4.0 ACT / INTERCEPT BRIEFING GUIDE

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1. Mission Data
  a. Time Hack
  b. EP / Threat of the Day
  c. Mission Objective(s)
  d. Mission Overview
  e. Mission Data Card
    (1) Mission Commander / Deputy Lead
    (2) Joker / Bingo Fuel
    (3) Takeoff and Landing Data
  f. Weather / Sunrise / Sunset / Moon Illumination
  g. Tactical Decision Aid / Transmissivity / Absolute Humidity
  h. NOTAMS / Bird Strike Potential
  i. Personal Equipment
  j. FCIF / Pubs / Maps

2. Ground Procedures
  a. Step
  b. Pre-Flight
    (1) Aircraft
    (2) Armament
  c. Boresight
  d. Check-In
  e. Taxi / Marshalling / Arming
  f. Spare Procedures

3. Takeoff
  a. Runway Lineup
  b. Takeoff Interval
  c. Abort
  d. Jettison Procedures
  e. Low Altitude Ejection
  f. Landing Immediately After Takeoff

4. Departure/Enroute
  a. Routing
  b. Trail Departure
  c. Join-Up / Formation
  d. Systems / Ops Checks

5. Airspace
  a. Area
  b. Times
  c. Restrictions (Chaff/Flare/Supersonic)
  d. Bailout (Controlled/Uncontrolled) MSA
6. Recovery
  a. Rejoin
  b. Battle Damage / Bomb Check
  c. Type Recovery
  d. ALOW and LIS Settings
  e. Flight Break-Up
  f. Pattern and Landing
  g. After Landing / De-Arm
  h. Emergency / Alternate Airfields

7. Special Subjects (As Applicable)
  a. General Roles and Responsibilities (IP, Flight Lead, Wingman)
    (1) Formation Specific Responsibilities and Priorities
    (2) Flight Member Mission Priorities
    (3) Task / Sensor Prioritization
    (4) Deconfliction Contracts
  b. Chase Procedures
  c. IFF Procedures
  d. DVADR/DVR Use – Maximum Possible
  e. Collision Avoidance
    (1) Radar / Visual Search Responsibilities
    (2) Departure/Enroute/Recovery
    (3) High Density Traffic Areas
    (4) Mid-Air Collision Avoidance
      a. From Other Military Aircraft
      b. From Civilian Aircraft
      f. Dissimilar Formations
   g. Terrain Avoidance
    (1) Departure / Enroute / Recovery
    (2) Use of Controlled Flight Into Terrain Prevention Systems
      a. CARA ALOW
      b. MSL Line-In-The-Sky
      c. Ground Collision Avoidance System
      d. Minimum Terrain Clearance (MTC)
      e. Targeting Pod Attitude Advisory Function
   h. Bird Strike Procedures / Use of Visor(s)
   i. Human Factors Considerations (i.e., Channelized Attention, Task Saturation /Prioritization and Complacency)
    j. G-Awareness Turn  / G-tolerance
   k. Visual Illusions / Perceptions
   l. Spatial Disorientation / Unusual Attitudes / G-excess illusion
  m. Lost Wingman
  n. Radio Inoperative
  o. SAR / CSAR
  p. Recall Procedures
  q. SIIs
  r. Pilot currencies for events to be flown
8. Training Rules / Special Operating Instructions / Rules of Engagement

9. General / Adversary Coordination /GCI Coordination
  a. Call Signs
  b. Number and Type of Aircraft
  c. Scenario
    (1) Objective(s)
    (2) Type Threat Simulated /Tactics Limitations (if any)
    (3) CAP Points / Tgt Locations
    (4) Safe Areas FEBA / Ground Threats
    (5) VID / EID / BVR Criteria
  d. Mission Contingencies
    (1) Single Scope / No GCI
    (2) Single Frequency
    (3) Area Weather / Alt Mission
    (4) Aircraft Fallout Plan (Primary / Alt Missions)
    (5) Rejoin in Area for Late T/O
  e. Area Information
  (1) Controlling Agency (GCI /AWACS / ACMI)
    (a) GCI / Flight
    (b) Comm Requirements
    (c) Type / Level of Control
  (2) Airspace Restrictions
  (3) CAP Points / Tgt Locations
  (4) Frequenices
  (5) Squawks
  (6) Block Altitudes / Min Altitudes / Flight Parameters
  (7) Transmissions
    (a) KIO
    (b) Shots / Kills
    (c) Fuel / Alt Awareness
  f. Rendezvous / Recovery Procedures / Dissimilar Form
  g. Weapons Employment
    (1) Sim Ordnance (Type / Qty)
    (2) Shot Criteria
    (3) Kill Criteria / Removal
    (4) Shot / Kill Passage
  h. Training Rules
  i. Emergency Procedures Recovery / Escort
  j. Debriefing (Time / Place)

2.10. Flight / Element Tactics
  a. Avionics Set-up
    RDR / IDM / IFF / MIDS / A-A TCN

  b. CAP / Patrol Phase
    (1) Type Pattern
    (2) Formation / Alt / Airspeed
    (3) Search Responsibilities
    (4) Commit
    (a) Criteria / Range
 
c. Ingress / Intercept Phase
    (1) Formation / Alt / Airspeed
    (2) Detection
      (a) Search Responsibilities (Radar / Visual)
      (b) Radar Sorting
  (3) Targeting Plan
  (4) Intercept Type / Tactics
    (a) Plan (Direct Atttack /Deception)
    (b) Mutual Support Req
    (c) Identification Req /Procedures
    (e) Vertical / Horizontal Conversions/Turning Room
  (5) Night / IMC Intercepts
  (a) ECM / Chaff / Evasion Restrictions
  (b) Radar Requirements
  (c) Altitude Separate Req

d. Engagement Phase
    (1) Plan
      (a) Turn and Fight
      (b) Hit and Run
      (c) Abort
    (2) Clearance for Wingman to Engage Offensive / Defensive
    (3) Alternate Plan (DegradedSituation)

e. Egress / Separation Plan
  (1) Disengagement Plan (Why /When / How)
    (a) Loss of Mutual Support
    (b) Fuel
    (c) Ordnance
  (2) Egress Formation / Responsibilities

f. Contingencies
  (1) Single Contact
  (2) Short Range Commit
  (3) Cold Ops
  (4) Single Ship (Loss of Mutual Support)
  (5) Safe Escape / Rendezvous Point

g. Live Missile/Hot Gun Procedures
h. Additional Considerations
  (1) Threat Reactions
  (2) Degraded Systems
  (3) Tactical Lead Changes
  (4) Bandit Options
  (5) Film / VTR
  (6) Codewords

i. Alternate Mission
  (1) Type Mission

3.12. TRs / Special Operating Instructions
4.13. DLOs
5.14. Sepcial Subjects
  a. G-Awareness
  b. Fuel Awareness / AB Use / Consumption Rates
  c. Flight Path Deconfliction
  d. Maneuvering Limitations
    (1) Airspeed and G
    (2) Recognition / Prevention /Recovery from Out of Control
    (3) Time to Ground Impact
      (a) Wings Level
      (b) Overbank / Under G
  e. Human Factors Considerations(i.e., Channelized Attention, TaskSaturation / Prioritization and Complacency)