What’s new in Operations?16 August 2013
John Desmarais& Colonel Mike Murrell
Civil Air Patrol
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Mission Overview, Execution & Planning for FY14
Imagery Rules, Request for Information (RFI) and Requests for Proposal (RFP)
CAP Overwater Survival Course Incident Commander, Incident Complex, Unified
Command and Area Command Updates Other Projects Q & A
Overview
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Mission Overview, Execution, &
Planning for FY14
Civil Air Patrol
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FY05 “A”, “B” & “C” Mission Comparison
42%
8%
50%
"A" Missions "B" Missions "C" MissionsNote: “A” Missions includes Liaison Flying
CAP Missions Are Changing
CAP flew 108,248 Hours in FY05 44,979 on “A” Missions 8,719 on “B” Missions 54,550 on “C” Missions
FY13 “A”, “B” & “C” Mission Comparison
57%
9%
27%
"A" Missions "B" Missions "C" Missions
Note: “A” Missions includes Liaison Flying
We’re SupportingMore AFAMs
CAP has flown 66,123 Hours so far in FY13 37,980 on “A” Missions 10,461 on “B” Missions 17,682 on “C” Missions
CAP Flying Operations Today
25%
75%
Corporate MissionsAir Force Assigned Missions
CAP flies about 100,000 hours annually 25,000+ hours are
flown on CAP Corporate Missions
75,000 to 85,000 hours are flown on Air Force Assigned Missions
Air Force Assigned Missions (AFAM)
80%
20%
CAP-USAF NORTHCOM
CAP flies approximately 75,000 to 85,000 AFAM hours each year CAP-USAF approves 80%
(~60,000 hours) for training, maintenance, cadet orientation flights and CAP-USAF flying to oversee CAP programs
1st Air Force approves 20% (~ 15,000 to 25,000) hours as real world AFAMs for customers
Actual AFAMs
43%
13%5%
13%
5%
8%
3%13%
Counterdrug Air Defense Intercept Low Level Route SurveysDisaster Relief Surrogate Predator Homeland SecurityRange Support SAR
Air Force Assigned Mission Flying
Mission Type FY12 FY13 % DifferenceAir Defense 1,745 1,080 -38.1%
Drug Interdiction 5,857 4,006 -31.6%Range Support 407 329 -19.2%Route Survey 809 477 -41.0%
SAR 2,631 1,709 -35.0%DSCA/DR 165 2,024 1126.7%
Surrogate Predator 616 935 51.8%Other/HLS 3,142 2,585 -17.7%
Training 27,087 24,226 -10.6%Maintenance 6,937 6,253 -9.9%
Cadet Orientation 14,147 13,080 -7.5%Total 63,543 56,704 -10.8%As of 15
August 13
Snapshot of 10/1 – 8/10 in each year
AFAM Flying HoursFY11 – FY13
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Air Defe
nse
Drug In
terdic
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Range
Sup
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Route
Survey
SAR
DSCA/DR
Surrog
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Trainin
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Mainten
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Cadet
Orienta
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10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
FY11FY12FY13
Average Flying Ops Tempo for CAP
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Novem
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Decem
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Janu
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Februa
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March
April
MayJu
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Septem
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*Average Ops Tempo FY12 & 13
Brainstorming with NORTHCOM for expanded mission opportunities across services that are cost effective
Put additional emphasis on ground, communications and other staff missions that CAP is capable of supporting
Wings should work with state and local government counterparts, national guard and local military units to develop missions
Adapting to Mission Change
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Training & OrientationFlight Execution
As of 15 August 2013AF Mission Training Hours – FY13 Goal: 34,326 Hours
Cadet Orientation Flights – FY13 Goal: 31,349 Flights
Glider Flights – FY13 Goal: 10,757 Flights
FY 15 AUGUST 15 AUGUST GOAL
FY13 24,226 70.6% 29,814 86.9%FY12 27,087 82.9%
FY 15 AUGUST 15 AUGUST GOAL
FY13 24,856 79.2% 27,679 88.3%FY12 25,963 85.5%
FY 15 AUGUST 15 AUGUST GOAL
FY13 8,112 75.6% 9,322 86.7%FY12 8,830 86.4%
Training 53.8% Spent 35.4% Obligated 10.8% Pending Approval
Orientation Flights 75.1% Spent 24.9% Balance
Straight line execution should be 91.1% Spent
Budget Execution as of 15 August 2013
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On average it takes 17 days for e108s to be created from sortie completion Low is 2 days and high is 40 days
Wing approval on average takes 2 days Low is 0 days and high is 14 days
National approval on average takes 10 days Includes mandatory 3 working days for
CAP-USAF review and flags Low is 4 days and high is 22 days
Total time average is 29 days with a low of 13 days and high of 57 days
e108 Processing
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Wings should plan on 1st Quarter funding issues to continue like prior years
Funding is available for late FY13 needs Focus on check rides that are due to expire in
