ORIENTATION:
1. TIME HACK
2. ROLL CALL
3. MISSION OVERVIEW
4. SMARTPACK INVENTORY
5. MAPS / CHARTS / MAP REFERENCE SYSTEM / IMAGERY
6. ACEOI (TIME PERIOD) / AKAL / AKAK
7. AREA OF OPERATIONS
8. KEY TERRAIN
9. WEATHER
A. CURRENT WX (ALL APPLICABLE LOCATIONS)
B. FORECAST WX (ALL APPLICABLE LOCATIONS)
10. ASTRONOMICAL DATA (SLAP)
11. NOTAMS
12. BASH
SITUATION
1. ENEMY SITUATION
A. GENERAL
B. ORDER OF BATTLE
(1) GROUND
(2) AIR
(3) MISSILE
(4) ELECTRONIC
(5) NAVAL
(6) C2
C. CAPABILITIES / LIMITATIONS
D. COURSES OF ACTION
(1) MOST LIKELY
(2) MOST DANGEROUS
2. FRIENDLY SITUATION
A. ACE MISSION
(1) COMMANDER’S INTENT
B. GROUND ORDER OF BATTLE
(1) FRIENDLY FORCE LOCATIONS
(2) FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION MEASURES
C. AIR ORDER OF BATTLE
(1) CAP LOCATIONS / FIGHTER ENGAGEMENT ZONES (FEZ)
(2) MISSILE ENGAGEMENT ZONES (MEZ)
(3) TANKER TRACKS
(4) AEW TRACKS
(5) EW / ESCORTS
(6) HELO ROUTING
D. NAVAL ORDER OF BATTLE
(1) NAVAL GUNFIRE AREAS
(2) TLAM FLIGHT CORRIDORS
3. LOCAL POPULACE
4. SERE
A. SARDOT / SARNEG
B. EVASION PLAN
(1) ISOPREP REVIEW
(2) SERE SPINS REVIEW (WORD, NUMBER, COLOR OF THE DAY, ETC.)
(3) DIRECTED AREA OF RECOVERY
C. REVIEW SERE SOP
MISSION
1. MISSION STATEMENT
2. PRECEDENCE (REFER TO AIR NTTP 3-22.3-KC130, CH. 1)
3. MISSION ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT (REFER TO AIR NTTP 3-22.3-KC130, TABLES 1.12 THROUGH 1.14)
A. AIRCRAFT
B. PERSONNEL
4. L-HOUR / H-HOUR
5. MISSION ASSETS
A. PERSONNEL
(1) MISSION COMMANDER
(2) AIRCRAFT COMMANDERS
(3) FORMATION LEAD / RAC / RENDEZVOUS CONTROLLER
(4) CALL SIGNS / MISSION NUMBERS / CREWS
(5) CREW ASSIGNMENTS
(A) LEFT SEAT / RIGHT SEAT
(B) OTHER
B. AIRCRAFT
(1) BUNO
(2) CONFIGURATION
(3) MISSION DEGRADERS / ISSUES
(4) PARKING LOCATION
6. GO / NO-GO CRITERIA
7. SUPPORTED / SUPPORTING UNITS
EXECUTION
1. MINIMUM WEATHER
2. FUEL
A. PLANNED RAMP
B. TAKEOFF
C. MINIMUM REQUIRED
D. BINGO (BASED ON [LOCATION], [ROUTING], [DESTINATION])
3. ORDNANCE
A. ALR / ALE / ALQ SETTINGS
B. EXPENDABLES
(1) TYPE / NUMBER
(2) MAGAZINE ID’S
(3) EXPENDABLES BINGO
C. AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE FLARES
(1) TYPE / NUMBER
4. LAUNCH TIME LINE (CREW DAY CONSIDERATIONS)
A. WALK
B. MAN-UP (INS ALIGNMENT / MASTER AVIONICS ON / AUTONAV ON)
C. RADIO CHECKS
D. ENGINE START
E. TAXI (TIME / ORDER / ROUTE)
F. RUN UP / OVERSPEED GOVERNOR CHECK
G. ARMING
H. TAKEOFF
5. BUMP PLAN
6. INADVERTENT IMC
7. INGRESS ROUTING
A. PRI / ALT ROUTES
B. EN ROUTE TERRAIN
C. CONTROL MEASURES
(1) PHASE LINES / BOUNDARIES
(2) HOSE CHECK LOCATION / TIME
(3) ENTRY POINT / FENCE IN CHECK REVIEW
(4) ALE ARMING POINT (IF NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF)
(5) RENDEZVOUS POINT (LATE JOINS)
(6) TIME WARNINGS
D. AIRSPEEDS / ALTITUDES
E. FORMATIONS
