AFRCC Mission Brief

AFRCC Mission Brief

WELCOME!

AFRCC

1 LIFEEVERY2 DAYS

OVER 16,155 SAVES SINCEACTIVATION IN 1974

INCIDENTS6299

17 / DAY

MISSIONS755

2 / DAY

Mission Activity 2012

SAVES172

INCIDENTS SOLVED WITHOUT

FEDERAL RESOURCES~88%

Total Activations: 4,504 TYPES RESULTS

• 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

2012 Beacon Activity

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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 RCCs and COCOM JPRCs/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 Locator Beacon (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

• 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

US SAR Authority

• Land SAR Addendum(2010)• Provides standardized guidance and information• SAR of persons, vehicles and missing acft

operations.• Expands on the implementation of the NSP.

MEMORANDUMOF

AGREEMENTBETWEEN

1AF/CCAND

STATEGOVERNORS

MEMORANDUMOF

UNDERSTANDINGBETWEEN

AFRCC/CCAND

STATESAR AGENCY

• Legal Agreement between SAR Coordinator & each State Governor

• Operational document between AFRCC & each State SAR agency

(Dictates day-to-day CONUS SAR Operations)

National SAR Responsibilities

AFRCC Missions

SAR Mission Coordinator (Core Charter)Responsible for coordination of commercial, military,

and interstate aeronautical SAR in CONUS

Federal Support to Civil SAR(state, county, tribal & other Fed agencies)

Beacons(EPIRB, PLB, CSEL &

PLB/ELT NOCR)

PR

PR Policy/PlanningSupport

NOTE: None of these missions are Defense Support of Civilian Agencies (DSCA).

Save life, limb, or eyesight; prevent undue suffering

IAW IMO/ICAO& IAMSAR

IAW NSP/NSS& MOA/MOU

IAW MOA/MOU &Other Agreements

• 24-Hr Federal SAR broker• Primarily CAP/DoD assets• “Ask, Not Task” Authority• Posse Comitatus applies

National SAR School

(Yorktown, VA)

Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

(Lt Col Kemp)

1st AIR FORCE(Lt Gen Etter)

601st Air & SpaceOperations Center

(Col Cucchi)

Rescue Coordination Center

(Tyndall AFB, FL)

NORTHCOM(Gen Jacoby)

Chain of Command

US Civil SAR System

Closer to center – lower probability / larger response

ROUTINE SAR: Day-to-day civil SAR operations; includes aeronautical SAR, beacon activations, and requests from state and local authorities

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

AFRCC

J PRC

US Civil SAR System“The Olive”

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

AFRCC Support to CivilSAR CONOPS

Aircraft /Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) Alert Notification (ALNOT)

Non-Aircraft / Missing Person(s)

Report

Distress Beacons / COSPAS/SARSAT

System

Event / Notification

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

Other Rescue Coordination Centers

(RCCs)

• 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

Liaison Officers (LNOs)

Catastrophic Event

Presidential Declaration

/ ESF-9?

AFRCC Process –JPRC Notification

(Support As Needed)

Catastrophic Incident SAR

(CISAR)

Mass Rescue Operation

(MRO)

NO

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.

JPRC Process – AFRCC Support

YES

Data Sources

1. National Track Analysis Program – FAA– Primarily uses long-range radars (FAA radars only)– Limitations:

• ATC priorities/availability• Traffic volume / terrain• Transponder

2. Event Analysis – USAF – RADES (Radar Evaluation Squadron) – Hill AFB, UT (FAA & Military Radar)

• FAA and Military/National Radar

3. CAP – NRAT (National Radar Analysis Team) (FAA & Military Radar)– CAP members trained in Radar Forensics

• Also use FAA and Military/National Radar

Radar Forensics

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Radar Forensics

Cell Phone Forensics

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.

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

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!

What can we do?

Question –

How can the AFRCC serve YOU better and how is our service now??

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 850-283-5955http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/units/afrcc/

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