Emergency Action Message 241530ZOCT11

[EricJ]

FROM: CINCPACFLT

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FORWARD DEPLOYED VFA-2 WILL STAY IN-THEATRE AND WILL BE FURTHER SUPPLIED WITH MUNITIONS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT OPERATION DARIUS. MUNITIONS SHOULD REACH SQUADRON WITHIN 6 HOURS FROM DIEGO GARCIA VIA C-17 AIRLIFT TO ALI AL SALEM AB.

[+dtmdragon]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE

 

SUBJECT: AFTER ACTION REPORT

 

TIME/DATE: 1012 HOURS 09/11/11

 

LOCATION: APROX FOUR MILES NW OF KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL

 

A/C INVOLVED: 2x F/A-18F NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE, 2x F-5E ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIRFORCE

 

SUMMERY: 2x F/A-18F INTERCEPTED AN UNKNOWN CONTACT DURING CAP OVER KUWAIT CITY. CONTACT IDENTIFIED AS 2x IRAINIAN F-5E CARRYING AIR-TO-AIR ORDINANCE. F/A-18F FLIGHT ADVISED THE F-5E FLIGHT THEY WERE IN VIOLATION OF KUWAITI AIRSPACE AND TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F-5E FLIGHT THEN TURNED TOWARDS F/A-18F FLIGHT AND MERGED HEAD ON. F/A-18F FLIGHT MANOEUVRED BEHIND THE LEAD F-5E AND OBTAINED A FIRING SOLUTION WHILST THE OTHER F-5E BUGGED OUT AT FULL BURNER FOR THE BOARDER. THE ENGAGED F-5E WAS AGAIN ORDERED TO DISENGAGE AND LAND IMMEDIATELY BUT CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO MANEUVER AWAY. F/A-18F FLIGHT LEADER FIRED A SHORT BUST OF CANNON FIRE ACROSS THE NOSE OF THE F-5E WHICH CAUSED HIM TO IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE AND HEAD TOWARDS KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F/A-18F FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SHEPPARD THE F-5E UNTIL IT LANDED AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL.

 

(see operation darius screen shot thread for images)

[+Dave]

--- there will be more EAM's coming once Wrench is done with everything ----

[EricJ]

-Good getting tired of CAP missions-

[EricJ]

TO: JFC SHAPE

FROM: VFA-2 CO

 

UPDATE TO AMMUNITION INVENTORY:

 

ADDITIONAL:

 

12 X ATFLIR

24 X HARM

48 X GBU-38 JDAM

[Slartibartfast]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 13th Squadron 35th Fighter Wing

 

MAINTAINING PATROLS CONFIGURED AS SEAD NO INTERCEPTIONS AND ONLY LIGHT RADAR ACTIVITY DETECTED NO SAM BATTERIES PAINTING AIRCRAFT.

 

END.

[Slartibartfast]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 13th Squadron 35th Fighter Wing

 

EW SORTIE FLOWN DOWN THE BORDER FROM HOME PLATE TO BASRA AND BACK TO CALIBRATE A HTS PODS AFTER A REBUILD WAS SHADOW'ED FROM THE IRANIAN SIDE BY A PAIR OF WHAT LOOKED LIKE RF-4E ALSO PICKED UP EMISSIONS BY A TOR SHORT RANGE SAM SYSTEM STAYED WELL OVER ON IRAQI SIDE OF THE BORDER BY ABOUT 10NM WE POINTED NOSES AT THE SAM SITE AND IT SHUT DOWN AT 3NM FROM THE BORDER THE SYSTEM PAINTED NO 2 IN THE FLIGHT. DID NOT REPEAT DID NOT FIRE A HARM DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF A MISS HTS POD WORKED AS ADVERTISED. AFTER THIS WE FLEW BACK NORTH AND OUR FRIENDS HEADED EAST DID NOT CONTINUE TRACKING THEM RTB WAS UNEVENTFUL AFTER THIS.

 

END.