the 1st Quarter of FY14 Schedule orientation flights for new cadets Enter training mission requests or request
increases to existing missions if you can’t execute within your current budgets
Request funding for orientation flights if needed
Planning for FY14
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Submit your training plans if you have not already – 4 wings have not though due 31 July
NHQ will develop a training plan module based on current plans to track progress Expect questions as there is great variation
in plans from region to region at this point Expect national and region goal input Goal is to allow plans input, once approved
by CAP-USAF, to go direct to mission approval assuming major changes from the plan submitted are not made
Planning for FY14
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Mission symbol updates in coordination for implementation on 1 October 2014 Removing little used symbols Breaking out training categories to better
track program implementation to plans Breaking out inspection related flying from
training categories for management awareness
Planning for FY14
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Staff areas must all work together in and out of Operations
Train as you fight – Fight as you train Be prepared for the difficult situations
like loss of commercial infrastructure Integrate the whole team
Staff Reorganizations & Changes Loss of frequency manager NOC reduction & augmentee use NTC relocation to Maxwell AFB
Team Effort
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Imagery Rules, Request For Information (RFI) &
Requests for Proposal RFP
Civil Air Patrol
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Retention of imagery is not allowed
On all AFAM missions, all Images belong to AFNORTH or the customer. CAP is prohibited from retaining any images in camera, on computers and any recording media.
Once posted publicly they are fair game like HDDS & FEMA First Responder Site
Use CAP cameras or get prior permission
Corporate missions will follow AFAM rules
Facebook, twitter…from the field is a no no
Imagery Rules
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Ground level imagery of structure damage only No pictures of people No pictures of personally identifiable info:
Addresses People Names Phone Numbers Email Addresses License Plates
Requests by anyone not wanting pictures taken of their property are honored
Imagery requests referred to customer
Ground Imagery Rules
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Public Affairs photos for customer support missions must still be coordinated for release Be cognizant of who is in the pictures and
where the photos are taken CAP member approval is on the member
application…be sure to coordinate with parents though, and for courtesy with adults
Photos for cadet and teacher orientation flights are acceptable and encouraged
Public Affairs Photos
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RFI Report in final stages Inputs yielded great support from agency
counterparts, especially within DHS Highlighted the need for low to mid range
sensors and higher end sensors Report not publically releasable due to
proprietary information submitted All agency reviewers have indicated they
will participate in the RFP review
Imagery Request For Information (RFI)
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Expect 2 RFPs Low to mid range sensors High end sensors
May include Mini SAR or LIDAR High resolution nadir and oblique
cameras with Infrared for day and night still and video imagery required
Multiple modes of transmission Expect integration into 182s and 206s
primarily, but also possibilities for GA-8s
Imagery Requests For Proposal (RFP)
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Not just paper proposals Agencies like NGA will support review of
sample data for 1st phase review Finalists will be required to fly in controlled
tests to demonstrate sensor can perform as advertised including training materials
RFP will be released for competition before the end of the FY with results documented in the the 1st Quarter of FY14
Imagery Requests For Proposal (RFP)
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Don’t be caught unprepared!
CAP Overwater Survival Course
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Civil Air Patrol
What is an extended overwater flight?
Except during the take-off or landing phase, an extended over-water flight is defined as any flight operation, sortie or event, conducted outside the normal power-off gliding distance of land, as determined by altitude, distance, glide speed, wind and other determining factors.
CAP Overwater Survival Course
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What should I expect? Sign-in Course Requirements and Operational Standards Preparing for Overwater Operations Execution, Ditching and Egress Survival Gear Hypothermia Practical Egress and In-water training Testing
CAP Overwater Survival Course
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Who must take the course?
All crewmembers, including non-CAP authorized passengers, who are participating in an extended overwater flight or sortie.
