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San Diego Naval air Statlon. fn addition, it will provide Eavigator- _,;:- I lowing aircraft in accordance with instructions outlined in this order: ,: -’
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Kirtland Air Force Base, New Me&o a. Listed below are landing times for tl&WZilCATI'aircraft.’ arrivingat San Diego Naval Air Station, California. All t&es listed' are Pacific Standard (U Zone) Time.
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contactwith the tower reads for imnediatetake off in the event of _ !+I emergencyof any of the departingaircraft. This stand by statuS will remain in effectuntil all the aircraft scheduledfor departure
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KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXI ALL ALTITUDES ARE PRESSURE & AIR SPEED TiUE OPRS. ORDER NO. 2-53
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I Kirtland Air Force Base, New k&co 1. All aircraft will take off at times and achieve P Hour positions , .. upon. take off _ana remsin .on this pbsition until dtharwf~e instructed by At this point they will inform Dirty Pace of their. position and that they’ ‘..T. s are switching to their respective comind ship PXF ohannels. Furthei in-.. ' 1.. returning to base, each aircraft will switch, to VZI?‘Channel .C whenlfifty. (501,. _. miles out from’San Diego paval Air Station ‘end. report to Dirty Face.:, hir-, s. craft will remain under the direct oontrol of Dirty Faoe until (they report ‘.- y.. the field in sight or report her high cone if field is. IFR. At this- point L_: : _ they will -be inStNcted by Dirty Face to switok to VHPChake1.B for landing -- AOC imuiediately upon landing. ‘These reports iill include all difficulties v :‘, ] encountered in accomplishing their oq missions and discrepancies noted in ther aircraft will also report their specificpositions at .?IHour in terms -*;‘-.::-?i
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1.. Yhen fifty (50) miles out from base, F-84~s.v.~ call the '. take over‘directcontrol of the F-84% at this point and vector them . to San Nicolas Islandchecking IFF modes enroute. In the event radio then release direct control of the F-84's to &ssidy. .L v to snitchback to VHF ChannelF and the Cassidy rendezvouscontroller r -:iV' of theF-84'~ at this point.
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'totho northerntip of San UlcmontcIslandcli@ing to a pressure turn the directcontrolof this aircraftover tu.Qssidy.zhcnCassidy_,~.-,-~Y+ suitchto IFF nodes1 or 3,foridentificationif rquirod. The
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1. Vhen fifty ($0)miles mt from San Bicgo Naval G.r Station, to tic northerntip of Sm Olcmcntc Island climbingto a pressure aJ_titl.ldc of 25,000 feet. Cnssidyxillbcgin wind runs to culminate . .45Otrue, at H Hour. Tho ellozabletolerance for H Hour position is plus or minus ten (10) Sccands. ectlyto San Nicolas islad rirfield climbingtx.a-pressure,+ltitude-.. -- track ~ttcrnsto simulate sam$ing of a cloud moving on a truc:course of 311 at ,a speed of thirty (30) knots from San Bicolas Island.. ” aircrcft,call sign Stiblc II (2), till-be vectcrodto Cassidyby remain on ChannelF ready for omxgcncy instructionsnhich till be _snitch to -IFFmodes 1 or 3 for idcntific:tionif rcquircd. The Gssidy rondtxvous-controllernil1 snitch direct control of F-84's contact is lost nith Boundary Tsre; Cnssidy,rrillcaU.~ound~.TarC'.;..,-“.‘! rucain in this area until~.thos~zw&ingoperationis oomplctcd, ~imulatA:‘~~~$
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tir&rsft,c‘allsign Elaine 2, All take offtit times specifiedin : Annex D and climb to assigned altitude. ?hcn fifty (50) rsilcsout : H Hour positiontolerancesare plus or minds five (5) seconds. Position-. - of these aircraftto Dirty Face rihhenttiyare fifty.(SO)milts out. If ;
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~54 aircrab, CEU’ signs Pewter 1, 2, and 3, dfi ck~_mJ3~d~~ : craft nill remain under the direct control of BoundaryTare on Channel c unG,l completionof their missions. Boundzy Tare will have each aircraftwin be requiredto make good its'designatedH Hour posltlon rdth BoundaryTareprovi&ng only periodic time hacks and positioning information. This procedure vill be followed so that in the event of ?MF radio failure just prior to HHour;aircraft may still make good *, designatedH Hour positioti. Position tolerancesare f or Y 15 keconds: control of Pewter aircraftuntil they reach a point fifty (50) IlrLlesI , out from base.at.mhfchtimeDirty Face will assume'direct,'control.- . .
