CONR - 1AF (AFNORTH)

Col Al “Jethro” WimmerDirector of Operations

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CAP Ops Conference – Aug 2015

NORAD Air DefenseContinental NORAD Region (CONR)

• 24/7 Aerospace Control Alert (ACA) in CONUS • CONR defends critical infrastructure/national leadership

– National Capitol Region • Joint Air Defense Operations Center (JADOC)/ACA alert (ground-based)

– National Special Security Events• Deployable Integrated Air Defense System (DIADS)/ACA Alert/CAPs

• Complex - Specialized C2 and Rules of Engagement

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2014: 60+ POTUS, 42 NSSE/SEAR 1, 1,404 Practice Scrambles, 784 Tactical Actions

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Symmetric Asymmetric

• Search and Rescue• Airspace Coordination/Deconfliction• Air Mobility Coordination & Visibility;

Airflow Control • Incident Awareness & Assessment

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1AF DSCA Lines of Effort UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED Steady-state and Major Crisis Response

• FAA actively controls disaster airspace• CDRAFNORTH will provide assistance in

developing a JOA airspace control plan: restricted areas, routes, traffic flow

• AFNORTH coordinates plan with FAA at the direction of the JTF

• Plan deconfliction for participating air traffic within/around JOA

• Subject Matter Experts for state Airspace Control Plans

• AFNORTH can leverage FAA notification tools and internal tracking tools to deconflict aircraft

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Airspace Coordination

Regional Airspace Management Plan

“Provides support, coordination, and assistance for collection management during response operations”

• Coordinate and Integrate DoD IAA

collection efforts with state, federal,

local, and non-DoD efforts for

efficiency & effectiveness

• Support to the JTFs/States/FEMA• Deployed IAA Liaisons• Coord with Interagency Remote

Sensing Coordination Cell• Reach back support to 601 AOC/Intelligence

Reconnaissance Division

Incident Awareness and Assessment

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1AF Leverages Partnerships

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Full Spectrum Airpower in the Homeland

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Average 2,400 ATO Taskings and 1,200 sorties per month

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Hurricane Hunters

State JOC

C2 Node/Augmentation

MASS Unit MAFFS Unit

Fighter Alert Tanker Alert

GBAD Unit JADOC

Pred Liaison Officer

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Future Efforts

• Expanded Exercise Play– HF C2 of Air Defense Forces – VIGILANT SHIELD– Local VHF networks in disaster – ARDENT SENTRY– IAA and personnel movement

• CAP-USAF transfer to ACC (1AF)

• TFR Outreach Efforts – Success!!– Your compatriots – pass the message

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QUESTIONS?UNCLASSIFIED

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End of Brief

Backup Slides

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2014 Highlights

• Homeland Defense (ONE)– 60+ POTUS Movements, 138 POTUS Sorties – 42 NSSE/SEAR1 Sorties: State of the Union Address, G8, UN

General Assembly, NATO Summit, Super Bowl, etc.– 1,404 Practice Scrambles/Diverts– 1,461 Reportable Air Tracks– 784 Tactical Actions

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Cessna 182• Not in radio contact (NORDO)• Not “squawking” discrete code in the SFRA

TACTICAL ACTIONS

• Scramble Helicopter

• Convene ONE Conference Call

• Increase GBAD States of Alert

• FAA Clears Airspace / Guard Calls

• Visual Warning System “Sparkle”

• Intercept TOI

• Inspect

• Guide

• Evaluate Compliance

Scenario 1

Defended Asset

SFRA

30nm

FRZ

15nm

SCENARIO 2

Commercial Aircraft • Level 4 Disturbance• Squawking 7500/ now Primary Only• Not on Flight Plan• Not on Altitude

TACTICAL ACTIONS

• Scramble Fighters

• Convene ONE Conference Call

• Increase GBAD State of Alert

• FAA Capitol Scram / Ground Stops

• Intercept TOI – Supersonic / AFIO

• Inspect, “Headbutt”, Cover

• Time to Decide

• Engagement Order

INTEGRATED AIR DEFENSES (IADS)

Avenger

Stinger

NASAMsSentinel Radars

Visual Warning System “SPARKLE”

Joint Air Defense Operations Center

ANG F-16 / F-15

USCG HH-65AIR DEFENSE GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE