.3 Flashcards

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Tactical Formations

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Combat Cruise and Combat Spread

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Combat Cruise

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  1. Wing can fly anywhere on rearward arc extending 10degrees ahead on either side of lead 2. Preferred Position: 30-45degrees off Lead Tail with a min 3-5 rotor diameter separation
    a. 10’ = beanie on Horizon b. 45degree = near main gear splits; nose and other main 3. Prolonged flight within 15degree of Lead’s tail should be avoided
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3
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What defines TERF flight?

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intent to fly below 200’AGL

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4
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Types of TERF profiles:

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Low-Level and Contour

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5
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Low-Level characterized by

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Constant airspeed and altitude

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Contour characterized by:

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vary altitude and airspeed as dictated by obstacles

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Tactical Formation Maneuvers: all 9

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  1. Tac Turns 2. Center turns 3. in-place turns 4. split turns 5. cross turns 6. break turns 7. Dig 8. Pinch 9. Cover
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Tac turn 1. HDG change 2. Command

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  1. Used to change heading 60-120 degrees. 90degrees is understood 2. Command “TAC Left/Right”
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3 fundamentals to a TAC turn

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  1. outside a/c will always turn first 2. Tac Wing will always change sides
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TAC turn away from wing

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Lead maintains hdg and wing immediately turns. As Wing passes 5 or 7oc Lead Turns

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TAC Turns into Wing

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Wing maintains heading until Lead passes 5 to 7oc position and then Wing turns.

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Center Turns

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Center turns are turns of 120 to 240 degrees of heading change. When the aircrew receive the command “CALL SIGN FLIGHT, CENTER,” both aircraft turn toward each other while maintaining power. Wingman should delay turning momentarily until abeam the position in space in which lead commenced the turn IOT remain DASH 2

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In-place Turns 1. When to use 2. Command 3. Procedure

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  1. They can be used for small heading changes of 60 degrees or less or for large course changes of 120 to 240 degrees. 2.Command, “In-place left/right.” A heading change of 180 is understood 3. During turns of 60 degrees or less aircraft will maintain position relative to one another. Large Turns Wing will be placed on the opposite side of Lead
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Split Turn 1. HDG Change 2. Command 3. Procedure

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  1. HDG change of 120 to 240 2. “SPLIT”. 180degrees is understood. 3. Recieve command turn away from each other while maintaining power
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Cross Turn 1. HDG Change 2. Command 3. Procedure

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  1. 120 to 240 2. “x flight, cross.” understood lead will go inside unless announced. 3. a/c are turning toward one another. Initial separation determines AOB needed to establish a/c on new heading with the desired separation
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Break Turns 1. HDG Change 2. Command 3. Procedure

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Max a/c performance maneuvers 2. “Break Left/Right.” 90 degrees is understood 3. Both a/c immediately conduct max performance turn to quickly orient the flight in the new direction.

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17
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Dig and Pinch

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Tactical lead uses to adjust the separation of the flight. 1. Dig = both a/c turn 30 to 45 degrees away from center of the flight 2. Pinch = both a/c turn inward 30 to 45 degrees. 3. Resume = a/c return to their original heading

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18
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Cover

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added to any formation maneuver to tell wing to break horizontal plane with tactical lead by either increasing or decreasing altitude

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19
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HAC

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Ultimately responsible for mission accomplishment. A HAC must demonstrate leadership qualities and traits that enable an aircraft to be flown with minimal guidance, as well as utilize and employ the crew and weapons system to facilitate mission accomplishment.

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20
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What does METT-TC stand for?

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Mission Enemy Terrain and weather Troops and support Time available Civil considerations

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21
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Go Criteria

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Prerequisites that need to be met. Based on friendly disposition. Should be developed to support essential tasks.

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No-Go

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Prevent the mission from happening. Based on enemy disposition and weather

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23
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5 Contingencies that must always be considered:

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TRAP CASEVAC Immediate Reembark Emergency extract Asset attrition

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What are the responsibilities of a HAC?