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reconndssance in the San Diego area-underthe control of Dirty Face radius of San Diego rLll be reported. If the neather is satisfactory for continuationof the mission, Wilson v5lJ.be directedto proceed to BoundaryTare's position. Vhen fifty (SO)-milesout from San Diego minutes and performa simtiatedupwind Weathermission culminatingin .. . hours and maintain control of Zlson until.the aircraft is 'fifty(50) -. miles out firm base at which time Dirty Face assumes cErecf,control. .- rpill notify the San Diego Naval Air Station tmer'on‘Channd B and kelay requiredinformationto Dirty Face through thetouer on this '. .ti channel. In the evcrt'Jil&nis unable to contact‘Boundary Tare on ..c
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i.nditiduil~ and at tims specifiedin Annex D. Tare on VHF Channel F rhen fifty (50) nil esout fFom base and Boundary 'ham Stable aircraftcheck IFF equipmentand riillvector them to a. Tare r&llt,hcnturn Stable aircraftover to Cassidy for direct control. Stable aircraftni$l.fly at a pressure altitude.ofIO;030 feet and a ‘. positionas near directly'bcneathCassidy as possible. This nil1 be homer frequency, _.Ca+dy *ill continuallytrack Stable aircraft on BoundaryTare will issuccontrol i&etructionsto Stable aircraft & controlof Stable aircrcft nt this point :nd factor thornto base: 1. Stable aircraftx9.i be prepared to land or drop Iifc rafts if required,!,._
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Sm lliiego kval Air Station fron K minus three (3) days until completion of the mission. The Senior Air Controllerin the Air CQorationsCenter Kill run a roster of stand-bycrerrsfor this mission. Theso crests must be availableon one (1) hours' notice. A second C-4.7, ccl1 sign Reflector,will t&e off on mission day from San Diego Naval Air Station as specifiedin Annex D and proceed to the northerntip of San Clemente Island. This aircraftfill act a8 ariautomaticvii rely, StatiOn the northerntip of San Clcmente,Island,Reflector~i3.1 report his \ the San Diego ACC and BoundaryTcse.’ Reflectorrrillcontinueto Boundqy Tae'nill release direct control of Rofloctdrto Dirty.?Face
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mand radio sets channelizedonefollopoingfrequencies: I To AOC for positionrepbrts and IFF checks ‘, Ship and the AOC, San Diego Raval A.irStation. Following ‘,-,.,.?:
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._ Transmissionsecurityand radiotelephoneprocedure ari . covered5?Append%c 2 to this Anne& All uqers of voice radio circuits are requiredto complyawithprooeduresas outlined in Appendix2. i
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on informationcontainedin ACP.lZ.(A),is publishedhere for the guidanteof all personneland for complianceby thoeepersonnelusingradio- f will. be as shortand concise 88 possibleconsistentwith clearness~.Since' !. curity and shallbe strictlyenforoedon all militaryradiotelephoneair-'
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KirtlandAir Force Base, New Mexico a; The purposeof this Annex is to outline responsibilitiesand proceduresto be foliowedby pilots and aircraftcontrollersin the event of an aircraftemergencyduring the operationalphase of ~ZXERCISETIGER a. All pilots and controllerswill be responsiblefor a detailed .knowledgeof the proceduresoutiined in this Amex. Responsibilityfor. carryingout these procedureslies directlywith,the pilot of any aircraft in.an emergencyand the aircraft controlleron the Coxmiad Ship, a. Proceduresoutlinedherein will apply to all aircraft involved b. Specificemergenciesother than those outlined below till be ions, existingSCP's and emergencyprocedurebriefings. c. This Annex is publishedin brief SOP form in order that pilots and controllerscan become intimatelyfamiliarwith its contents. Pickle I: Presence of fire or other Pickle II: Kmergenciesrequiringa but not an immediatebailoutwithin Pickle III: Rnergenciesrequiringa forced landing but'not an immediatebailout and not within gliding distanceof a landing area. Pickle IV: Complete pewer failure.
