Capt Merritt HQ AFFSA/XAO 31 Mar 03

1. Combat Airspace Contingency Enroute ATC Training IPT Capt Merritt HQ AFFSA/XAO 31 Mar 03

2. Overview • Organization • The Airspace Control Order • Airspace Control Measures • Potential Impacts to Enroute Facilities

3. Organization • Combined Air Operations Center • Provide part of the C2 for the battlespace • Combat Operations – what’s happening now • Comm with AWACS to run the air campaign • Combat Plans – what will happen tomorrow – the ACO • “ATC” Cell – work international issues for CFACC • RAMCC – schedule civ/humanitarian flights • Air Mobility Division • Design routes for airlift • Liaisons • All airframes represented

4. The Airspace Control Order • Airspace plan for the days fight – ACMs to be used • Distributed with the ATO to all flying units • Deconflicts projected airspace use • Combat Ops may change the battleplan based on new intel/emerging targets/etc • “Flexibility is the key to airpower” • Airways were included for Afghanistan • Provide you a “heads up” of what is happening around you

5. Airspace Control Measures • A piece of airspace defined for a specific purpose • Examples – Tanker Tracks, EC Surveillance Areas, Restricted Operating Zones, AWACS orbits, Close Air Support Points/Orbits, Recce Tracks, Transit Corridors, Killboxes, No Fire Area, Restricted Fire Area…and so on and so forth • Airways can be protected/“advertised” by placing them in the ACO as an ACM

6. Potential Impacts to Enroute • ACMS activated in established airways • C2/Recce sometimes orbit up to FL340 • Frequently plan for one area then move to another • Bombers and Recce going through alt to FL390 and • Comm issues for real time coordination

7. Potential Impacts CAS Orbit, B-52 FL390 Airway FL310 - 440 Refueling Track: FL240 - 280 Killboxes active Surface – FL280 RC-135 Monitor Area FL280-340 Active 0500–1200Z Daily MEZ Surface to FL450 TC – FL250-300