F. ESCORT / SEAD PLAN
G. FRIENDLY FORCES WEAPONS CONDITIONS
H. OBJECTIVE AREA TACTICS (HOLDING AREAS / TACTICAL ARRIVALS)
8. SPECIFIC MISSION TABS
TACTICAL NAVIGATION / LOW-ALTITUDE TACTICS BRIEFING GUIDE
1. THREAT OR SIMULATED THREAT REQUIRING LOW-ALTITUDE FLIGHT
2. POINT AT WHICH TN ROUTE COMMENCES
3. EMERGENCY SAFE ALTITUDE (ESA) ESTABLISHED FOR ENTIRE ROUTE HIGHEST OBSTACLE WITHIN 25 NM OF CENTERLINE PLUS 1,000 FEET (2,000 FEET
MOUNTAINOUS) ROUNDED UP TO THE NEXT 100 FEET
4. MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE (MSA) FOR EACH LEG. HIGHEST OBSTACLE WITHIN 5 NM OF CENTERLINE PLUS 1,000 FEET, ROUNDED UP TO THE NEXT 100 FEET
5. ALTITUDE (PLANNED / MINIMUM)
6. CREW COMFORT LEVEL
7. AIRSPEED (PLANNED / MINIMUM)
8. ROUTE RESTRICTIONS (WIDTH, ATO, ACO, AND SPINS / FLIP PUBS, SUAS, ETC.)
9. ROUTE
A. LIMITING FEATURES
B. WAYPOINT DESCRIPTION (ELEVATION, IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS, ETC.)
C. LEG DESCRIPTIONS (OBSTACLES, TERRAIN, HAZARDS, SHADOWING, ETC.)
(1) ALTITUDES (PLANNED, LSA, OR MSA)
(A) CLIMB / DESCENT POINTS AND RATES
D. OBJECTIVE AREA DESCRIPTION (BIG PICTURE, DETAILS IN SUBSEQUENT TABS)
E. POINT AT WHICH TN ROUTE ENDS
10. LOW-ALTITUDE HAZARDS
A. MINIMUM WEATHER / MAXIMUM WINDS
B. OBSTACLES / OBSCURATIONS (TOWERS, VISUAL ILLUSIONS, ETC.)
C. TURBULANCE / MOUNTAIN WAVE
D. BIRDS
E. SUN ANGLE / SHADOWS / GLARE / WATER TO LAND
11. CREW RESPONSIBILITIES
A. USE OF NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
B. LOOKOUT DOCTRINE
C. ICS DISCIPLINE / TERMINOLOGY / COCKPIT CREW COORDINATION
12. MANEUVERS
A. RIDGELINE CROSSINGS
B. HARD / BREAK TURNS
C. BUNTS
D. ZOOM CLIMBS / DIVE RECOVERY
E. CROSSING OPEN AREAS
F. WING FLASH
G. SHADOW MASKING
H. DIRECT / INDIRECT RADAR MASKING
I. HORIZON MASKING
13. REF MODE SELECT PANEL / GCAS SETTINGS / HUD (KC-130J)
A. RADALT
(1) “ALTITUDE, ALTITUDE, ALTITUDE” – “CORRECTING”
B. FLIGHT PATH ANGLE
C. MINIMUMS
D. GCAS – TACTICAL
(1) “TERRAIN” – “CLEAR AND CORRECTING”
(2) “TERRAIN AHEAD” / “OBSTACLE AHEAD” – “ACKNOWLEDGED”
(3) “PULL UP” – IMMEDIATE POWER AND CLIMB TO AVOID TERRAIN
14. EMERGENCIES
A. BIRD STRIKE
B. ENGINE LOSS
C. SYSTEM MALFUNCTION
D. LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE
E. DETERIORATING WEATHER
F. FAILURE TO CORRECT FLIGHT PATH
(1) CONTROL CHANGES
G. LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
H. LOCATION OF SUITABLE DIVERTS
15. REQUIRED LAT ROC BRIEFING ITEMS
A. MINIMUM AIRSPEED
B. WINGMAN NEVER FLIES BELOW LEAD
C. WINGMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR DECONFLICTION
D. MAC IS A SINGLE-AIRCRAFT TASK AND IS CONDUCTED WINGS-LEVEL
E. AFTER A “KNOCK IT OFF” CALL, ALL AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT WILL ROLL WINGS-LEVEL AND CLIMB TO THE PRE-BRIEFED ALTITUDE
