AFRCC Mission Brief

1. AFRCC Mission Brief

2. WELCOME!

3. Mission Activity 2012 INCIDENTS SOLVED WITHOUT FEDERAL RESOURCES ~88% INCIDENTS 6299 17 / DAY SAVES 172 AFRCC 1 LIFE EVERY 2 DAYS MISSIONS 755 2 / DAY OVER 16,155 SAVES SINCE ACTIVATION IN 1974

4. 2012 Beacon Activity • Total Activations: 4,504 • TYPESRESULTS • 121.5 - 159 Non-Distress -2,931 • 243.0 - 6 Distress - 129 • 406 ELT - 3,712 Ceased - 1,664 • 406 EPIRB - 167 False - 617 • 406 PLB - 409 Hand-Off - 283 • PRC/URTs - 51 • International Beacon Incidents • 1,041 (~23%) of AFRCC beacon incidents

5. INTEL FAA WX AIRSPACE CAP LO LEGAL

6. AFRCC Additional Responsibilities • National Search and Rescue School (Inland SAR) • Basic Inland Search and Rescue Course (BISC) • USAF advisor to OSD/DPMO (DoD) on National Search and Rescue Committee (NSARC) • Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) support • Support to foreign RCCsand COCOMJPRCs/PRCCs • SARSAT Program Steering Group & Joint Working Group • One of three primary funding agencies w/NOAA & USCG • ICAO-IMO Joint SAR Working Group • Federal participant at annual State/NASAR/CAP conference(s) • National Crash Locator Database • United States Personal LocatorBeacon (PLB) Program • CSEL Support Center (Tertiary world-wide) • SAR GPS Program All required under ICAO/IMO Treaty, NSARC/NSP, DoD Directive, or SARSAT interagency agreement

7. US SAR Authority • National Search and Rescue Plan (2007) • Coordinate SAR in U.S. to meet domestic needs and international commitments • Integrate available civil SAR resources into a cooperative network • Recognize lead federal agencies … and describe civil SAR responsibilities • National Search and Rescue Supplement (2000) • Provides guidance NSP implementation • Designed to serve as both a training & operational tool for civil SAR operations • Land SAR Addendum(2010) • Provides standardized guidance and information • SAR of persons, vehicles and missing acft operations. • Expands on the implementation of the NSP.

8. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN 1AF/CC AND STATE GOVERNORS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AFRCC/CC AND STATE SAR AGENCY • National SAR • Responsibilities • Legal Agreement between SAR Coordinator & • eachState Governor • Operational document between AFRCC& each State SAR agency • (Dictates day-to-day CONUS SAR Operations)

9. AFRCC Missions • 24-Hr Federal SAR broker • Primarily CAP/DoD assets • “Ask, Not Task” Authority • Posse Comitatus applies PR PR Policy/Planning Support Beacons (EPIRB, PLB, CSEL & PLB/ELT NOCR) IAW MOA/MOU & Other Agreements Federal Support to Civil SAR (state, county, tribal & other Fed agencies) IAW NSP/NSS & MOA/MOU Save life, limb, or eyesight; prevent undue suffering SAR Mission Coordinator (Core Charter) Responsible for coordination of commercial, military, and interstate aeronautical SAR in CONUS IAW IMO/ICAO & IAMSAR NOTE: None of these missions are Defense Support of Civilian Agencies (DSCA).

