US Civil Military Airspace Sharing Collaboration Tools and

April 2001 Outline • • • 2 Background Need for Civil-Military Collaboration Special Use

April 2001 Background · 1987 & 1988 - US General Accounting Office studies criticized the Military (Do. D) and FAA for: · Inefficient use of existing Special Use Airspace · Lack of utilization data · 1989 - Do. D commits to develop a Do. D-wide airspace scheduling system; FAA commits to develop a system • 1995 - Joint-Government Industry Task Force Report – Recommendations made on Special Use Airspace (SUA) • Establish coordination among the Military, FAA, and Users to improve civil use of SUA when not used by the military • Conduct operational trials to test concepts for improved civil use; examine benefits, operational issues, and requirements 3 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Background (continued) · Develop and implement a real-time SUA notification system between the Military and FAA, and between FAA and Users · Form a Technical Working Group to examine SUA issues • 1996 - SUA Technical Working Group met in August – Military, FAA, Airspace Users, Controllers Unions, Contract Personnel – Technical Working Group met at Edwards AFB, California to observe air traffic management at Restricted Area R-2508 • Operational trial conducted in R-2508 • 1998 - Joint Government-Industry Working Group formed – Military, FAA, Airspace Users, MITRE/CAASD, and Contract Personnel 4 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Background (concluded) · Made recommendations on Special Use Airspace (SUA) in the Redesign of the National Airspace System in document (RTCA Paper No. 192 -00/SC 192 -031) · Examine & promote near-term initiatives for improving civil use of SUA when not in use by the military 5 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Need for Civil-Military Collaboration • Increases in civil traffic • Richness of the airspace • Changes in military requirements – Smaller force, but smarter and longer-range weapons and weapons systems actually increases need for airspace • Shorter times but larger areas • Combined mission profiles = increasingly complicated training demands and infrastructure – Increased domestic training resulting from reduced foreign presence – Composite force training = more shared use 6 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Richness of the Airspace 7 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Special Use Airspace Collaboration Tools • • • 8 The Internet MAMS

April 2001 The Internet • The Air Force’s Special Use Airspace Information System (SUAIS) in Alaska uses the Internet • The FAA’s Special Use Airspace Management System (SAMS) and the Military Airspace Management System (MAMS) also use the Internet 9 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 SUAIS Internet System: Information & Media • Web page – General information – Cope Thunder exercise schedules (event, date, time, level of activity) – Airspace/MOA maps • Radio – Detailed schedule information – Real-time traffic advisories • Telephone – Detailed schedule information 10 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 FAA’s Special Use Airspace Management System (SAMS) 11 © 2001 The MITRE

April 2001 FAA’s Special Use Airspace Management System (SAMS) 12 © 2001 The MITRE

April 2001 Military Airspace Management System (MAMS) • Provides schedule information on military airspace use for all services. • Provides direct input into SAMS, the civil SUA system MAMS 13 SAMS © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Falconview (Graphic to be provided by Pauline Kapoor) 14 © 2001 The

April 2001 15 Special Use Airspace/In-flight Service Enhancement Prototype System (SUA/ISE) © 2001 The

April 2001 16 Special Use Airspace/In-flight Service Enhancement Prototype System (SUA/ISE) © 2001 The

April 2001 Special Use Airspace Field Initiatives & Trials • Edwards AFB Complex R-2508 & Jet Route-110 (California) • Buckeye Military Operations Area (Ohio) • CATO ATCAA & Dryheat Departure Procedure (Arizona) • Palatka Complex (Florida) • Brownwood Military Operations Area (Texas) 17 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Edwards AFB Complex R-2508 & Jet Route-110 (California) • Challenge – Historically available from 2200 - 0600 Hrs – Slow info dissemination J-110 • Civil-Military Collaboration – Joint FAA, Do. D Industry Workgroup • Evaluated efficient use • Action – Improved info dissemination – Improved automation for issuing clearances 18 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Buckeye Military Operations Area (Ohio) • Challenge – Increased airline activity – Addition of new F-16 school • Civil-Military Collaboration – FAA and Do. D Task Force • Accommodate increased traffic • Accommodate military training requirements • Action – Full-time Military Radar Unit established for real-time control – Departure corridors NW & South – Tunnel through Buckeye for NE departures 19 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 CATO ATCAA & Dryheat Departure Procedure (Arizona) • Challenge – Delays at Phoenix airport – Do. D need for training • Civil-Military Collaboration – FAA and 162 nd & 150 th Fighter Wings • Excellent example of win” collaboration “win- • Action – Special high-altitude training area created for Do. D – CATO ATCAA modified for FAA Departure Procedure – 30% reduction in delays 20 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Palatka Complex (Florida) • Challenge – Increased activity along coast – Access 0100 -0500 Hrs daily • Civil-Military Collaboration – FAA and Do. D Task Force • Dissemination system • Increased access • Action – Limited access trial • Improved info dissemination • Saturday & Sunday access to select GA population – Trial expanded-Fri. , Sat. , & Sun 21 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Brownwood Military Operations Area (Texas) • Challenge – Regional airlines costs $$: SUA circumnavigation 208 NM To DFW • Civil-Military Collaboration – FAA and Do. D kickoff meeting 197 NM • Info dissemination system • Increased access • Action San Angelo – Trial will include • Two regional airlines • Three automation systems – Local prototype SUA system – FAA’s SUA automation system – Do. D’s SUA automation system 22 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation

April 2001 Summary • Several actions are ongoing in the US to increase collaboration between military and civil airspace users • Many initiatives have started with small steps. . . the important thing, however, is that they were started! – Some involve simple procedural changes – Some involve simple automated scheduling solutions • Changes associated with more efficient use of special use airspace appear to work best when joint civilmilitary work groups tackle the issues 23 © 2001 The MITRE Corporation