Green Flag Mission Overview John Desmarais Chuck Mullin

Green Flag Mission Overview John Desmarais Chuck Mullin Lt Col Joe Vallone Lt Col Steve Wood This Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control

GFE / GFW Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control 2

Green Flag Program • Mission coverage • 5 -12 GFW / GFE days per month & 2 -3 sorties per day • Ops Center support during execution This Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control

Operations Base GFW Home Base: North Las Vegas, NV § § § T-206 H G-1000 SP aircraft GA-8 transport aircraft Ops Center Crew and staff training Forward staging KDAG (if needed) This Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control

Operations Base GFE Home Base: Alexandria LA. /Ft Polk LA. § § § Two –C 182 Q G-500 SP aircraft C 2 – Remote Operations Bus Ops Center Crew and staff training Forward staging KPOE (if needed) Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control 5

Cessna C-182 § C 182 Q w MX-15 Analog § 3 person Crew – MP, MC, SO Three hour vul time/ 4. 2 TFT § MX-Pod transmitter sends data to JTAC, S 2, S 3, AWACS, JSTARS • Simulated Load Out – MQ-9 = 4 X AGM-114 R, 2 X GBU-12 § Comms – 1 x UHF, 2 x VHF, FM Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control 6

Cessna T 206 § Cessna T 206 w MX-15 HD § 3 person Crew Mission Pilot Mission Coordinator Sensor Operator Two hour vul time § MX-Pod transmitter sends data to JTAC, S 2, S 3, AWACS, JSTARS • Simulated Load Out – MQ-9 = 3 X AGM-114 R 1 X AGM-114 N, 2 X GBU-12 • Comms – 1 x UHF, 2 x VHF, FM Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control 7

Operational Concept Surrogate Crew PIC ATC MC SIGINT C 2 SO CAP ICP MASINT ASOC JTAC(S) ALO Other Forces FW Strike X TOC w/ ALO JTAC CAOC/ASOC RW S 2 CONTROL LINKS LOS Coordination BLOS C 2 DATA DISSEMINATION LOS Video (OSRVT) BLOS Video/Data/DCO ATC CAP ICP CAP IC & Staff JTAC/GP Forces This Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED CAS Target JTAC/SOF AI Target Common Positive and Procedural controls provide for dynamic re-tasking, airspace coordination, levels of. Excellence interoperability and C 2. Air-Surface Integration Advise – Assist – Control

MX-15 Sensor Capabilities Electro-Optical Narrow Spotter Infrared Electro-Optical Wide Daylight TV Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control 9

SP Advantages § Color zoom camera PID targets § VDL Downlink to Rover § IR for convoy over-watch § 2 to 3 hour VUL times § ISR, CAS, SCAR, BAI § GTL, TALK-ON, CSAR Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control 10

GFE / 548 th Night Support for the 82 nd Airborne Air Assault Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control 11

Nellis AFB 57 th Wing Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control 12

Any Questions? Air-Surface Integration Excellence Advise – Assist – Control 13