1. 1 st Air Force / AFRCC This Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED AFRCC SARSAT Mission Brief SSgt Chris Uppling AFRCC/Systems

2. 2 Purpose This is an informative briefing on the AFRCC mission and annual update.

3. 3 AFRCC Mission Statement Continuously building a coordinated Search and Rescue network ensuring timely, effective lifesaving operations WHENEVER and WHEREVER needed - COOPERATION - COORDINATION - EDUCATION

4. 4 AFRCC Charter Coordinate federal inland commercial, military, and interstate aeronautical SAR in contiguous U.S.Coordinate federal inland commercial, military, and interstate aeronautical SAR in contiguous U.S. Manage all inland distress beacon searchesManage all inland distress beacon searches Broker federal support to non-aircraft missionsBroker federal support to non-aircraft missions Mercy/MEDEVAC/SRU Transport/Rescue/SearchMercy/MEDEVAC/SRU Transport/Rescue/Search Validate requests - life, limb, eyesight, or undue sufferingValidate requests - life, limb, eyesight, or undue suffering Considerations for use of federal or DoD assetsConsiderations for use of federal or DoD assets Not-to-interfere with military missionNot-to-interfere with military mission State & local assets capability exhaustedState & local assets capability exhausted Posse Comitatus ActPosse Comitatus Act “Ask, Not Task” - No Tasking Authority

5. 5 AFRCC Organization 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 (LtCol Tomko) (LtCol Tomko) Air Force Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Rescue Coordination Center (LtCol Tomko) (LtCol Tomko) 1st AIR FORCE 1st AIR FORCE (MG Dean) (MG Dean) 601 st Air 601 st Air Operations Center Operations Center (Col Spear) (Col Spear) 601 st Air 601 st Air Operations Center Operations Center (Col Spear) (Col Spear) Rescue Coordination Center Coordination Center (Tyndall AFB, FL) (Tyndall AFB, FL) Rescue Coordination Center Coordination Center (Tyndall AFB, FL) (Tyndall AFB, FL) NORTHCOM NORTHCOM (ADM Winnefeld) (ADM Winnefeld) NORTHCOM NORTHCOM (ADM Winnefeld) (ADM Winnefeld)

6. 6 SINGLE FEDERAL AGENCY FOR AERONAUTICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE IN THE INLAND AREA OF THE UNITED STATES Tyndall AFB, FL

7. 7 24 hour Operations Console : 1-800-851-3051 FAX : 850-283-5101 Command Section Commercial : 850-283-5129 FAX : 850-283-5490 E-mail: afrcc.console@tyndall.af.milafrcc.console@tyndall.af.mil us on the internet: Find us on the internet: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/AmericasAOC http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/units/afrcc/ http:// 1afnorth.region1.ang.af.mil/AFRCC/default.aspx Contacting The AFRCC

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11. 11 AFRCC INTELFAAWXAIRSPACE CAP LO LEGAL

12. 12 5823 5823INCIDENTS AFRCC 549**SAVES ~83% SOLVED WITHOUT FEDERAL RESOURCES COMMITTED 16/DAY 3/DAY 1.5 LIVES EVERY DAY 2010 Mission Activity 1010 1010MISSIONS OVER 15,517 SAVES SINCE ACTIVATION IN 1974

13. 13 2010 BEACON ACTIVITY Beacon IncidentsSilenced by: 5253 121.5 - 704MX -1784 243.0 - 11Owner -551 406 ELT - 3441Pilot -429 406 EPIRB -209CAP -336 406 PLB -693Airport -114 PRC/URTs -195Others - State, FAA, etc International Beacon Incidents 550(~10%) of AFRCC beacon incidents Most in Southwest Asia

14. 14 SIMS SAR Incident Management System Web Based for multiple users - RCCNet Real-time automated receipt of SARSAT emergency beacon detections Software includes Mission LogSearch Planning ContactsResource Tracking Survival ModelObjective Info Activity databaseGoogle Earth GIS

15. 15 AFRCC Education AFRCC is beginning an increased education process for our controllers with visits to: ARTCC / FSS (FAA) USCG District RCCs State EOCs / JOCs Regional Conferences and Exercises Other agencies AFRCC works with...

16. 16 Questions?