1. Warrior Preparation Center
Spartan Warrior 17-4
Operations Briefing
ATO SW Day 1
Exercise Director
Mr. James “Barney” Shaw
OVERALL BRIEFING CLASSIFICATION:
UNCLASSIFIED

2. SW17-4 Mission Brief Intel Update Air Operations Center
Commander’s Intent, Objectives
AOC Control, Execution
Mission Overview
JICC Brief
C2 Package Commander Brief
ISR Package Commander Brief
IAMD Package Commander Brief
OCA Package Commander Brief
SEAD Package Commander Brief
CAS Package Commander Brief
Dynamic Targeting Brief
CSAR Package Commander Brief
Exercise Director Final Comments

3. SW17-4 C2 Package Commander
C2 Package Daily Objectives
C2 Breakout
Comm Flow
Authorities
A/A ID Matrix
Contracts
HVAA Slide/Scram
CSAR Information
C2 Alibis

4. C2 OBJECTIVES 100% Force Accountability
Effective management of DCA CAPs
Facilitate tanker game plan to meet mission requirements
Clear Concise, Correct SA building comm
100% accurate air picture
Timely performed threat calls and HVAA protection
Accurate relay of information between all players and to CAOC
Execute Battle Mgmt to Meet Commander’s Intent
Ensure timely passing of critical information to all players
100% accurate link picture 4

5. Comm Flow Ref SW17-4 OPTASKCOMM 30MAY17 CHECK-IN AWACS CHECK-IN CRC
(P) Silver 1 (225.00)
Silver 2 (232.25)
“MAGIC”
CHECK-IN CRC
(P) Gold 1 (295.25)
Gold 2 (278.75)
“HERO/BOXCAR”
L/M LANES
(P) Blue 4 (232.60)
Blue 5 (257.80)
Get Well Silver 1
“MAGIC”
K LANE
(P) Blue 2 (313.50)
(S) Blue 3 (273.25)
Get Well Gold 1
“HERO”
N LANE
(P) Blue 8 (267.80)
Blue 9 (273.25)
Get Well Gold 1
“BOXCAR”
OCA/Strike
(P) White 1 (309.50)
(S) White 2 (302.75)
Get Well Silver 1
“MAGIC”
ASOC
(P) Black 1 (239.75)
(S) Black 2 (142.85)
TACP/CAS
(P) Black 3 (351.50)
(S) Black 5 (FM )
UN HUM. AID
(P) Fawn 2 (138.50)
(S) Fawn 1 (328.40)
TANKER BOOM
AAR Green – Pink 2 (333.25)
“MAGIC”

6. “Watcher” Coord. – Cyan 2 (325.00) (P) CSARTF – Yellow 1 (259.25)
Comm Flow
Ref SW17-4 OPTASKCOMM 30MAY17
AOC Net
(P) Cyan 1 (300.00)
(S) Cyan 2 (325.00)
C2 Coord.
(P) Gray 1 (245.50)
(S) Cyan 1 (300.00)
VPN
(P) Red 1 (297.50)
(S) Red 2 (280.25)
Link DCN/TSN
(P) Cyan 4 (301.00)
(S) Gray 2 (312.50)
AMC/CSAR
“Watcher” Coord. – Cyan 2 (325.00) (P) CSARTF – Yellow 1 (259.25)
(S) CSARTF – Yellow 2 (137.40)
SAR-A – Teal 1 (399.80)
SAR-B – Teal 2 (399.90)
JARN
(P) Cyan 3 (299.00)
(S) Emerald 1 (HF ) DT
(P) Amber 1 (300.25)
(S) Amber 2 (317.25)

7. Check-in Items All provide: DCA provide: Tankers provide: C2 provides:
Status (As Fragged, As Fragged minus 1, etc)
Intel Update Code / ATO Change # / Words
DCA provide:
Link 16 status / receiving surveillance tracks
Playtime
Tankers provide:
Fragged plus fuel available
C2 provides:
Bullseye check
Updated words/code/ATO
Sweet/sour
Late players

8. Mandatory Roll Calls ATO Change Intel Update New Words Rolex
Chattermark
Degraded SA Over Controlled Assets or unsafe conditions
Force Accountability is questionable

9. Authorities TAC C2 (MAGIC/BOXCAR/HERO) COWBOY (AOC) HOOVER (RC-135)
Commit/Intercept Authority
ID Authority: (Prior to BCA)
Up to Bandit until Torikkan/Bothnian border
PID Torikkan/Bothnian Mil Aircraft West of border = Hostile
DCA Cap Management
AAR Management
COWBOY (AOC)
Hostile ID Authority East of Border
Scramble Authority
HOOVER (RC-135)
SIGINT Authority
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: NONE
USE AS NEEDED WHEN MISSION EVENTS ARE PLANNED TO OCCUR OUTSIDE COVERAGE OF OTHER MAP SLIDES.
- INGRESS, CAP, & EGRESS ROUTES/ALTITUDES/ POINTS MUST BE ANNOTATED WITH CALLSIGNS
- FLIGHT PATH CONFLICTS NEED TO HIGHLIGHTED--WITH DECONFLICTION CONTRACTS
- SHOW PREPLANNED BLOCK CHANGES ON INGRESS/EGRESS
TECHNIQUES:
- EGRESSING SAME RTE AS INGRESS CREATES DECONFLICTION ISSUES
- TIMING LEGS ON INGRESS ALLOW FOR TOT ADJUSTMENTS 9 9

