1. Navy Representative FAA Southern Region, Atlanta, Georgia
CDR Larry Ayers, LtCol Hal Gielow, ACCS Dave Bratcher, Charlotte Cannady

2. Organization SECNAV (N785F) CDR CDR Dave Kelch Master Chief Fields
World wide ATC/Airspace issues
LtCol Jim Beaton
Assistant (USMC)
Master Chief Fields
Mr. Dan Bartlett

3. Organization 8 FAA Regions (4 NAVREP offices)
1 ATC Senior/Master Chief Petty Officer (E-8/9)
1 Naval Officer pilot (O-5)
1 Marine Corp Officer (O-5 Southern & Western Pacific Only)
1 GS-7 ( admin assistant )

4. FAA Regions . . . . . . . . . Remember: Regions are not centers
Alaskan Region
FAA Regions .
Anchorage
Includes
Anchorage FIR .
Seattle
Northwest
Mountain
Region .
New England
Region
Great Lakes Region .
Eastern
Region .
Boston
New York
Chicago
Western Pacific
Region
Central Region .
Kansas City .
Southern Region .
Southwest Region
Los Angeles .
Atlanta
Ft Worth
Includes
Honolulu FIR &
Guam CERAP
Includes Puerto Rico,
Panama, Virgin Islands
Remember: Regions are not centers

5. NAVREP Duties Represent CNO to the FAA
Monitor FAA actions for impact on DoD
Assist in local problem resolution
Liaison with FAA region for Naval aviation matters
Primarily, but not exclusively, airspace & air
traffic issues

6. OPNAV 3770.2H Regional Airspace Coordinators (RACs)
Focal point for all SUA matters within their regional area of responsibility
AFWTF Puerto Rico/Ens McDonough
Marine Corps Air Bases East Cherry Point
Mr. Dan Brown (GS- 14)
FACSFAC Jax/Lt Johnson
FACSFAC Pensacola/Lt Gomez
FACSFAC VACAPES/LtCdr Klug
Notes:

7. TOPICS RTCA-192 Study Navy Exercises in the Gulf
SUA Utilization Information

8. RTCA The Radio Technical Commission For Aeronautics
Government sponsored Federal Advisory Committee that develops recommendations regarding CNS/ATM systems
EG., develops Minimum Operational Performance Standards for proposed/developing systems

9. RTCA Special Committee 192 (SC-192)
National Airspace Redesign Planning & Analysis
Recommendations on Special Use Airspace (SUA)
Published Draft Findings May 5, 2000
Final going to print

10. The Challenge
How to accommodate both military and civilian aviation community requirements in a system of
Safety
Efficiency

11. Warning Areas, Restricted Areas, & Military Operational Areas In The
Southern Region & Surrounding Areas
(DOD SUA/ASU represents 13.4% of the NAS)

12. INCREASED CIVIL PRESSURE FOR SUA ACCESS
NAS ARCHITECTURE & MANAGEMENT INSUFFICIENT FOR PROJECTED GROWTH
CAPACITY
EFFICIENCY
SAFETY
SUA % OF NAS (DOWN FROM 20% IN 1987)
EMERGING COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING OPTIONS LIMITED
TIMELINESS OF NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY
CALL BACK OPTION
CIVIL PERCEPTIONS

13. Which aircraft
requires
the most airspace?

14. POTENTIAL INCREASED SHORTAGE OF SUITABLE SUA
EMERGING WPNS SYSTEM REQTS
EMERGING WARFIGHTING REQTS
PROXIMITY OF FORCES TO SUA
NON-LOCAL UNIT INCREASED DEMANDS DUE TO BRAC
OPS/DEPTEMPO COSTS TO NON-LOCAL SUA
TRANSIT TIME TO LOCAL SUA

15. INITIATIVES FALCON VIEW/SENTRY SC-192 WG-2 FIELD TRIALS
ERAU/FACSFAC JAX/JAX ARTCC
Falcon View Video
A vehicle for demonstrating the adaptive airspace management concept

16. WG-2 FIELD TRIAL Conducted Between FACSFAC JAX, JAX ARTCC & ERAU
Notification Procedural changes
Direct and daily updates provided to selected users
SUA clearance procedures
Participant equipage requirements
Direct pilot to controller communications
Discreet Squawk

17. NAVAL EXERCISES IN THE GULF
COMPTUEX
JTFEX

18. COMPTUEX
CAPT MIKE GROOTHOUSEN
CCG4 N3
/ DSN 564

19. Exercise Overview 18 Surface Combatants 3 Submarines 80+ A/C
>15,000 Personnel
~3200 Sea Based Sorties
Expending
17 A/A & 14 S/A Missiles
1720 Pieces of Air - Ground Ordnance (320 Eglin and Pinecastle)
700 5”BL&P, 14 MK46 REXTORP, 20 MM

21. 17 MAR, 21 MAR - 2 APR DAY 9+
PVST MAR

22. PINECASTLE SFC-26K OUT OF W AREA SFC-40K IN W AREA AVON PARK
100NM
GOMEX SOUTH
PATTY TGT

23. What USN Needs….. An operating area with:
Sufficient sea space to steam into prevailing wind ~ min @ 30 KTS
A suitable divert airfield within 100NM (120 max) until Blue Water Certified night preferred)
Nearby airspace K for a Marshall stack (CV Tacan holding pattern) & fuel conserve
Regions possessing > 100 fathoms of water for OPFOR and BLUEFOR submarine interaction with the CVBG
LAMPS Helo block Surf-2.5K over range of surface combatants (VFR mutual use)
Airspace to engage OPFOR Air
Routes to targets supporting a 1+30 launch/recovery cycle

24. SUA UTILIZATION INFORMATION
MAMS/SAMS
A software tool which allows
Scheduling
Documentation
Interface w/ FAA
Declared operational by AF 1 October, 2000
End to End/MAMs to SAMS testing complete
Several ARTCC’s on line
Issues
Training
Workload

25. SUA UTILIZATION INFORMATION
RTCA field trial methods
Alternatives?