Edited November 9, 2011 by Slartibartfast

[+allenjb42]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: EC 01.003 'Navarre' ARMEE DE L'AIR

 

ALL 10 AIRCRAFT OF INITIAL DEPLOYMENT NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL AT DOHA INT'L.

 

COMMENCING RECON AND SURFACE SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS AT THIS TIME.

[+ST0RM]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 494th FS

 

SQUADRON OF 12X F-15E, 24 CREWS, PLUS APPLICABLE MX PACKAGE RDY FOR IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT TO REGION. CAN BE IN PLACE 12 HOURS FROM NOTICE. PLEASE ADVISE.

[+Dave]

TO: 494th FS

 

FROM: JFC SHAPE

 

DEPLOY YOUR SQUADRON TO KUWAIT INTL ASAP.

[+Dave]

TO: ALL DEPLOYED FORCES

 

FROM: JFC SHAPE

 

IRAN HAS SAID IT WILL CONDUCT ANOTHER NUCLEAR TEST WITHIN 48 HOURS. IRAN HAS ALSO STATED THAT THIS WILL BE AN ABOVE GROUND TEST. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE THREAT IS TRUE FROM THE 6 NOV EAM. UN SECURITY COUNCIL SAID IT WILL PASS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING NATO STRIKES ON IRAN IF THEY FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS TEST. ALL UNITS ARE TO GENERATE STRIKE PACKAGES AND SUBMIT ALL PLANS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS FOR APPROVAL BY JFC SHAPE. NAVY/MARINE TASK FORCES IN THE GULF AND ON LAND HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED SEAD MISSIONS ALONG WITH THE 13TH FS. ALL OTHERS WILL SELECT C2 AND C3, MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE. RECOMMEND NATO UNITS DIVIDE IRAN BY SECTORS AND USE KILL BOXES. NUCLEAR SITES ARE ASSIGNED TO THE 494TH FS AND 901 SQ RAF. JG73 WILL PROVIDE ESCORT. ALL OTHER MISSIONS ARE AT THE S4 LEVEL FOR TARGET SELECTION. USE YOUR INTEL TO THE FULLEST. REPEAT SUBMIT STRIKE PLANS WITHIN 36 HOURS.

 

CODE WORD FOR STRIKE AUTHORIZATION IS CHARLES......PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE ASAP...

[+Florian]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: AG 51, GAF

 

MESSAGE AND CODE WORD RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED. TWO TORNADO A/C WITH GBU-54 LOADOUT WILL BE SET AS 15 MIN. QRA. THE OTHER 6 TORNADO WILL CONTINUE RECCE AND ANTI SHIP MISSIONS.

[dast24]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 52nd FW

 

MESSAGE AND CODE WORD RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED. ALL F-16´s READY DISABLE IRAN AF AIRFIELDS AND AIRDEFENCE THREATS.

FOR FIRST STRIKE MISSIONS ALL 24 F-16 WILL BE QRA AVAIBLE. 12 F-16 CONFIGURED FOR STRIKE AND 12 FOR SEAD MISSIONS.

[DoctorWho]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 27th FS

 

MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGED. 6 OF OUR F-22S ARE READY TO PERFORM STRIKE MISSIONS WITH GBU-32 BOMBS OVER IRAN.

[Slartibartfast]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 13th Squadron 35th Fighter Wing

 

MESSAGE AND CODE WORD RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED.

 

ALL BIRDS OPERATIONAL ALL DEFECTS RESOLVED. ALL JETS AND HTS PODS READY. ALL 12 BIRDS AVAILABLE FOR CAP SEAD STRIKE AND CAS AS REQUIRED. DISPOSAL AS FOLLOWS ON LOADOUTS :-

 

4 CAP

8 SEAD 2 ARE SET FOR MULTIROLE SEAD ARMED WITH AGM-65.

 

WILL PERFORM ROLLBACK SORTIES ON ALL KNOWN SAM SITES PLUS REACTION TO ANY FOUND BY OTHER MEANS. WILL LAUNCH AS 4 SHIPS 3 HARM CARRIERS 1 AGM-65 CARRIER. WILL RETASK AS REQUIRED.