F. “KNOCK IT OFF” WILL BE ANNOUNCED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
(1) AIRCRAFT DESCENDS BELOW BREIFED ALTITUDE
(2) AIRCRAFT DESCENDS IN A TURN
(3) AIRCRAFT BECOMES NORDO OR LOSES ICS
(4) LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
G. FOLLOWING “KNOCK IT OFF,” LAT FLIGHT WILL NOT RESUME WITHOUT VERBAL CONCURRANCE FROM EACH CREW MEMBER
AIR DELIVERY BRIEFING GUIDE
1. JUMPMASTER / PILOT BRIEFING
2. AIR DELIVERY / LOAD TYPE
A. TYPE: (PERSONNEL, CDS, HE, ETC.)
B. LOAD POSITION / WEIGHT / TYPE CHUTES
C. NUMBER OF STICKS / NUMBER PER STICK / TYPE CHUTES
D. LOAD TIME:
E. JOINT AIRBORNE INSPECTION (JAI)
3. AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION
A. PERSONNEL STATIC LINE
(1) EXIT POINT (PARATROOP DOOR / RAMP AND DOOR)
B. MILITARY FREE FALL (MFF)
(1) HALO / HAHO
(2) O2 / PREBREATHING REQUIREMENT / HELMETS / 02 MASKS
(3) PHYSIOLOGIST (18,000 FEET MSL AND ABOVE)
4. TARGET STUDY (IP TO DZ)
A. TERRAIN STUDY (1:50,000 / SATELLITE IMAGERY)
B. PROFILE (HIGH-LOW-HIGH, ETC.)
5. DROP CONTROL (AIRCREW / JUMPMASTER)
6. DZ ASSESSMENT / ALTERNATE DZ
A. DZ NAMES / LOCATIONS
B. SURROUNDING TERRAIN / OBSTACLES / HIGHEST ELEVATION ON DZ
C. THREATS / HAZARDS
D. FRIENDLY UNIT LOCATIONS
E. DZ SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH)
F. MAXIMUM STICK LENGTH
G. DZ / PI MARKINGS
7. DZ COMMUNICATIONS
A. CALL SIGNS / FREQUENCIES (PRI / SEC)
B. ELECTRONIC MARKERS / BEACONS (FREQUENCIES / CODES)
C. CLEARANCE TO DROP / NO-DROP SIGNALS (COMM, SMOKE, MIRROR, AND PANELS)
(1) DROP CLEARANCE
(2) NO-DROP
D. REVIEW WIND AND STRIKE REPORT FORMAT FROM DZ
EXAMPLE: “WIND 270 / 12, CLEAR TO DROP”
EXAMPLE: “STRIKE, 3 O’CLOCK / 40 YARDS”
8. CARP INFORMATION / DROP PROCEDURES
A. DROP ALTITUDE (AGL / MSL)
B. RUN-IN COURSE
C. DROP AIRSPEED
D. PLANNED RELEASE POINT
E. FORCAST WINDS
F. GREEN LIGHT TIME
G. ABORT / NO-DROP PROCEDURES
H. REATTACK PROCEDURE
9. AD PANEL CONSIDERATIONS (KC-130J)
A. MANUAL / AUTO DROP
B. GUARD ADS SWITCH
C. TIMING OF AUTO SELECTION
10. EGRESS PROCEDURES
A. HEADING / ALTITUDE / AIRSPEED
B. COMPLETION OF DROP CHECKLIST
11. NIGHT CONSIDERATIONS
A. LIGHTING / PI MARKINGS
B. USE OF RADARS
12. CHECKLIST REVIEW
(1) 20 MINUTE
(2) 10 MINUTE
(3) 6 MINUTE
(4) RAMP AND DOOR
(5) SLOWDOWN
(6) 1 MINUTE
(7) RELEASE POINT
(8) COMPLETION OF DROP
13. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
A. AIRCRAFT EMERGENCIES
B. TOWED PARACHUTIST (CONSCIOUS / UNCONSCIOUS)
C. LOAD JAMMED / FAILS TO EXTRACT / LOOSE PLATFORM
D. DZ EMERGENCIES
E. SALVO AREA
ASSAULT LANDING ZONE BRIEFING
1. AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION
A. FUEL LOAD
B. AIRCRAFT PREP (TIRE PRESSURE / TAPING / BOTTOM STROBE / TAXI LIGHTS TURNED INBOARD)
C. AIRCRAFT LIGHTING
2. AIRFIELD DESCRIPTION / ANALYSIS
A. SURROUNDING TERRAIN
