The document provides a mission briefing for an operation called Lightning Strike over the Peninsula. The mission has changed to conduct XCAS (on-call close air support) missions and target a newly discovered high-value nuclear facility in the southwest. Aircraft will check in with an airborne controller and be directed to targets in the target area called ROCKY on a rotating basis between close air support and combat air patrol duties over the facility until all ordnance is expended. Communication plans and departure routes are also outlined.

1. “The Peninsula”
OPERATION: LIGHTNING STRIKE
M2 – MISSION BRIEFING
10NOV2013

2. ROCKY
ADRIAN
DRAGO
MICKEY
APPOLLO

4. M2 – “Under Siege”
//TOP SECRET//
1800 / 10NOV2013 / UNDER SIEGE
Gentlemen, welcome back from your first combat mission in Operation: Lighting Strike (OLS). Your prior mission’s success enabled
NATO special forces to capture the southern islands and completely dismantle the air defenses located there. Within 24hrs NATO expects
to have our own air defenses set up on the islands. CENTCOM is pleased with your performance.
However the situation has changed as new intel reports have flagged a high value nuclear facility in the southwest of peninsula, and our
mission is to clear the area again for incoming friendly forces who intend to capture and secure the facility and it’s contents. As a result,
we’ve called an audible with today’s mission and will run XCAS missions in the air space under the command of a controller, callsign
CHAPPY, that will pass our assets time sensitive targets (TST) on the fly as needed. For those not familiar with the XCAS mission, our
planners use certain missions as placeholders for potential TST attacks. For instance, “XCAS” is an ATO identifier specifying on-call,
airborne close air support. The XCAS aircraft are fueled and armed, and loiter in a specific area until they are assigned to a target. We
know the target location but the intel team has not had enough time yet to identify all enemy defenses in the area. Therefore, all assets in
today’s mission will be on air alert ready for targets.
Our original plan was to strike Kwanju and Sachon today but that won’t happen until after our operation has started. Therefore, we will be
rolling in-and-out all air assets into CAP positions surrounding the target kill box. Each flight will be rotated in to target and/or the CAP role
in today’s mission. TSTs may include ground units, facilities, or naval targets. //TOP SECRET//
MICKEY
APPOLLO
ROCKY
DRAGO
West – Shipping Blockade
ADIZ
ADRIAN

5. M2 – “Under Siege”
//TOP SECRET//
HIGH LEVEL MISSION FLOW
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Air assets will takeoff and check in with CHAPPY on UHF 13 – 307.30.
Fly to their initial points (position 1 in the ATO)
Two flights will work ROCKY while the rest CAP or refuel.
When a flight exits ROCKY, a new flight enters ROCKY
One of the exiting flights will go get gas (tanker Callsign Diesel) and be on call for immediate support or rotate into the wheel
We will run this wheel until all air-to-surface ordnance has been expended.
NOTE: All aircraft must check in and out with controller (CHAPPY) on VHF 13 (119.50) when entering ROCKY airspace. Once checked
in, flights will receive target coordinates, 9-line, weather and threat info.
COVERAGE AGAINST AIR THREATS IS MISSION CRITICAL AND WILL BE THE PRIORITY AT ALL TIMES.
//TOP SECRET//
ROCKY
DRAGO
MICKEY
APPOLLO
ADRIAN

6. M2 – “Under Siege” ATO
Air Tasking Order
THE WHEEL
ROCKY
ADRIAN
DRAGO
MICKEY
APPOLLO

7. M2 – “Under Siege” - COMMS
COMMS PLAN
ROCKY
ADRIAN
DRAGO
MICKEY
APPOLLO

8. HOMEPLATE – KADENA AFB
ALL TAXI REQUEST CALLS MUST BE ON GROUND UHF 15 - 225.5 AND
INCLUDE RAMP LOCATIONS
• KADENA EAST
• KADENA CENTER
• KADENA WEST
*GROUND CONTROL WILL CLEAR ALL TAXI & TAKEOFF REQUESTS AND
PROVIDE TAXI & DEPARTURE INFORMATION
MISSION TIMES / STPT TIMES ARE CRITICAL & ANY
DELAY CAN LEAD TO MISSION SCRUB. INDIVIDUAL
AIRCRAFTS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH EQUIPMENT
WILL BE ASKED TO SIT OUT. PLEASE CHECK YOUR
EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO STEPPING TO YOUR JET.

9. KADENA AFB - DEPARTURES
Navigational Charts by Red Dog & the Interactive KTO Map here:
http://users.skynet.be/bs999158/MAPKOREA/index.html

10. ILS 01
Navigational Charts by Red Dog & the Interactive KTO Map here:
http://users.skynet.be/bs999158/MAPKOREA/index.html

11. TACAN 33
Navigational Charts by Red Dog & the Interactive KTO Map here:
http://users.skynet.be/bs999158/MAPKOREA/index.html

12. ILS 19
Navigational Charts by Red Dog & the Interactive KTO Map here:
http://users.skynet.be/bs999158/MAPKOREA/index.html

13. TACAN 15
Navigational Charts by Red Dog & the Interactive KTO Map here:
http://users.skynet.be/bs999158/MAPKOREA/index.html

14. Order of Battle – TOKSAN
Highest Priority Threat

15. Order of Battle – KWANGJU
Highest Priority Threat

16. Order of Battle – POHANG
Highest Priority Threat

17. Order of Battle – SACHON
Highest Priority Threat

18. Order of Battle – SAMJIYON-UP
Highest Priority Threat

19. Order of Battle – SONDOK
Highest Priority Threat

20. Order of Battle – SUNAN
Highest Priority Threat