)
Pkg-Mission: Strike enemy air defense assets
Target Area: over Ghadir.
Time on Target: 10:02:06

Situation:

Package Elements:

x  = Primary Flight

Callsign:  Flt #: Role: Aircraft: Task:
Weasel5 983  ( x ) DEAD 4 F-16CM-40 Destroy enemy air defense assets
T/O: 09:36:30 Push: 09:55:43 Tgt: 10:02:06 IFF: M124/4/161/20030-3/33130-3
Mudhen2 984 SWEEP 4 F-16CM-40 Clear sweep area of hostile aircraft
T/O: 09:38:49 Push: 09:54:49 Tgt: 09:59:06 IFF: M124/4/161/20034-7/33134-7

Threat Analysis:

Air-to-Air Threats:
Enemy CAP aircraft are likely to be operating within operation area.
Surface-To-Air Threats:
Known or suspected enemy air defenses along your flight path include:
 — SA-5 (S-200) missile launchers over Ghadir
 — SA-5 (S-200) missile launchers 42 nm north of Gebiley

Steerpoints:

#: Desc: Time: Dist: Head: Cas: Alt: Action: Form: Comments:
1 Takeoff 09:36:30 — — — — Climb immediate Wedge Takeoff
2 — 09:45:55 46.1 55 210 22.0M — Wedge —
3 Holding Pt 09:47:40 8.5 55 210 22.0M — Wedge Hold (Departure: 09:53:40)
4 Push 09:55:43 10.0 54 210 22.0M Descend immediate Wedge Rendezvous with package
5 Pre IP 10:03:39 38.8 55 220 19.0M Climb immediate Wedge —
6 SEAD 10:05:48 10.5 55 215 20.0M — Wedge Engage enemy air defenses
7 SEAD 10:02:06 11.2 55 0 20.0M Climb delayed Wedge Engage enemy air defenses
8 Split 10:09:43 60.9 230 365 21.0M — Wedge Depart from package
9 — 10:14:04 34.8 240 360 21.0M Descend delayed Wedge —
10 Land 10:17:49 30.0 240 360 — — Wedge Land
11 Refuel — — — — 20.0M — Wedge Tanker station area

Comm Ladder:

Agency: Callsign: Uhf [Chnl]: Vhf [Chnl]: Notes:
Intra-Flight: Weasel5 — 140.875 MHz [15] Flight Management Comms
Guard: None 243.000 MHz 121.500 MHz Distress / Emergency
Common: None 339.750 MHz [14] 123.500 MHz [14] Advisory / UNICOM
Base Ops: None 367.175 MHz [1] — Homeplate Operations
Check-In: Sentry6 290.375 MHz [5] — AWACS: Global Check-In
Tactical: Sentry6 293.950 MHz [6] — AWACS: Package Comms
Tanker / Aar: Texaco7 305.200 MHz [13] — Boom Operator
Dep Atis: DJIBOUTI ATIS — 128.750 MHz Departure Airbase
Dep Ground: DJIBOUTI Ground 275.975 MHz [2] — Departure Airbase
Dep Tower: DJIBOUTI Tower 345.700 MHz [3] 122.675 MHz [3] Departure Airbase
Dep Departure: DJIBOUTI Departure 309.500 MHz [4] — Departure Airbase
Arr Atis: DJIBOUTI ATIS — 128.750 MHz Recovery Airbase
Arr Approach: DJIBOUTI Approach 309.500 MHz [4] — Recovery Airbase
Arr Tower: DJIBOUTI Tower 345.700 MHz [3] 122.675 MHz [3] Recovery Airbase
Arr Ground: DJIBOUTI Ground 275.975 MHz [2] — Recovery Airbase

Iff

GENERAL:
Initial STAT Settings: Modes Active: M124 Codes: M1: 61 M2: 0030 M3: 3130
M4 Validity Time (Until): Key A: Day2 00:00 Key B: Day3 00:00
IFF Policy: M1: per team M2: per aircraft M3: per aircraft
Code Change Setting: POS/TIM
TIME EVENTS:
Rot/day: 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00
M1: 24 72 22 51 63 30 13 03 60 20 10 51 01
M3: 24 0630 0104 7604 5054 7054 5404 6504 2330 5304 1330 0554 1604
M4: 1 A A A A A A A A A A A A
POS EVENTS:
Ingress: M4 / EOF4 Egress: M124 / WOF8

Ordnance:

Callsign: Flt Lead: Wing Two: Elem Lead: Elem Two:
Weasel5 — Weasel51 — — Weasel52 — — Weasel53 — — Weasel54 —
510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61
4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM
2 x AGM-88 HARM 2 x AGM-88 HARM 8 x GBU-39/B SDB /HE 8 x GBU-39/B SDB /HE
2 x Tank 370gal 2 x Tank 370gal 2 x Tank 370gal 2 x Tank 370gal
1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184
1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS 1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS 1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS 1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS
1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER 1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER 1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER 1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER
Mudhen2 — Mudhen21 — — Mudhen22 — — Mudhen23 — — Mudhen24 —
510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61
4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM
2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder 2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder 2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder 2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder
2 x Tank 370gal 2 x Tank 370gal 2 x Tank 370gal 2 x Tank 370gal
1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184
1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER 1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER 1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER 1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER

Weather:

Conditions @ Take Off: Target Area: Landing:
Situation: Fair Fair Fair
Wind: 360 deg @ 13 kts. 360 deg @ 13 kts. 360 deg @ 13 kts.
Temp: 20 deg C. 20 deg C. 20 deg C.
Cloud Base: 5,000 ft MSL base 5,000 ft MSL base 5,000 ft MSL base
Con Layer: 28,000 ft MSL base 28,000 ft MSL base 28,000 ft MSL base

Support:

Callsign: Station Area:
Sentry6 (AWACS): 1 E-2C Friendly AWACS aircraft will be operating 1 nm northwest of DIRE DAWA. Available for air detection and warning.
Texaco7 (Tanker): 1 KC-10 Friendly tankers will be operating 48 nm southwest of ASEB. Available for mid-air refueling.

Rules of Engagement:

Visually ID unknown aircraft before engaging, unless authorized by AWACS.
Note: Friendly aircraft may be operating in the area.

Emergency Procedures:

Distress call:
For aircrew in a hostile area, prior to ejection, transmit on the working frequency: “MAYDAY” (three times); call-sign; and position in relation to BULLSEYE.
Combat Search and Rescue:
SAR helos are available within 30 km of FLOT. In case of shoot-down, mark closest coordinates of the survivor’s position and report the incident to the CSAR assets. Establish radio communication with survivor and execute the On Scene Commander procedures.
Alternate airfield:
No alternate airfield is currently available.
Sanitise yourself and review your evasion plan of action.

Good Luck!