Headquarters CONRAFNORTH 1 AF AFRCC SARSAT Mission Brief

Headquarters CONR–AFNORTH (1 AF) AFRCC SARSAT Mission Brief Capt Bryan Pittman AFRCC/DOO This Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED

Purpose This is an informative briefing on the AFRCC mission, SIMS Software Suite, RCC LNO Exchange, Site Visits, system procedures and issues. 2

AFRCC Mission Statement Continuously building a coordinated Search and Rescue network ensuring timely, effective lifesaving operations WHENEVER and WHEREVER needed - COOPERATION - COORDINATION - EDUCATION 3

AFRCC Charter • Coordinate federal inland commercial, military, and interstate aeronautical SAR in contiguous U. S. • Manage all inland distress beacon searches • Broker federal support to non-aircraft missions • Mercy/MEDEVAC/SRU Transport/Rescue/Search • Validate requests - life, limb, eyesight, or undue suffering • Considerations for use of federal or Do. D assets • • • Not-to-interfere with military mission State & local assets capability exhausted Posse Comitatus Act “Ask, Not Task” - No Tasking Authority 4

SINGLE FEDERAL AGENCY FOR AERONAUTICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE IN THE INLAND AREA OF THE UNITED STATES Tyndall AFB, FL 5

USNORTHCOM (AOR) 6

AF (RCC) (NSP) / JPRC (NRP/NRF) Civil SAR (NSP) CONUS Inland AK Inland Maritime USAF PACOM USCG NORTHCOM 1 AF Air Force RCC Alaska RCC District RCCs 7

AFRCC Organization NORTHCOM (Gen Reneuart) 1 st AIR FORCE (MG Dean) 601 st Air Operations Center (Col Kriner) Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (Lt. Col Tomko) Rescue Coordination Center (Tyndall AFB, FL) National SAR School (Yorktown, VA) 8

2007 MISSION ACTIVITY ~69% SOLVED WITHOUT FEDERAL RESOURCES COMMITTED 7322 INCIDENTS 610/MONTH 20/DAY AFRCC 191/MONTH 1. 3 LIVES EVERY DAY 2296 MISSIONS 468 SAVES 6/DAY +14, 000 SAVES SINCE ACTIVATION IN 1974 9

2009 Mission Activity ~78% SOLVED WITHOUT FEDERAL RESOURCES COMMITTED 5042 INCIDENTS 14/DAY AFRCC 1 LIFE EVERY 1. 75 DAYS 1100 MISSIONS 214 SAVES 5/DAY OVER 14, 968 SAVES SINCE ACTIVATION IN 1974 10

SIMS • SAR Incident Management Software • Web Based for multiple users • Real-time automated receipt of SARSAT emergency beacon detections • Software includes • • Mission Log Contacts Survival Model Activity database Search Planning Resource Tracking Objective Info Google Earth GIS 11

AFRCC-USCG Support • AFRCC is envisioning an exchange program between the USCG Districts and the AFRCC • One USAF Officer or enlisted would work at a USCG District RCC for 1 -2 years. That expertise would be brought back to the AFRCC to enhance our capability and understanding of USCG SAR. • USCG would reciprocate with the exchange and that person would take back the experience of working at the AFRCC. • This program would enhance and educate both the USAF and USCG SAR communities. 12

AFRCC Education • Site Visits: • AFRCC is beginning an increased education process for our controllers with visits to: • • • ARTCC / FSS USCG District RCCs State EOCs / JOCs Regional Conferences and Exercises Other agencies AFRCC works with. . . 13

Communications • AFRCC is receiving two dedicated phone lines into the console for communications. • Current issues are when base loses communications, AFRCC loses communications. • With new lines, AFRCC will not be affected by line loss. • Direct lines from Richmond, VA to AFRCC for web-based SAR program. 14

ISSUES • IHDB – Activation Reasons • USMCC should provide better guidance on what they are wanting in that block of the IHDB • Appreciate the feedback and support from USMCC on our lack of a program to support the FTP framework 15

Questions? 16