National Operations Center C 4 NOC Mission

National Operations Center/C 4

NOC Mission • • • Act as the coordinating element between customers, the US Air Force and CAP Wings Analyze Mission Requirements Assist in Risk Management Assist CAP Units in coordinating requests for additional resources to support local missions Consolidate and up-channel member reported mission results Serve as the focal point for emergency notification NOC C 2 = Coordination & Communication

Web Mission Information Reporting System (WMIRS) Active Mission Tracking • Aircraft Status Tracking • Key Resource Tracking • SDIS – ARCHER – • Mission Reporting

WMIRS • Will be used for all AFAM and Corp Civil Support missions – • WMIRS If WWW access is not avail, NOC will input mission info Incident Commander and alerting officers should be WMIRS literate

Background New Procedures • AFI 10 -2701 – • Prescribes AFAM Approval Authority Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) Military Customers must use beginning in FY 06 – Drives lead time – Customer request/OPLAN/Sortie plan/Cost estimates • All required prior to MIPR acceptance • – Get Fiscal Year forecast from military customer • • Request/OPLAN/MIPR cover entire FY Automation – Mission Approval & Reporting On-line

Execution Air Force Assigned Mission Status AFAM required for CAP support to federal agencies or military • The mission must be one that the AF could do for itself • Some historical missions are no longer approved • AFAM status determined by AF Officer w/ 1 AF, AFRCC, AFNSEP or CAP-USAF • – AFAM no longer automatic via MOU/MOA

Requests Corporate Missions Request procedures and requirements should parallel AFAM process • FECA/FTCA coverage not available • CAP Insurance for liability • Mission requests for Civil Support (State, County, Local agencies) • To NOC for legal review – Approval by WG/CC – • May NOT be used for Fed/Mil Customer

Procedures AFAM Mission Requests • • • Written customer requests required Email preferred, fax or letter OK Must include identifiable dates, locations and objectives May be in future if data complete Mission numbers assigned after approval

AFAM Notes LIMFACs NOC does not approve…. . AF does • NOC coordinates customer request and relays CAP unit mission plans • If AF required procedures are not followed or AF required information is not furnished, then 1 AF/AFRCC/AFNSEP/CAP-USAF will not approve…. . they are prohibited from doing so •

Coordination AFAM’s reported to 1 AF • Air Task Order (ATO) – Two ATO briefs to 1 AF/CC per week 3 day & 4 day periods • Next period, all CAP AFAM’s scheduled are listed • Previous period, CAP AFAM’s results are reported • – Date, Results, Time flown, etc Goal – List & Report all CAP AFAM’s – Classified “Secret” because of AF missions –

Non CAP people in CAP Passengers Aircraft • “Non CAP crew” vs. “passengers” Crew members perform a function – Passengers go from Point A to Point B on a transportation mission – Difference important to FAA –

Transportation missions • Legal but several considerations FAA rules…. . not CAP or USAF – Customer can not pay, even indirectly – Commercial pilot preferred – Private pilot, yes but no “compensation” – Can not count flight time (can be logged) • No money reimbursement except for Search and Locate missions • – FAA action for violation • Directed at Pilot

Counterdrug missions • Requests by federal drug law enforcement agencies Request & sortie plan are both required before a mission number can be issued – Longer duration/complex missions may require an Operations Plan – • Requests below federal level require validation by a federal drug law enforcement agent Marij. Erad missions (DEA DCE/SP coordinators) – All others any Federal drug LEA –

Reporting WMIRS Automation Mission information gathered and stored in WMIRS, accessible via WWW • Mission reporting – automated • Financial reimbursement – auto fill for CAP Form 108 •

Multi-Agency Events Managed under NIIMS ref. Federal Response Plan • Incident Commander assigned by lead federal agency •

Multi-Agency Events • NOC serves as Planning Section for CAP support Accepts target decks from customers – Passes requirements to wings (Operations Section) for action – • C 4 is the resource unit

Workflow NORTHCOM Report Requirement AFNORTH-1 AF (CAOC) Report CAP (NOC) 888 -211 -1812 Report Do. D Tasking Execution CAP Wing CAP … Remain Under Military Operational Control …

USAF Mission Flying SAR DR CD HLS AF TRAINING O FLIGHTS** AF ROTC OTHER AF FY 05 5, 885 1, 319 7, 309 1, 301 29, 068 10, 042 2, 956 2, 575 FY 06* 4, 791 2, 135 6, 137 1, 026 25, 124 8, 991 2, 746 3, 899 NOTES: *FY 06 numbers do not include September **O FLIGHTS were not a USAF mission again until FY 06

Flying Hour Comparison* *FY 06 numbers do not include September

Conclusions We have become a resource of choice for a number of support functions Need to be customer and capability focused— not CAP-centric Training + Education = Preparedness

NOC Contact Information WMIRS Automation Toll Free: (888) 211 -1812 • Voice: (334) 953 -7299 • Fax: (334) 953 -4242 • E-mail: opscenter@cap. gov • Weekdays: 0730 to 1630 CT • 24/7 for Emergency Requests •