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  1. Ultimately responsible for Mission accomplishment 2. Must demonstrate leadership qualities and traits that enable an aircraft to be flown w/ minimal guidance.
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Responsiblities of the MACO?

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  1. Accountability of GCE personnel 2. Ensuring the correct sticks board the correct aircraft. 3. Executing bump plan if less than planned number of aircraft executes the mission.
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26
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2 type of Missions are categorized as?

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  1. Preplanned 2. Immediate
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27
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2 types of preplanned missions

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scheduled or on call

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What is a scheduled preplanned mission?

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to be executed at a predetermined time.

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What is a on-call preplanned mission?

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to be executed upon request and have no set time for commencement.

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30
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5 Mission Precedencies:

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  1. Routine 2. Priority 3. Urgent 4. Emergency 5. Mandatory
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What is Routine Precedince?

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  1. Assigned for the administrative and tactical transport of personnel, material, or equipment where time is not a critical factor and delay would not endanger lives or loss of material
32
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What is Priority Precedince?

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  1. tactical movement of personnel, materiel, or equipment where excessive delay would jeopardize the success of the mission. 2. priority CASEVAC would be assigned for the evacuation of seriously wounded, injured, or ill personnel who require hospitalization but whose immediate evacuation is not a matter of life or death.
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What is urgent Precedince?

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  1. only applicable to the CASEVAC of critically wounded, injured,or ill personnel whose immediate evacuation is a matter of life or death.
34
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What is emergency Precedince?

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  1. assigned for missions involving the safety of US or other friendly lives and missions requiring immediate transport of vital supplies or equipment.
35
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What is Mandatory Precedince?

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  1. assigned for missions involving possible loss of human life or national prestige to the extent that normally unacceptable risks are taken in their accomplishment.
36
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Definition of Constraints?

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What must be done to accomplish the mission.

37
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Definition of Restraints?

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what cannot be done while executing the mission

38
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Driving considerations behind route selection?

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  1. aviodance of enemy detection and fire 2. ease of navigation
39
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6 Functions of Marine Aviation

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Air Recon

Assault support

Control of aircraft and missiles

Electronic warfare

Offensive Air support

Antiair Warfare

“Another Asshole Can’t Eat Oysters Again”

40
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General Categories of Assault support:

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Combat Assault

Air Delivery

Aerial Refueling

Air Evacuation

Tactical Recovery of aircraft equipment and personnel (TRAP)

Air logistical support

41
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Types of landing when conducting a raid and describe?

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  1. Offset - Landing at a distance of 1,000 m or greater from the target or outside of audible detection
  2. X - Land w/in 300m of the target or objective
  3. Y- land from 300m to 1,000m from the target or objective.
42
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What does NEO stand for?

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Non Combatant Evacuation Operations

43
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What is the purpose of a NEO?

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Used to assist the State Department in the evacuation of US citizens, DOD civilian personnel, and designated host nation and third-country nationals whose lives are in danger from locations in foreign nations to an appropriate safe haven.

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In a NEO what is the ECC?

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Evacuation Control Center

45
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What is the guiding principles of the ECC in a NEO?

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  1. All personnel must be accounted for
  2. Evacuees and the evacuation force are safeguarded from all threats
  3. Processing must be accomplished quickly and efficiently
46
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NEO environments

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  1. Permissive - No resistance or hostile action that would interfere with the NEO
  2. Uncertain - host nation government does not have total control of the territory and population
  3. Hostile - conditions ranging from civil disorder, terrorism, or full-scale combat.
47
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Max number of litters?

Consider Restricting to how many and Why?

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  1. 24
  2. 16 IOT allow door gunners to have full swing of weapons.
48
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Types of CASEVAC Missions

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  1. Planned
  2. Immediate
49
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CASEVAC Classifications/Precedence

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50
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In order to compensate for projectile characteristics the right gunner must aim ____ and ____ in relation to the target.

