AFRCC Mission Brief
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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
5
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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
21
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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