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AFRCC 1 LIFE EVERY 2 DAYS OVER 16,155 SAVES SINCE ACTIVATION IN 1974 INCIDENTS / DAY MISSIONS / DAY Mission Activity 2012 SAVES 172 INCIDENTS SOLVED WITHOUT FEDERAL RESOURCES ~88%

Total Activations: 4,504 TYPESRESULTS Non-Distress - 2, Distress ELT - 3,712Ceased -1, EPIRB -167False PLB -409Hand-Off -283 PRC/URTs -51 International Beacon Incidents –1,041(~23%) of AFRCC beacon incidents 2012 Beacon Activity

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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.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN 1AF/CC AND STATE GOVERNORS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AFRCC/CC AND STATE SAR 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/Planning Support 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 SAR School (Yorktown, VA) (Yorktown, VA) National SAR School SAR School (Yorktown, VA) (Yorktown, VA) Air Force Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Rescue Coordination Center (Lt Col Kemp) (Lt Col Kemp) Air Force Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Rescue Coordination Center (Lt Col Kemp) (Lt Col Kemp) 1st AIR FORCE 1st AIR FORCE (Lt Gen Etter) (Lt Gen Etter) 601 st Air & Space 601 st Air & Space Operations Center Operations Center (Col Cucchi) (Col Cucchi) 601 st Air & Space 601 st Air & Space Operations Center Operations Center (Col Cucchi) (Col Cucchi) Rescue Coordination Center Coordination Center (Tyndall AFB, FL) (Tyndall AFB, FL) Rescue Coordination Center Coordination Center (Tyndall AFB, FL) (Tyndall AFB, FL) NORTHCOM NORTHCOM (Gen Jacoby) (Gen Jacoby) NORTHCOM NORTHCOM (Gen Jacoby) (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 AFRCCAFRCC JPRCJPRC US Civil SAR System “The Olive”

Joint Personnel Recovery Center (JPRC) Personnel Recovery (PR) / Catastrophic Incident Search and Rescue (CISAR)/ Complex Catastrophe responsibilities in support of the Combatant Commander PR/CISAR planning and coordination in the NORTHCOM AOR Joint Manning Document approved for Military and Civilian personnel Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) National routine (Day-to-Day) to Mass Rescue Operations (MRO) civil search and rescue (SAR) in support of US treaty obligations 24/7 Coordination Center within the Airspace Operations Center Civil SAR (routine to MRO) support in lower 48 contiguous states (CONUS) JPRC/AFRCC Distinctions Two organizations conducting two distinct SAR missions in the NORTHCOM Area of Responsibility.

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 Civil SAR 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

AFRCC, FAA and FCC agree to transition period from to 406 ( concerning manufacture, sales, maintenance, etc.) ADSB – GPS position transmission system used by acft which will notify once acft ADSB system is no longer being detected Spider Track – similar to ADSB but is private company / ADSB / SPIDER TRACKS

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

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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 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??

CommanderLt Col Ian Kemp( ) Director of OperationsLt Col James Woosley( ) AFRCC Console (24/7 ops for civil SAR) DSN / Comm or Questions