Transcript CK2 Workstrand 4 Individual FAC Trg

The Future Air-Land Interface: A Shared Responsibility
Gp Capt Andrew
Joint Air Land Organisation
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ALI – Historical Context
1914-1918
1942 – North Africa
1944-45
The Cold War
Op GRANBY
KOSOVO
Op TELIC
Op HERRICK
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ALI Over-Time
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Op TELIC/
HERRICK
ALI Capability
1944-45
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Op GRANBY
WW2 N Africa
Cold War
WW1
Kosovo
BEF
Time
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Project Coningham Keyes Milestones
• Op Granby/Ex SAIF SAREEA 2/Op TELIC
Air-Land interoperability was not good
• Mid 02 – 1Gp supported BATUS
• Jul 03 – First PC-K Policy Group Meeting
• 02/3 DOC Offensive Air Audit. Confirmed
shortcomings in Air’s ability to support
Land/Maritime component.
• 2007 – PC-K concludes, CK2 Starts
• Mar 10 – CK2 Concludes, Institutionalising
ALI commences
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ALI Contribution to Joint Action
Understanding
Capability
Fires
Will
Influence
Manoeuvre
Battlespace Management
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Coningham-Keyes 2
Danger Close
Equipment
• GMLRS
PROCEDURES
• FIRESTORM
• VCDS Ops Package
Close Combat
Attack
• Rotary Wing
Inter-Service
Liaison Elements
• ASOC resourced
• DAIT/GLO/ASO
CAS and CCA
Collective Training
Air ISR
• Video Downlink
• MST Jt Fires package
• Campaign FORM
Education
• Joint Training
Objectives
UK FAC Requirement
• Op capability doubled
• Future capability identified
Individual FAC
Training
ALI Capability
at BG Level
• Completely revised
• New 8-week FAC cse
• 1 TACP per BG
• 1 FAC per Coy
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ARMOUR
ENG SPT
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Op Blenheim Lessons
• 100% coverage by Tornado GR4 for 45 hours.
• Air Fuel Tanker availability:
– Bespoke 216 Sqn Tristar extra fuel.
– GR4 refuelling at Basra.
– SH sorties fully integrated into plan
• Presence and speed of Air = flexibility.
• No UK Casualties!
• Enabled by forward leaning individuals from
Land and Air Components & a JOINT PLAN
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Op OQAB TSUKA – Turbine Move
• Shaping Operations
– ISR
– Tac AT
• Decisive Operations
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STRIKE – CAS
Avn
Electronic Attack
ARTY
• Sustaining Operations
– Battlespace Management (BM)
– Strike Support to framework operations
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Battlespace Management
HIDACZ STIRLING
CAS HOLD
GOOJERAT
SFC-17K AMSL – BGs
17K- 22K AMSL –WWTOC
RADIUS 10NM
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Check-in WWTOC PM37
SECTOR 1 RBG(S)
(NOWHERE TOC)
TRP
SECTOR 2 TF 71
(JAG)
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TF RV Pt
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ROZ’s removed
for clarity
SECTOR 3 13 CSLR
(WIDOW 49)
CAS HOLD
MERVILLE
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Op OQAB TSUKA – Lessons
• Early Joint/Combined Planning
– Ensures air capabilities are exploited
• Air for flank protection:
– DETER
– INFORM
• Flexibility of Air Platforms
• Avn for intimate support:
– Convoy
– SH resupply
• ISTAR 24 hour coverage
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Final Thought
• We can consider ALI to be institutionalised
when we no longer refer to an interface,
rather to seamless output that marbles
capability across all environmental domains,
from the lowest tactical to the highest
strategic levels and into a single symbiotic
effect.
Or when it just happens
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Institutionalising ALI
Understanding
Capability
Fires
Will
Influence
Manoeuvre
Battlespace Management
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Enduring Principles Survive
• Robust integrated Joint C2 from Tactical through
to Theatre level.
• Greater focus on non-Kinetic Approach.
• Increased exploitation of the DIGITAL arena.
• Common Joint Education and Training.
• Increase role and utility of ISTAR in
UNDERSTANDING
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