CDC Vol 3, 403 Theater Air Control System Identification Operations Flashcards
Under the most centralized chain of command in the TACS, who has ID authority?
AOC
What flowchart is used to determine what ID method will be used, and in what order?
ID Matrix
What method of identification is normally the result of an interception?
VID
Combined with the ATO, what is the TACS’ primary method of identifying aircraft as friend?
IFF/SIF
How many threat modes are used by the TACS elements?
Three: Low, Medium, and High
- What is the next step after you have detected a target and initiated a track on the target?
ID the track
- Under the least centralized chain of command in the TACS, who has ID authority?
Each TACS element could have the authority to ID all tracks in their AOR.
- What document will you find who has ID authority?
Operations Order (OPORD)
- What document provides ID criteria?
Operations Order (OPORD)
- What is the process of attaining an accurate characterization of detected objects in the operational environment sufficient to support an engagement decision?
Combat Identification (CID)
- When is the NORAD definition of an ADIZ applicable to the TACS?
Only when the TACS is conducting operations within the NORAD region.
- When the TACS units conduct operations outside the NORAD region, who has the authority to establish the ADIZ?
The host nation or operational command assigned.
- What document establishes the ADIZ?
Operations Order (OPORD)
- True or False: In relation to an ADIZ, tactical airspace within the TACS must be much more flexible in dimension in order to fit the circumstances or the situation?
True
- What process uses the most positive ID methods available to allow the highest confidence required for the ID of targets/tracks?
Combat Identification (CID) Process
- Who determines the CID process and what supports the CID process?
- The Joint Force Commander (JFC)
- Rules of Engagement (ROE)
- What is the primary way an aircraft is identified?
Flight plan correlation
- Flight plan correlation happens when an aircraft is ___ minutes from the planned time and by being within ___ or ___ miles from the center line of the planned flight path?
Within 5 minutes and 10 or 20 miles of the flight plan, depending on the the AOR.
- In a combat area, instead of flight plan correlation, what would and operator use?
ATO or ACO Correlation
- What two factors allow an operator to use the “previous identification” procedure for an aircraft?
(1) When the ID was previously ID by an air defense facility and (2) remains under continuous surveillance while crossing region/sector boundaries.