29 Palms Airspace Expansion & Mid Air Collision Avoidance Briefing

FY14 NDAA Approved Shared Use Area: BLM manages 10 mths/yr USMC manages 2 mths/yr USMC priority of scheduling for two 1-month MEB Exercises Non-dud producing LF only Establish RMG to coordinate Total: 163,980 acres West Study Area:144,540 acres Exclusive Use: 88,130 acres Shared Use: 56,410 acres South Study Area: 19,440 acres

What We Use Now

What 29 Palms SUA will look Like if Proposal is approved

Airspace Required to Support Training Requirements New Restricted Airspace in Johnson Valley Area

What Type of Airspace will be Required ? Restricted Airspace in Johnson Valley New MOA’s/ATCAA in Johnson Valley Change to existing MOA’s Change in the CATX corridor

New Restricted Airspace Johnson Valley This area will be broken into 4 sections. Areas B & C would be Surface to 8000 – Scheduled 28 days per 12 hrs. per day – Scheduled 6 days per 24 hrs. per day Areas A, FL days per year for 12 hrs. – 6 Day per years FL hrs per day Areas A& D Surface to FL 400 usage will not exceed 40 hrs. per year

Johnson Valley MOA/ATCAA Activated by NOTAM Altitudes 3000AGL to FL AGL-FL hrs. per day 28 days per year – 3000 AGL- FL hrs. per day 6 days per year – 3000 AGL – FL hrs. per day 6 days per year not to exceed 40 hrs. per year.

W Why Does The Marine Corps Require This Airspace ? To Support the way we fight. – MEB level exercises – Iraq – Back to our roots Only place we can train to MEB level – MEB level training requires range capability that can support sustained combined-arms live-fire and maneuver for hrs.

Why Continued Advanced weapons system have greater distance capabilities which require a larger area to train in. The Marine Corps requires the training space to support the way we will fight with the weapons we have.

Airspace to the East of R 2501 We will make some changes to the existing MOA’s to the east of 29 Palms. Bristol MOA: Altitudes 5,000 feet MSL to but not including FL 180 Sundance MOA: Altitudes 500 feet AGL to and including 10,000 feet MSL Turtle MOA: Altitudes 11,000 feet MSL to but not including FL 180. CAX Corridor: FL180 - FL210

Change’s to Current Airspace Bristol MOA: Altitudes 5,000 feet MSL to but not including FL 180 Sundance MOA: Altitudes 500 feet AGL to and including 10,000 feet MSL Turtle MOA: Altitudes 11,000 feet MSL to but not including FL 180. CAX Corridor: FL180 - FL210

Review of Changes to 29 Palms SUA New RA Johnson Valley – Limited usage – ATC service – Airspace Stratified to minimize impact A MOA/ATCAA will be established south of the RA. FLR 3000 AGL Existing MOA’s will change but the FLR remains at 1500 AGL ATC service Better coordination between Range control and ATC

29 Palms SUA’S Now

What 29 Palms SUA will look Like if Proposal is approved

Is this a Done Deal No this is not a done deal. The FAA will make a formal decision on the Marine Corps airspace proposals after receiving further public comments They will conduct an aeronautical study to determine impact to the NAS Public meetings will be held.

29 Palms Special Use Airspace Expansion SUA Expansion – Supports MEBEX – NDAA approved – Proposal finalized Date: 21 September 2014Dave WeirSlide: 1  POC’s MCIWEST G-3/5  Dave Weir   LtCol Rick Callahan   Way Forward  Continue with strategic messaging to FAA  Conduct out reach to local airport authorities, flying clubs, and other airspace users and groups  Next Steps  Proponent CG MCAGCC signs  MCIWEST Regional Airspace Coordinator has submitted proposal to FAA  3-5 year turn around time

QUESTIONS

How Not to Meet a Military Pilot Avoiding a Midair between Military & General Aviation

Issue Since 1978 in the United States, there have been an annual average of 30 aircraft midair collisions resulting in an average 75 deaths per year. Over 450 Near Midair Collisions (NMAC) are reported each year. That doesn’t include those that don’t get reported Jan 05 midair over Oklahoma between a T-37 and a crop duster highlights the ongoing problem

Military Flight Operations Training Air Defense / Homeland Security Night Operations Lights Out Operations in MOAs

DoD Ranges in SE CA & SW AZ

MILITARY TRAINING ROUTES RESTRICTED AREA MILITARY OPERATIONS AREA

History of Special Use Airspace(SUA) – The primary purpose of the SUA program is to establish/designate airspace in the interest of National defense, security and/or welfare. – SUA History 1958 Congress mandated Department of Transportation to ensure airspace for military mission s Military operations were allowed to fly unrestricted throughout the State of Arizona In the 70s an effort was made to segregate the military from all civil aviation

Types of Special Use Airspace (SUA) – The primary purpose of the SUA program is to establish/designate airspace in the interest of National defense, security and/or welfare. – SUA History 1958 Congress mandated Department of Transportation to ensure airspace for military mission s Military operations were allowed to fly unrestricted throughout the State of Arizona In the 70s an effort was made to segregate the military from all civil aviation

Midair Avoidance What to do to avoid a Midair – If you fly in MOA’s who you should talk to be safe, and why Yuma Approach: El Centro Range Control Tower 29 Palms Range Control. Why you should avoid Hot MOA’s

SUA In-Flight Information FREQ’s 29 Palms Range Control MCAS Yuma Approach Control MCAS Range Control NAF El Centro Range Control

Point of Contact MCAS Yuma: ATC Officer (928) NAS El Centro: Operations Officer – Steve Lippert (760) MARINE CORPS INSTALATIONS WEST: – Dave Weir (949) – Luke AFB: Airspace Manager – Bill Gillies (623)

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