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Major Guillaume « Earmuff » VERNET
Director of Operations
Helicopter SQN 01.067 « Pyrénées »
Thursday, 06 June 2013
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34 yrs old, ,father of 1 son French Air Force Academy Graduate - 1998 Combat rescue helicopter pilot. 1.67 Rescue Squadron « Pyrénées », CAZAUX AFB - FRANCE Director of Operations – 1.67th SQN [email protected] +335 57 15 52 65
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Brigade aerienne d’appui projection: Combattre et Sauver
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LONG RANGE CSAR
LONG RANGE CSAR
CDT Guillaume « Earmuff » VERNET
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General Overview
I CSAR Concept
II Long Range CSAR… Why?
III Long Range CSAR… How?
Long Range CSAR
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General Overview
I CSAR Concept
II Long Range CSAR… Why?
III Long Range CSAR… How?
Long Range CSAR
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Definition of CSAR / PR
“The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, specialized rescue teams and equipment to search for and rescue personnel in distress on land or at sea” - US Joint Pub 3-50.2
“Personnel Recovery (PR): The sum of military, diplomatic and civil efforts to effect the recovery
and reintegration of isolated” – NATO JOG
I CSAR concept
Long Range CSAR
Basic reminders
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Intent:
Protect, rescue valuable assets to:
• maintain service effectiveness,
• support highly threatened troops, sustain high spirit
• deny enemy access to crucial information/intel
• deny adversaries the opportunity to exploit the value of isolated personnel
Long Range CSAR
Basic reminders
I CSAR concept
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Spectrum of missions:
Long Range CSAR Basic reminders
I CSAR concept
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Mission environment
Land / Sea
Day / Night
Flat / Mountainous
Desert
Shore
Urban Area
All weather type
Different threat levels
Basic reminders Long Range CSAR
I CSAR concept
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POW Experience
Long Range CSAR I CSAR concept
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•PR is like life insurance for one military service / branch
•You want it to be worth the investment
•You want all but have to use it
CSAR / PR … Big Picture Long Range CSAR
I CSAR concept
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CSAR Combat Search and Rescue
I CSAR concept
Long Range CSAR
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DETACHED RESCORT CLOSE RESCORT
RESCUE
SEAD RESCAP
svv
TANKER
RESCORT
Back up
AWACS
CSAR Combat Search and Rescue
I CSAR concept
Long Range CSAR
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Personnel recovery
I CSAR concept
Long Range CSAR
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DETACHED RESCORT CLOSE RESCORT
RESCUE
SEAD RESCAP
svv
TANKER
RESCORT
Back up
AWACS
Personnel recovery
I CSAR concept
Long Range CSAR
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General Overview
I CSAR Concept
II Long Range CSAR… Why?
III Long Range CSAR… How?
Long Range CSAR
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•Lessons learned
–Operation EAGLE CLAW 24-25 Apr 1980
•3 C 130 (Gas), 22000 l in FARP
•8 CH 53
•KC 135, multiple gunships
•120 troops (Delta Fces)
•53 hostages (Tehran)
•A = USS Nimitz
•B = Desert 1
•C = Desert 2
Range is a key factor Long Range CSAR
II long range CSAR …Why?
400 km
500 km / 270 NM 1500km / 800 NM
500 km / 270 NM
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•Lessons learned
–Operation EAGLE CLAW 24-25 Apr 1980
Range is a key factor Long Range CSAR
II long range CSAR …Why?
400 km
8 Troops KIA + 1 Civ
4 WIA
2 A/C crashed (fw + rw)
5 helos captured
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•Aftermath
–US.SOCOM
–Pave Low unit / HAR capability / NVD
–Eventually TILT rotors
Range is a key factor Long Range CSAR
II long range CSAR …Why?
400 km
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•Afghanistan
•Libya
•Mali
Range is a key factor Long Range CSAR
II long range CSAR …Why?
400 km
500 Km/270 NM / 2 Hrs
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General Overview
I CSAR Concept
II Long Range CSAR… Why?
III Long Range CSAR… How?
Long Range CSAR
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Forward Arming and Refueling Points - FARPs
Long Range CSAR III Long range CSAR …How?
Pros: Medical support, logistics, intel
Cons: Huge Logistics needs, Lack of mobility,
Footprint, Threat exposure
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Helicopter Air refueling
Long Range CSAR III Long range CSAR …How?
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Helicopter Air refueling
Long Range CSAR III Long range CSAR …How?
Pros: Limited footprint, logistics
Unlimited playtime
Unlimited range
The quickest way to get gas!
Allows to overcome most helicopters’ shortfalls!
Cons: Maintain currency,
Needs extended package rescort
Flight vulnerability during AR
Needs extra coordination and mission preparation
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TILT Rotor
Long Range CSAR III Long range CSAR …How?
V 22
Designed for: Assault transport for troops,
equipment and supplies
Suitable for unprepared LZs
Long range infil & exfil of special ops teams in hostile or denied areas
CSAR / PR
USMC top aviation priority for many years 90 degrees rotating nacelles allow the blades to function either as helicopter
rotor system or airplane propellers
Extremely complex design and use
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TILT Rotor
Long Range CSAR III Long range CSAR …How?
V 22
Pros: Greater airspeed
Greater range
Cons: Rotor downwash (>hurricane)
- Severe brownout conditions
- More susceptible to Vortex ring conditions
- Air insertion & extraction devices issues
Neither a helicopter nor an airplane
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LONG RANGE CSAR
LONG RANGE CSAR
Conclusion & Questions
CDT Guillaume « Earmuff » VERNET