B. MAN-MADE OBSTACLES
C. FRIENDLY UNIT LOCATIONS (MMT / FARP / LAAD)
D. ELEVATION
E. SURFACE TYPE / CONDITION / FOOTPRINT LOADING
F. DIMENSIONS / SLOPE
G. RUNWAY MARKINGS (PANELS / LIGHTS / AMP)
3. APPROACH PROCEDURES
A. PROFILE (HIGH / LOW / IPRA / SELF-CONTAINED)
B. DIRECTION
C. INITIAL POINT
D. ALTITUDES / TERRAIN / OBSTACLES
E. APPROACH REVIEW
(1) AIRCREW COORDINATION
(2) NAVAIDS
(3) MISSED-APPROACH PROCEDURES / ROUTING
F. LZ CONTROLLERS
(1) FREQUENCY
(2) CALL SIGN
(3) SIGNALS
4. LANDING PERFORMANCE DATA
A. SPEEDS
B. LANDING GROUND ROLL
C. LANDING DISTANCE FROM 50 FEET
5. AIRCRAFT GROUND PROCEDURES
A. REVERSE / BRAKING / NOSEWHEEL STEERING
B. APU / BLEED AIR VALVES / LSGI / AIR CONDITIONER / HOTEL MODE
C. TAXI PLAN (SELF / EXTERNAL / WING WALKERS)
6. ERO CONSIDERATIONS
A. FLAPS
B. LOADING / UNLOADING LOCATION
C. RAMP OR CREW ENTRANCE DOOR ON-LOAD / OFF-LOAD
D. PROP GUARD
E. MHE POSITION AND SIGNALS
F. PAX POSITION AND SIGNALS
G. COMBAT OFF-LOAD (# PALLETS PER STOP / TOTAL # PALLETS)
7. TAKE OFF PROCEDURES
A. ACCELERATION TIME CHECK
B. EXPECTED HORSEPOWER / TORQUE
C. GROUND RUN / MFLMETO / AMFLMETO
D. VMCG / VMCA
E. REFUSAL SPEED
F. TAKEOFF SPEED
G. OBSTACLE CLEARANCE SPEED
H. FLIGHT PATH ANGLE
I. MECHANICAL GOVERNING
J. BLEED AIR VALVES
8. EMERGENCIES
A. ENGINE FAILURE (ALL PHASES)
B. HOT BRAKES / UNSECURE LOAD
9. EGRESS ROUTING
A. PRI / ALT ROUTES
B. EN ROUTE TERRAIN
C. CONTROL MEASURES
(1) PHASE LINES / BOUNDARIES
(2) EXIT POINT / FENCE OUT CHECKS
(3) ALE DE-ARMING POINT
D. AIRSPEEDS / ALTITUDES
E. FORMATIONS
F. ESCORTS / SEAD
G. FRIENDLY FORCES WEAPONS CONDITIONS
H. RETURN TO FORCE PROCEDURES (RTF)
(1) FEZ, MEZ, JEZ
(2) MINIMUM RISK ROUTING (MRR)
(3) AIRSPEEDS, ALTITUDES, IFF
(4) TERMINAL RECOVERY PLAN / BASE DEFENSE ZONES / LAME DUCK
(A) LAME DUCK PROCEDURES
10. DIVERTS
11. DOWNED AIRCRAFT PROCEDURES (OVER LAND / OVER WATER
ADMINISTRATION
1. ORM (T&R PROFICIENCY / CURRENCY)
2. FLIGHT PLAN, WEATHER BRIEF, DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE, FUEL PACKET
3. MISSION PLANNING COMPUTER (NVIS SCREEN FILTER / PORTABLE GPS)
4. PPR
5. MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT (K-LOADER / FORKLIFT)
6. RON
A. BILLETING / TRANSPORTATION
B. CUSTOMS / AGRICULTURE / IMMIGRATION
C. SERVICING / MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
D. REQUIRED PERSONAL DOCUMENTATION
(1) VISA / PASSPORT / MIL ID
(2) ORDERS
(3) AREA CLEARANCE (PAX)
7. DEBRIEF TIME / LOCATION
COMMUNICATION
1. EMCON / ZIPLIP CONDITION
2. SIGNALING DEVICES / METHODS
3. ACEOI (TIME PERIOD)
4. ENCRYPTION / AUTHENICATION REQUIREMENT / PROCEDURES
5. MISSION COMM PLAN
A. RADIO IN / OUT SEQUENCE
B. PRI / ALT FREQUENCIES
(1) SINGLE FREQUENCY / ACTIVE
(2) SECURE / NON-SECURE
(3) MIJI (CHATTERMARK PLAN / BEADWINDOW)
6. ICS
A. AVAILABILITY
B. DISCIPLINE