CAP crew members must have successfully completed overwater survival training within the past three years and validated in the members Operations Qualifications (Ops Quals).
Course Requirements
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What are the minimum Operational Standards? Flights are limited to within 50 nm of shore
except for special operational missions approved by the National Operations Center (NOC) in advance.
The reconnaissance phase of the mission will be flown IAW CAPR 60-1, paragraph 2-2e, unless deviation is approved by the NOC.
Operational Standards
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What are the minimum Operational Standards? Any required confirmation phase will be flown
no lower than 500 feet above the surface of the water, 1,000 feet during night operations.
During overwater operations at night, both front-seat crew members must be CAP qualified as instrument rated mission pilots and instrument current. The right-seat pilot need not be qualified in that specific aircraft.
Operational Standards
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What are the minimum Operational Standards? Extreme caution should be taken and proper
notifications should be in place when operating in the vicinity of or beyond the Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ). Confirm with ATC of your intentions, before
crossing the ADIZ. Check and confirm your assigned discrete
transponder code
Operational Standards
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What are the minimum Operational Standards? During the duration of extended overwater flights,
each occupant will wear a certified FAA and U.S. Coast Guard or Department of Defense (DoD) approved personal flotation device (PFD).
The aircraft will also contain a U.S. Coast Guard or Department of Defense (DoD) approved and certified inflatable raft of sufficient number and size to accommodate all occupants and will contain, at least, one pyrotechnic signaling device.
Operational Standards
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What are the minimum Operational Standards? Constant wear U.S. Coast Guard or Department of
Defense (DoD) approved anti-exposure or emersion suits (Gumby suit) will be worn by crew members on any pre-planned overwater flight when the water temperature is or is forecast to be 60°F or less.
The wing commander may waive the requirement to wear the anti-exposure or emersion suit after reviewing appropriate safety and Operational Risk Management (ORM) considerations, such as the distance from land in which the aircraft will be required to operate.
Operational Standards
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Incident Commander, Incident Complex, Unified
Command and Area Command Updates
Civil Air Patrol
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Though many missions last a month a longer, less than 3% of CAP’s actual missions have more than 3 sorties operating at any one time
Over 80% of the CD missions are run by Counterdrug Missions Directors that are not ICs, but all were found to be AOBD Qualified in FY12
13% of our missions never turn a prop utilizing only ground teams for SAR & DR
Mission Analysis
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CAP does conduct 75 to 100 missions a year that are very resource intensive like our DR support and Border Mission Ops These require more training and care Careful consideration and grooming of the staff
officers leading these efforts is necessary
Other missions don’t require the highest level personnel, especially when senior personnel are just a phone call away
Some high level personnel are burning out
Mission Analysis
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Carefully select and screen upper level personnel IC1s – approve a limited number at the national
level after training and evaluating these personnel
IC2s – approve and train a larger number at the region level to meet needs for incidents beyond the scope of a typical wing
IC3s – focus wing training efforts on these personnel being the initial responders to developing emergencies and interagency ops
Recommendations
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Increase education and exercise requirements at IC3 – IC1 levels based on skills required and Federal guidance
IC4s – add this level to train new personnel to work the less resource intensive missions and develop new ICs Make allowances for personnel with experience
as branch directors (air and ground) to run missions they are capable of supporting with minimal additional training
Recommend limits of 1 operating period and 3 operational resources at play at one time
Recommendations
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Work with CAP-USAF to update the Evaluation Guide and train their staff to evaluate to NIMS standards for: Multiple Incidents in the same wing Incident Complex Unified Command Area Command
Train and evaluate national level teams for major incident response for large area operations
Recommendations
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Other Projects
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WMIRS 2.0 & Beyond Beta testing in selected wings on test portal this fall Focus on Ground Sortie (109), Updated Air Sortie
(104, ORM…), Communications and Staff Logs, and electronic sign-in
Curriculum Updates Communications Ground Teams Airborne Photography & GIIEP Public Information Officer
Other Projects
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National Technology Center (NTC) move to Maxwell Fielding GIIEP Computers Annual Airborne Camera Kit Procurement Ground Team Camera Kit Procurement CAPabilities Handbook & Briefing Update MOAs & MOUs
FEMA MOU IAEM MOA NASAR MOA
Other Projects
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SSA MOA USGS MOU USFS MOU
QUESTIONS?
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