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(a) Switch IFF to emergencymode. (b) Inform controllerof intentionsif time permits. 10 Prepare parachute for qui& escape upon 1. Board dingy as soon as possible. 2. Stand by to signal rescue plane. (d) If bailout is over land: Tqq to reach some means of communicationswd If communicationsare not,availabletry to reach a position which will be visible from Spread.parachuteon the ground as signal, build a signal fire if possibleand remain Switch IPF to emergencymode. SOP, or briefing. .. Inform nearest controllerof aircraft condition. If no communicationspessible,proceed to nearest landing area and land. \ Switch IFF ts emergencymode. SOP, or briefing. Inform controllerof aircraftcondition. direct aircraft toward suitableditching or.bailout glide andhold last emergencyheading given by _
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(f) If decisionis made to bail out, do so no lower Take any‘emergencyaction necessaryto attempt to regain power. , Proceed along last vector given-bycontrollerto nearest suitablelanding,ditching or bailout Do not panic! Controllerhas noted the disappearance of your signal. He wiU.dispatch rescue aircraft to interceptyou just as though you had Determinealtitudeand positionof bailout. Apply time of dcscent'andmean wind to bailout Dispatch suitablecompanionaircraftto orbit the emergencyuntil.thearrival of SAR aircraft or until fuel dictates departureof companionairGive a vector and.ETE to the L3AI.Raircraftwhich will take it to the most probableposition. Give the aircraft a vector and ETE to the nearest In the clear,'givethe pilot: Name of landing area, weather, radio and blind landing aids available, runway length, field elevationand a word pictures of the general area &here the landing is -to be Have suitable companionaircraftrender any Relay pertinentinformationconcerningthe emergency to home station when time permits., ._ his conrnunications,the pilot in distress
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will use the informationgiven by the controllers'last15 minute report and emergencyvector given him until bailout at 6,GGG feet or until he ditches. (b) Dispatch one (1) SAR aircraftto the most probable positionof immediatebailout. ’ (c) Dispatchanother SAR aircraft to intercepta bailout on course to the landing, ditohing,or bailout area given in the last 15 minute repert. (5) Informationgiven on 15 minute reportswill include; ,Requestinformationof how many pounds of fuel Give aircraftveator and distcnceto hame, Give aircraftvector and distance to suitable Give ETE of SAR facilitiesto probablebailout Give aircraftlatest availableweather at nearest suitablelanding area and hams station. Technicalorders, &P's or emergencybriefings. If emergencyindicatespossible need for SAR facilitiesthe pilot will: .(b) Inform controilerof emergency and possibleneed for SAR facilities. . further developmentsalong return route..
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Pickle II of ControYersIResponsibilities. All emergencychannels,frequenciesand call signs are outlined in Annex H, Communications. If all communicationsin the Control Aircraft fail, controlwill revert to the CorrimandShip Controller. If all communicationsin the Ccmmand Ship fail, controlwill revert to the Controi aircraft.
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tachmentwill designatea HeadquartersCommandantand an acting First Naval Air Station. The HeadquartersCommandantwill be reSp0nSLbl.Q for TASK GBOBP 7.4, PROVISIONAL ' KirtlandAir Force Base, New Mexico Establishan orderly room in BuildingG'(enlistedmens billeting,messing, sick call, daily policing ef barrank, building number,.roomnumber and telephonenumber, ing name, grade or title, building number, room number and telephone number of all military.andcivi-' lian VIP's visiting the San,DiegoAhval hir Station Establishand -maintaina similarlocator card system a. The iaval Air
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