DACM-3

Mission Objectives:

1. Practice air combat maneuvering principles and gameplans. 
2. Practice air to air missile defense.
3. Introduce adversary threat tactics.
   
4. Demonstrate proficiency applying engaged and supporting fighter contracts.
5. Demonstrate proficiency with air-to-air missile employment.
   

Specific Mission Tasks:

1.* Mission planning/briefing/debriefing
2.* Ground operations
3.* Takeoff
4.* Departure
5.* Fence Check
7. *G-awareness turns
8. *Defensive Perch setups
      a. Hit and stick

      b. Hit and switch

      c. Hit and separate
9.* Forward quarter setups

      a. Unaware adversary with simple lean.

      b. Aware adversary with counter bracket stiff arm

      c. Aware adversary with hit and separate

10.* Visual search
12.* Fuel management
13.* Battle damage check
14.* RTB procedures
15.* Overhead pattern

Special Instructions:

1. Formation takeoff permitted if required by WX/ATC constraints.
   
2. Instrument approach permitted if required by WX/ATC constraints.
3. On the defensive perch sets, emphasize correct BFM decisions using aggressive split-plane maneuvering while maintaining deconfliction responsibility if required.
4. The DLO of this sortie is effective element A/A maneuvering – focus on deconfliction constructs/responsibilities and visual maneuvering.
   
5. IPs should allow for mature engagements that require ACM at the merge (i.e. declare - Pk miss when desired). Kills IAW TR.

Threat Recreation 

1. MIG-29 and AA-11 simulation by dissimilar adversary.
2. Refer to 455vAEW 18th vAGRS for threat recreation specifics.