10. ATO M1 and M4 OR PPLI OR on ACO/ATO/MRR or TL
A-A ID/ROE
LOF:
Lack of PPLI plus
Lack of correct code mode 1 AND 4 plus
Not on an ACO/ATO specified TL, MRR Transit Corridor
PEI:
EID = ECHO, PRINT, PDS
Outlaw = Point of Origin
Within 5nm of known enemy airfields below 15k MSL
Offboard Intel
LOF + PEI = BANDIT
VID (Auto satisfies and/or overrides PID (LOF and PEI)= BANDIT
HA/HI
Enemy military aircraft, non-transport
Enemy forces that employ ordnance, EA, Radar Lock against friendly forces
HI – Maneuver to achieve WEZ; HFF originating from enemy airspace (>600kts & >40k’)
BANDIT + HA/HI = HOSTILE
Guilt By Association:
Single group w/multiple contacts maneuvering into multiple groups
PENDING
Friend per ATO
SPADES
HOSTILE
Yes
BANDIT
PEI or VID
HA/HI No
ATO M1 and M4 OR PPLI OR on ACO/ATO/MRR or TL
MANDATORY REQUIREMENT :
- DETAILED C2ISR OBJECTIVES TO SUPPORT CC/INTENT AND MISSION COMMANDER GAMEPLAN.
TECHNIQUE:
- HAND THIS SLIDE TO C2ISR/CC 10

11. Symbology Plan Friend: Friendly w/ appropriate mission/aircraft type
Assumed Friend: Civilian Airliner on known jet route
Unknown: Bogey/Ambiguous
Neutral: Non-participant military aircraft (Tumulez)
Suspect: Bandit (LOF + PEI)
Hostile: (Bandit + HA/HI)

12. C2 Fallout (Retrograde; System Issues)
C2 CONTRACTS
EVENT
CRITERIA
AUTHORITY
COMMUNICATION
ACTION
CHATTERMARK
Jamming effecting employment C2
“3X Chattermark”
All players push to secondary/tertiary freq
Words
Mission impact
“Words Alpha- ” [Chk-In]
Passed to assets as they check-in
Lowdown
Pre-vul detection of active SAMs
Hoover
Magic, Hoover, SA-x active B/E XYZ…”
C2 passes as lowdown over tactical/check-in freqs
SAM Threats
Indications of active SAMs (located and unlocated)
Flt Leads/ISR
“Magic, Hoover, SA-2 B/E xxx/xx”
C2 broadcasts on tactical freqs/relays to check-in players
C2 Fallout (Retrograde; System Issues)
C2 no longer able to cover tasking
C2 Lead
Push plan on C2 coord then inform DCA of plan
Lane Crosser
Red air within 5nm of 225 bullseye radial
C2/Flight Lead
J7.3 (Arrow)
“Magic, C/S, dropping lead group B/E xxx/xx”
C2 passes over tactical freq

13. C2 CONTRACTS EVENT CRITERIA AUTHORITY COMMUNICATION ACTION
DCA Cap Status
Green: 30-60min / >8 A120
Yellow: min / 2-8 A120
Red: <15 min / >2 A120
Flight Lead
“Pete 01, Yellow Fuel, Green weapons”
C2 Scramble if required
DT Taskings
10 Line Taskings from CAOC
CAOC/C2
10 Line via AC-1/28.2 to C2
C2 inputs J3.5, sends J28.2 to DT assets; acknowledge with able/unable
CSAR Tasking
JPRC information passed via AC-1
Watcher
Communicate to all players via J28.2/J3.5/tactical freqs
OSC
CSAR tasking execute C2
“Ford 01, re-tasking, perform OSC, standby for J28.2”
Designated asset performs OSC
EIDs
Electronic Identification of Red Air
Hoover
“Magic, Hoover, Trk# EID SU-27”
Contributes to C2 ID process

14. HVAA Slide/Retrograde
E-3A
Slide – 120nm
Remain on station
Retrograde/Combat Descent – 60/30nm
Hand off assets to TAC2
RC-135
Slide – 100nm
Retrograde – 60nm
E-8C
KC-135
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: NONE
USE AS NEEDED WHEN MISSION EVENTS ARE PLANNED TO OCCUR OUTSIDE COVERAGE OF OTHER MAP SLIDES.
- INGRESS, CAP, & EGRESS ROUTES/ALTITUDES/ POINTS MUST BE ANNOTATED WITH CALLSIGNS
- FLIGHT PATH CONFLICTS NEED TO HIGHLIGHTED--WITH DECONFLICTION CONTRACTS
- SHOW PREPLANNED BLOCK CHANGES ON INGRESS/EGRESS
TECHNIQUES:
- EGRESSING SAME RTE AS INGRESS CREATES DECONFLICTION ISSUES
- TIMING LEGS ON INGRESS ALLOW FOR TOT ADJUSTMENTS 14 14

15. C2 Alibis MAGIC Unable ESM (Lowdown) – will rely on RC-135
Line of sight radar coverage
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: NONE
USE AS NEEDED WHEN MISSION EVENTS ARE PLANNED TO OCCUR OUTSIDE COVERAGE OF OTHER MAP SLIDES.
- INGRESS, CAP, & EGRESS ROUTES/ALTITUDES/ POINTS MUST BE ANNOTATED WITH CALLSIGNS
- FLIGHT PATH CONFLICTS NEED TO HIGHLIGHTED--WITH DECONFLICTION CONTRACTS
- SHOW PREPLANNED BLOCK CHANGES ON INGRESS/EGRESS
TECHNIQUES:
- EGRESSING SAME RTE AS INGRESS CREATES DECONFLICTION ISSUES
- TIMING LEGS ON INGRESS ALLOW FOR TOT ADJUSTMENTS 15 15

16. Authentication A-Line Authenticator Example: Challenge: ACX
Reads back: I

17. USAFE-AFAFRICA N /