10. NORTHCOM (Gen Jacoby) 1st AIR FORCE (Lt Gen Etter) 601st Air & Space Operations Center (Col Cucchi) Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (Lt Col Kemp) Rescue Coordination Center (Tyndall AFB, FL) National SAR School (Yorktown, VA) • Chain of Command

11. US Civil SAR System US Civil SAR System “The Olive” ROUTINE SAR: Day-to-day civil SAR operations; includes aeronautical SAR, beacon activations, and requests from state and local authorities AFRCC Mass Rescue Operations (MRO): Infrequent operations requiring rescue of large numbers of people Catastrophic Incident SAR (CISAR): Any natural or manmade incident that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption; requires presidential declaration and ESF#9 activation J PRC Closer to center – lower probability / larger response

12. What the AFRCC is Not • The AFRCC is not involved with a local Commander’s Immediate Response Authority to assist a military base’s local community • Local Commanders act upon their own authority when providing assistance • The AFRCC is not allowed to directly oversee SAR missions in another Search and Rescue Region (SRR) • The AFRCC does coordinate with neighboring SRRs for near or cross border events • The AFRCC is not a military force provider • No authority to task or order units to provide forces • All Federal assistance coordinated by the AFRCC is provided on a noninterference basis by the unit involved

13. AFRCC Support to CivilSAR CONOPS Event / Notification Aircraft / Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Alert Notification (ALNOT) Other Rescue Coordination Centers (RCCs) Non-Aircraft / Missing Person(s) Report Distress Beacons / COSPAS/SARSAT System State and Local Authorities / First Responders Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) Validate Request / Determine Authority / Identify Federal Support (As Needed) Coordinate Support (“Ask Not Task”) Monitor Incident / Mission Until Resolved

14. Liaison Officers (LNOs) • Deploy during high vis / high ops tempo missions: • On-scene coordination • Facilitate inter-service communication • Equipment • Friendly Force Trackers • Laptops w/ WIFI–mapping, connectivity, data sharing & reporting • Cell phones – voice connectivity

15. Mass Rescue Operations MASS RESCUE OPERATIONS SAR SERVICES CHARACTERIZED BY THE NEED FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO LARGE NUMBERS OF PERSONS IN DISTRESS, SUCH THAT THE CAPABILITIES NORMALLY AVAILABLE TO AUTHORITIES ARE INADEQUATE. Presidential Declaration / ESF-9? Catastrophic Event YES Catastrophic Incident SAR (CISAR) JPRC Process – AFRCC Support NO AFRCC Process –JPRC Notification (Support As Needed) Mass Rescue Operation (MRO)

17. Data Sources National Track Analysis Program – FAA Primarily uses long-range radars (FAA radars only) Limitations: ATC priorities/availability Traffic volume / terrain Transponder Event Analysis – USAF RADES (Radar Evaluation Squadron) – Hill AFB, UT (FAA & Military Radar) FAA and Military/National Radar CAP – NRAT (National Radar Analysis Team) (FAA & Military Radar) CAP members trained in Radar Forensics Also use FAA and Military/National Radar

18. Radar Forensics

19. Radar Forensics

20. Cell Phone Forensics

21. Cell Phone Forensics Likely locations are on the orange distance ring, within the red sector wedge outline, and in places that have yellow coverage. Examples are outlined in light orange. Notice that Huntley Park is inside one of the likely areas.

22. Trends • Beacons – • No test period for 406 beacons!!! • Test request to AFRCC, ACC, NOAA • More military beacons due to 121.5 - 406 change • Aircraft – • AFRCC remains in charge of interstate searches even if LKP in one state (Can designate overall IC) • AFRCC training to provide “success” optimization through search theory. • Probability of detections vs probability of success

23. Communications • Does your Wing have a system the AFRCC could integrate with that would assist you in your SAR requirements? • Or do you like POTS? (Plain old telephone system) • AFRCC integration with CAP’s WMIRS (Wing Mission Incident Reporting System)is in discussion • Google Earth? Do you have it? Do you use it? WE DO!

24. What can we do? Question – How can the AFRCC serve YOU better and how is our service now??

25. Questions Commander Lt Col Ian Kemp(850-283-5084) Director of Operations Lt Col James Woosley(850-283-5029) AFRCC Console (24/7 ops for civil SAR) DSN 523-5955 / Comm 800-851-3051 or 850-283-5955 http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/units/afrcc/