669VFS – Operation Centurion Sentinel – Mission #9 OCA Strike Incirlik AB

Mission Overview:

Falcon1  (OCA STRIKE)
Package #: 193  (Offensive Counter Air)
Pkg-Mission: Strike Incirlik Airbase
Target Area: 6 nm northeast of Adana.
Time on Target: 08:28:02

Pilot Roster:

Callsign: Flt Lead: Wing Two: Elem Lead: Elem Two:
Falcon1 Lt. 6THVFW Lt. McIntyre Lt. Saparlo Lt. Rosenfeld
Gamble1 Maj. Jose Lt. Starscream
Hawkeye1 Maj. Ogata Lt. Brandt

Package Elements:

x  = Primary Flight

Callsign:  Flt #: Role: Aircraft: Task:
Falcon1 201  ( x ) OCA STRIKE 4 F-16CM-40 Destroy or other facilities at target site
T/O: 07:54:11 Push: 08:05:18 Tgt: 08:28:02 IFF: M124/152/24554-7/31454-7
Gamble1 202 ESCORT 2 F-16CM-40 Protect package elements from enemy aircraft
T/O: 07:52:12 Push: 08:03:19 Tgt: 08:26:02 IFF: M124/152/24560-1/31460-1
Hawkeye1 204 SEAD 2 F-16CM-40 Protect package from enemy air defenses
T/O: 07:50:12 Push: 08:01:19 Tgt: 08:24:02 IFF: M124/152/24564-5/31464-5

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:
 — ASRAD missile launchers 9 nm east of Kornokipos
 — SA-5 (S-200) missile launchers 3 nm west of Adana
 — ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns 5 nm east of Adana

Steerpoints:

#: Desc: Time: Dist: Head: Cas: Alt: Action: Form: Comments:
1 Takeoff 07:54:11 — — — — Climb immediate Wedge Takeoff
2 — 07:56:48 14.5 312 305 5.9M — Wedge —
3 Holding Pt 07:57:38 4.8 117 315 5.9M — Wedge Hold (Departure: 08:03:38)
4 Push 08:05:18 9.7 124 320 5.9M Climb immediate Wedge Rendezvous with package
5 Pre IP 08:19:56 117.1 38 380 17.0M Climb immediate Wedge —
6 IP 08:22:38 21.6 37 375 18.0M — Wedge —
7 Strike 08:28:02 43.1 38 375 18.0M Climb delayed Wedge Attack target
8 Split 08:50:42 181.4 217 375 21.0M Descend delayed Wedge Depart from package
9 Land 08:51:05 3.1 225 360 — — Wedge Land
10 Land — — — — — — Wedge Land (Alternate)

Comm Ladder:

Agency: Callsign: Uhf [Chnl]: Vhf [Chnl]: Notes:
Intra-Flight: Falcon1 — 143.550 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 256.100 MHz [1] — Homeplate Operations
Check-In: Chalice1 292.450 MHz [5] — AWACS: Global Check-In
Tactical: Chalice1 290.600 MHz [6] — AWACS: Package Comms
Dep Atis: Akrotiri ATIS — 127.200 MHz Departure Airbase
Dep Ground: Akrotiri Ground 236.850 MHz [2] — Departure Airbase
Dep Tower: Akrotiri Tower 339.850 MHz [3] 123.300 MHz [3] Departure Airbase
Dep Departure: Akrotiri Departure 279.150 MHz [4] — Departure Airbase
Arr Atis: Akrotiri ATIS — 127.200 MHz Recovery Airbase
Arr Approach: Akrotiri Approach 279.150 MHz [4] — Recovery Airbase
Arr Tower: Akrotiri Tower 339.850 MHz [3] 123.300 MHz [3] Recovery Airbase
Arr Ground: Akrotiri Ground 236.850 MHz [2] — Recovery Airbase
Alt Atis: Paphos ATIS — 126.650 MHz Alternate Airbase
Alt Approach: Paphos Approach 335.200 MHz [10] — Alternate Airbase
Alt Tower: Paphos Tower 363.900 MHz [11] 119.900 MHz [11] Alternate Airbase
Alt Ground: Paphos Ground 338.400 MHz [12] — Alternate Airbase

Iff

GENERAL:
Initial STAT Settings: Modes Active: M124 Codes: M1: 42 M2: 4554 M3: 4430
M4 Validity Time (Until): Key A: Day3 00:00 Key B: Day4 00:00
IFF Policy: M1: per team M2: per aircraft M3: per aircraft
Code Change Setting: TIM
TIME EVENTS:
Rot/day: 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00
M1: 24 52 22 31 41 73 40 10 01 50 40 32 40
M3: 24 1454 3604 5154 6554 1054 4754 1354 5454 4504 7204 4504 3454
M4: 1 A A A A A A A A A A A A
POS EVENTS:
Ingress: M124 / —– Egress: M124 / —–

Ordnance:

Callsign: Flt Lead: Wing Two: Elem Lead: Elem Two:
Falcon1 — Falcon11 — — Falcon12 — — Falcon13 — — Falcon14 —
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
6 x BLU-107/B 6 x BLU-107/B 4 x GBU-38/B /HE 4 x GBU-38/B /HE
2 x Tank 600gal 2 x Tank 600gal 2 x Tank 600gal 2 x Tank 600gal
1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184
1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD
1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN 1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN 1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN 1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN
Gamble1 — Gamble11 — — Gamble12 —
510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61
4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM
2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder 2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder
2 x Tank 600gal 2 x Tank 600gal
1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184
Hawkeye1 — Hawkeye11 — — Hawkeye12 —
510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61
2 x AIM-120B AMRAAM 2 x AIM-120B AMRAAM
2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder 2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder
2 x AGM-88 HARM 8 x GBU-39/B SDB /HE
2 x Tank 370gal 2 x Tank 370gal
1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184
1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS 1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS

Weather:

Conditions @ Take Off: Target Area: Landing:
Situation: Fair Fair Fair
Wind: 29 deg @ 2 kts. 29 deg @ 2 kts. 29 deg @ 2 kts.
Temp: 15 deg C. 15 deg C. 15 deg C.
Cloud Base: 8,000 ft MSL base 8,000 ft MSL base 8,000 ft MSL base
Con Layer: 28,000 ft MSL base 28,000 ft MSL base 28,000 ft MSL base

Support:

Callsign: Station Area:
Chalice1 (AWACS): 1 E-3 Friendly AWACS aircraft will be operating 51 nm southwest of Paphos. Available for air detection and warning.

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:
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:
Paphos Airbase, 3 nm southeast of Paphos
Sanitise yourself and review your evasion plan of action.

Good Luck!