Headquarters CONR–AFNORTH (1 AF)Headquarters CONR–AFNORTH (1 AF)

This Briefing is:UNCLASSIFIED

AFRCC SARSATAFRCC SARSATMission BriefMission Brief

Capt Bryan PittmanCapt Bryan PittmanAFRCC/DOOAFRCC/DOO

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Purpose Purpose

This is an informative briefing on the This is an informative briefing on the AFRCC mission, SIMS Software Suite, AFRCC mission, SIMS Software Suite,

RCC LNO Exchange, Site Visits, system RCC LNO Exchange, Site Visits, system procedures and issues.procedures and issues.

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AFRCC Mission StatementAFRCC Mission Statement

Continuously building a Continuously building a coordinated Search and Rescue coordinated Search and Rescue

network ensuring timely, effective network ensuring timely, effective lifesaving operations WHENEVER lifesaving operations WHENEVER

and WHEREVER neededand WHEREVER needed

- COOPERATION - COOPERATION

- COORDINATION - COORDINATION - EDUCATION- EDUCATION

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AFRCC CharterAFRCC Charter

• Coordinate Coordinate federal inlandfederal inland commercial, military, and commercial, military, and interstate aeronautical SAR in contiguous U.S.interstate aeronautical SAR in contiguous U.S.• Manage all inland distress beacon searchesManage all inland distress beacon searches• Broker federal support to non-aircraft missionsBroker federal support to non-aircraft missions

• Mercy/MEDEVAC/SRU Transport/Rescue/SearchMercy/MEDEVAC/SRU Transport/Rescue/Search

• Validate requests - life, limb, eyesight, or undue Validate requests - life, limb, eyesight, or undue sufferingsuffering

• Considerations for use of federal or DoD assetsConsiderations for use of federal or DoD assets• Not-to-interfere with military missionNot-to-interfere with military mission• State & local assets capability exhaustedState & local assets capability exhausted• Posse Comitatus ActPosse Comitatus Act

““Ask, Not Task” - No Tasking AuthorityAsk, Not Task” - No Tasking Authority

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SINGLE FEDERAL AGENCY FOR AERONAUTICAL SINGLE FEDERAL AGENCY FOR AERONAUTICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE INSEARCH AND RESCUE IN

THE INLAND AREA OF THE UNITED STATESTHE INLAND AREA OF THE UNITED STATES

Tyndall AFB, FLTyndall AFB, FL

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USNORTHCOM (AOR)

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AF (RCC) (NSP) / JPRC (NRP/NRF)

USAF

1 AF

Air Force

RCC

Civil SAR (NSP)

PACOM USCG

Alaska

RCCDistrict

RCCs

CONUS Inland AK Inland Maritime

NORTHCOM

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AFRCC Organization

National National SAR SchoolSAR School

(Yorktown, VA)(Yorktown, VA)

National National SAR SchoolSAR School

(Yorktown, VA)(Yorktown, VA)

Air Force Air Force Rescue Coordination CenterRescue Coordination Center

(LtCol Tomko)(LtCol Tomko)

Air Force Air Force Rescue Coordination CenterRescue Coordination Center

(LtCol Tomko)(LtCol Tomko)

1st AIR FORCE1st AIR FORCE(MG Dean)(MG Dean)

601601stst Air Air Operations CenterOperations Center

(Col Kriner)(Col Kriner)

601601stst Air Air Operations CenterOperations Center

(Col Kriner)(Col Kriner)

Rescue Rescue Coordination CenterCoordination Center

(Tyndall AFB, FL)(Tyndall AFB, FL)

Rescue Rescue Coordination CenterCoordination Center

(Tyndall AFB, FL)(Tyndall AFB, FL)

NORTHCOMNORTHCOM(Gen Reneuart)(Gen Reneuart) NORTHCOMNORTHCOM

(Gen Reneuart)(Gen Reneuart)

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7322INCIDENTS

AFRCC

468SAVES

~69% SOLVEDWITHOUT

FEDERAL RESOURCESCOMMITTED

610/MONTH

6/DAY

2007 MISSION ACTIVITY

2296MISSIONS

+14,000 SAVES SINCE+14,000 SAVES SINCEACTIVATION IN 1974ACTIVATION IN 1974

1.3 LIVESEVERY

DAY

20/DAY

191/MONTH

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50425042INCIDENTSINCIDENTS

AFRCCAFRCC

214214SAVESSAVES

~78% SOLVEDWITHOUT

FEDERAL RESOURCESCOMMITTED

14/DAY14/DAY

5/DAY5/DAY1 LIFE

EVERY 1.75 DAYS

2009 Mission Activity2009 Mission Activity

11001100MISSIONSMISSIONS

OVER 14,968 SAVES SINCEACTIVATION IN 1974

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SIMSSIMS

• SAR Incident Management Software

• Web Based for multiple users

• Real-time automated receipt of SARSAT emergency beacon detections

• Software includes• Mission Log Search Planning• Contacts Resource Tracking• Survival Model Objective Info• Activity database Google Earth GIS

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AFRCC-USCG Support

• AFRCC is envisioning an exchange program between the USCG Districts and the AFRCC

• One USAF Officer or enlisted would work at a USCG District RCC for 1-2 years. That expertise would be brought back to the AFRCC to enhance our capability and understanding of USCG SAR.

• USCG would reciprocate with the exchange and that person would take back the experience of working at the AFRCC.

• This program would enhance and educate both the USAF and USCG SAR communities.

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AFRCC Education

• Site Visits:

• AFRCC is beginning an increased education process for our controllers with visits to:

• ARTCC / FSS• USCG District RCCs• State EOCs / JOCs• Regional Conferences and Exercises• Other agencies AFRCC works with . . .

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Communications

• AFRCC is receiving two dedicated phone lines into the console for communications.

• Current issues are when base loses communications, AFRCC loses communications.

• With new lines, AFRCC will not be affected by line loss.

• Direct lines from Richmond, VA to AFRCC for web-based SAR program.

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ISSUES

• IHDB – Activation Reasons• USMCC should provide better guidance on what they are wanting

in that block of the IHDB

• Appreciate the feedback and support from USMCC on our lack of a program to support the FTP framework

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Questions?