 

GOOD LUCK YOU ALL

 

END.

[EricJ]

TO: JFC SHAPE

FROM: VFA-2

 

MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGED AND ABLE TO PROVIDE LIMITED SEAD MISSIONS AS WEAPON SET AND PLANNING OPTIMIZED FOR STRIKE MISSIONS. HOWEVER CAN SUPPORT MISSION AND DEVISED KILLBOX. NOTE THAT THROUGH SIMULATION ALL AIRCRAFT ABLE TO STRIKE ANY TARGET ANYWHERE IN THEATER. KILLBOX PLAN ATTACHED.

[JJava]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: HAEVLLV 21

 

MESSAGE AND CODE WORD RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED. ALL 8 F-18 AIRCRAFT READY FOR CAP, INTERCEPT OR ESCORT MISSIONS.

FINNISH GOVERNMENT DISCUSSING WHETHER TO ALLOW THE DEPLOYMENT OF A2G WEAPONRY (AGM-154, AGM158).

[Caesar]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: CAG CVW-11

 

MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGED, RESUPPLY OPERATIONS COMPLETED, CARRIER AIR WING ABLE TO SUPPORT.

[Viggen]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 322 SQUADRON

 

MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGED.

 

10x F-16 READY TO PERFORM AIR TO AIR MISSIONS

[snapper 21]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 901 EXPEDITIONARY AIR WING RAF

 

MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGED: TORNADO GR4 STANDING BY WITH STORM SHADOW MISSILES

 

 

 

 

[+allenjb42]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: EC 01.003 'Navarre' ARMEE DE L'AIR

 

MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGED

 

10 X MIRAGE 2000D STANDING BY FOR STRIKE, ANTI-SHIP AND SEAD MISSIONS WITH GBU'S, APACHE AND SCALP MISSILES AS WELL AS DUMB AND CLUSTER BOMBS IF REQUIRED.

[+russouk2004]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: CMDR JG73 SQD TALIN AFB

 

MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGED

ALL A\C ON READINESS TO PERFORM CAP COVER FOR ANY UN STRIKE ASSETS IN OUR AREA OF AIRSPACE

[+dtmdragon]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE

 

MESSAGE AND CODE WORD RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED.

SQUADRON BRIEFED TO DISABLE IRAN AF AIRFIELDS AND MILITARY COMMAND AND CONTROL NETWORKS. FOR FIRST STRIKE MISSIONS ALL 16 AIRCRAFT WILL BE QRA AVAILABLE. 8 AIRCRAFT WILL BE CONFIGURED FOR STAND OFF STRIKE WITH AGM-154C-1 JSOW, 4 AIRCRAFT WILL PROVIDE ESCORT/COUNTER AIR, REMAINING 4 AIRCRAFT WILL CARY A MIXED LOAD OF AGM-65G AND JDAM'S FOR SEAD AND TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY.

SQUADRONS REMAINING 8 SUPER HORNETS ARE ON STAND BY AT RAAF AMBERLEY TO IMMEDIATELY DEPART FOR THE REGION TO BRING THE SQUADRON UP TO FULL STRENGTH ON RECEIPT OF THE CODE WORD. ADDITIONAL C-17 SUPPORT FLIGHTS OF SPARES AND ORDINANCE WILL ALSO DEPLOY

Edited November 12, 2011 by dtmdragon

[EricJ]

TO: JFC SHAPE

FROM: VFA-2

 

DUE TO MISSION REQUIREMENTS A C-17 FROM DIEGO GARCIA WILL DELIVER:

 

12 X HARM (INCREASING ON GROUND INVENTORY TO 36 X HARM)

 

WILL ARRIVE IN TWO HOURS

[+ST0RM]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 494 EFS

 

SQUADRON DEPLOYED PER PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS. ALL ACFT CODE-1. 6X F-15E LOADED IN DEEP STRIKE CONFIG. REMAINING SIX ACFT LOADED FOR ARMED RECON.