[PAO] CAP simulates threats, assists RF-A pilots

[Steven Solomon]

Brian,

The VolunteerNow editor at NHQ is scrambling right now to dig into a
backlog that built up during the run-up to the Annual Conference. He
reports that he saw your email & will give your submissions a look.

SHS


On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Bryan Weil <bsweil63 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Steven,
> I have submitted two articles to the VolunteerNow website for
> consideration.
> My fellow PAO/senior members are telling me that my articles are good.
> I would appreciate any feedback on these articles.
> You can find them referenced on my FB page.
> Thanks for your support.
> Bryan
>
> Bryan S. Weil, 1Lt., CAP
> PAO & Deputy HSO- MER-NC-048
> Deputy PAO-NCWG
> bsweil63 at gmail.com
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Steven Solomon <ssolomon at cap.gov> wrote:
>
>> Another USAF story about CAP!
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>> http://www.eielson.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123360523
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>> Regards,
>> Steven
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>> CAP simulates threats, assists RF-A pilots
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>> by Senior Airman Zachary Perras
>> 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
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>> 8/21/2013 - *EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska* -- During RED FLAG-Alaska,
>> fighter aircraft dominate the skies. Participating forces identify hostile
>> targets while waging a simulated war - but not all hostiles are fighters.
>>
>> Eielson's own Civil Air Patrol 71st Composite Squadron plays a role
>> during RF-A by simulating Antonov An-2 Colts, primarily using a deHavilland
>> Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft. Their presence gives fighter pilots the
>> opportunity to train in visually identifying low-flying, special operations
>> forces-carrying aircraft.
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>> Steve Brewer, 71st CS commander, said CAP's participation allows pilots
>> to incorporate the defensive counter-air function of detection,
>> identification and interception of enemy aircraft into the training
>> scenario.
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>> "The training that fighter pilots get by visually identifying their
>> targets has been proven over history to be important in positively
>> identifying targets," he said. "RED FLAG is one of the few venues that
>> allow pilots to train for this mission type."
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>> Brewer, a former Air Force fighter pilot, said the emphasis of the
>> training mission is not solely on CAP's aircraft because RF-A pilots are
>> defending against multiple targets. However, identifying and stopping
>> low-flying threats are objectives that RF-A participants train for.
>>
>> "While we don't react to pilots because we aren't out there to fight, CAP
>> is still a training aid for RED FLAG participants during the exercise,"
>> Brewer said. "We're out there to help them learn and overcome obstacles
>> they're faced with."
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>> Including CAP into RF-A has provided participants with an extra level of
>> challenges they might not have back at their home station, said Maj. Bryan
>> McGuire, 18th Aggressor Squadron mission commander.
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>> "Through RED FLAG-Alaska, the 354th Fighter Wing can prepare aircrew to
>> fight in relatively unrestricted air space," McGuire said. "Including CAP
>> in the scenario forces fighters to defend a lane in three dimensions, and
>> it teaches them to successfully sanitize a much larger volume of space."
>>
>> In terms of realistic threat scenarios, low-flying, slow-moving aircraft
>> is one that aircrew must prepare for, McGuire added. In this way, CAP
>> delivers a means to do so.
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>> CAP's integration with RF-A has proven over the years to be invaluable by
>> providing a cost-effective training method, allowing the Air Force and its
>> partners to receive unparalleled air combat experiences.
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