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Source: United States Air Force Weapons School, F-16 Division Revised Flying and Academic Syllabus Flow - Master's Thesis - 4 Jun 1999. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
This study investigates the potential benefits associated with altering the flow in which the F-16 Division (WSF) of the USAF
Weapons School executes their flying and academic syllabus. It analyzes the potential for increased instructional quality within
the F-16 Division as a result of syllabus flow alterations.


Academics:

SCHEDULED INSTRUCTION
Subject Block
Aircraft Design and Maneuverability (ADM)
Aircraft Avionics System (A VS)
Command, Control, and Communications (CCC)
Capabilities and Limitations of US Weapons (CWU)
Capabilities and Limitations of Foreign Weapons (CWX)
Mission Planning and Employment (EMP)
Mission Planning Tools and Resources (MSN)
Physics, Physiology, and Psychology (PPP)
Stores and Subweapons Systems Descrip. and Employment (SSS)
*Independent Research for Student Paper
*Student Presentation preparation
Student Presentation
Weapons Officer Preparation (WOP)

Mission Synopsis Brief Type
BFM-1 IP Led (IPL) OBFM Instructional

BFM-2

Student Led (SL) OBFM Instructional
BFM-3 IPL DBFM
BFM-4 SL DBFM
BFM-5 IPL HABFM
BFM-6 SL HABFM
ACM-1 IPL 2V1+1ACM
TI-1 SL 2v4 Intercepts (VID v BVR) Go to War
TI-2 IPL 2v4 Intercepts ( PID v BVR) Instructional
TI-3 IPL 2v4 Intercepts ( PID v BVR) Instructional
TI-4 IPL 4v4 Intercepts ( PID v BVR) Instructional
TI-5 (NIGHT) SL 2v2 Night Intercepts (PID v BVR) Go to War
ACT-1 IPL 4vX (VID v BVR Radar Thrx) Go to War

ACT-2

SL 4vX (VID v VID Heat Thrx) Go to War

ACT-3

SL 4vX (VID v BVR Radar Thrx) Go to War

ACT-4

IPL 4vX (PID v BVR Point Defense) Go to War

ACT-5

SL 4vX (PID v BVR Point Defense) Go to War

AAWE-1

IPL Live AA Missile Employment Instructional

AAWE-2

IPL live AA gun employment Instructional

SA-1

SL 2 ship basic surface attack Instructional

SA-2

IPL 4 ship IR employment (MAV/LGB) Instructional

SA-3

IPL 4 ship HTS HAR employment Instructional

SA-4

IPL 2-ship Night IR employment (MAV) Instructional

SAT-1

IPL 2 ship Air to Surface Tactics Instructional

SAT-2

IPL 4 ship SEAD-DEAD Employment Instructional

SAT-3 NIGHT

IPL 2 ship Night LGB Tactics Instructional

CAS-1

IPL 4 ship reduced threat CAS Instructional

CAS-2

SL 2 ship high threat CAS Instructional

CAS-2A

SL 2 ship high threat FAC-A Instructional

CAS-3

SL 2 ship night reduced threat CAS Instructional

CAS-3A NIGHT

SL 2 ship night reduced threat FAC-A Instructional

WPN-1

IPL 4vX Strategic Attacm mission Go To War

WPN-2

SL 4vX OCA SEAD (Conventional) Go To War

WPN-3

SL 4vX SEAD-HTS Go To War

WPN-4

SL 8vX OCA Go To War

WPN-5CG

SL 4vX Night OCA (Flown in conjunction with WPN-5CJ) Go To War

WPN-5CJ NIGHT

SL 4vX Night SEAD-HTS (Flown in conjunction with WPN-5CG) Go To War

WPN-6

SL 4v X Strategic Attack ( 12 ship in conjunction with FP1CG and FP-1CJ) Go To War

FP-1 CG

SL 4vX (PID v BVR Force Protection) Go To War

FP-1 CJ

SL 4vX (HARM-HTS) Go To War

Mission Employment-1 (ME)



Mission Employment-2 (ME)



Mission Employment-3 (ME)