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Right and slightly above.

51
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In order to compensate for projectile characteristics the Left gunner must aim ____ and ____ in relation to the target.

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Left and low

52
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Types of Modulation for EW?

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AM - amplitude modification

FM - freq modicitication

Phase modulation - changing the phase without changing the amplitude

Pulse modulation- grouping RF energy into specification pulses.

53
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What are the three types of Radar Categories?

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Radars that provide target detection

Radars that provide target location

Radars that provide target engagement

54
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5 gens of MANPADS and characteristics?

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  1. First- Uncooled seekers
  2. Second - Cooled seekers
  3. Third - Cooled w/ infrared counter-counter measures(IRCCM)
  4. Fourth- cooled w/ IRCCM (w/ reprogrammable microprocessor)
  5. Fifth-true image seeker
55
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Divisions of Electronic Warfare

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Electronic Attack

Electronic Protection

Electronic Support

56
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What is Electronic Support?

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Collection of radar signals that provide the battlefield commander with a current electronic order of battle.

57
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What is Electronic Protection?

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Actions taken to ensure effective use of electromagnetic spectrum despite the enemy’s use of EW

58
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What is Electronic Attack?

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Actions taken to prevent or reduce an enemy’s effective use of the EOmag spectrum

59
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5 axioms of survival

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Lookout doctrine and threat detection

Threat evaluation

Giving the attack warning

Avoiding detection

Air combat maneuvers

60
Q

Cargo conveyors (rollers) are designed to sustain a _____ lbs load on a ____.

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2,200 lbs; 48inch

61
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The ramp can support _____ lbs of cargo in flight, at the discretion of the HAC.

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900 lbs

62
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6 Missions of Assault Support Escorts

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  1. Protection from Enemy Ground Fire
  2. Route Reconnaissance
  3. Clear the Landing Zone by Fire
  4. Support of a Downed Aircraft
  5. Protection from Fixed Wing Threat
  6. Protection from Rotary Wing Threat
63
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Basic Assault Support Escort Techniques

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  1. Attached
  2. Detached
  3. Combined
64
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What does RRC stand for? and What is it?

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  • Radar Resolution Cell
  • Radar distinguishes target location by breaking the scanned airspace into box-like cells.
    • 1 vs 2 a/c in the cell only show up as one target
65
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List the Categories of ADA

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  • Air Defense Artillery
  1. Small Arms - up to 12.7mm
  2. Heavy Machine Gun - 12.7mm to 14.5mm
  3. Light ADA - 20mm to 25mm
  4. Medium ADA - 35mm to 40mm
  5. Heavy ADA - 57mm and above
66
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What 2 types of artificial illumination flares do we use? and Burn time?

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  1. LUU-2 Over: 240 to 300 sec [4 to 5 min]
  2. LUU-19 IR: 420 to 540 sec [7 to 9 min]
67
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What is the .50 caliber tracer burnout range?

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1,100 meters

68
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What are the criteria to launch a TRAP Mission?

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  1. There should be a reasonable certainty that the isolated personnel is alive.
  2. The location of the personnel, equipment, or aircraft must be known.
69
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Which are bigger fields of fire or sectors of fire? Which are tied to terrain?

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  • Fields of Fire
  • Sectors of fire are tied to terrain
70
Q

Types of TRAP?

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Immediate

Deliberate

71
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What are the 3 types of FARPS?

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  1. Cold
  2. Assault
  3. Static
72
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When going into a FARP how far out should you contact MMT or FARP control?

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5 nm or designated CP for clearance.

73
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Definition of TERF

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Terrain flight (TERF) is the employment of an aircraft in a manner that utilizes terrain, vegetation, and man-made objects to enhance survival by degrading the enemy’s ability to visually, optically, and electronically detect or locate the aircraft.