NORTHEAST

 AND

 SOUTHEAST

 ADR

 DEFENSE

 SECTORS/

FACSFAC

 VACAPES/NORFOLK

 TOWER/LANGLEY

 TOWER/OCEANA RATCF/

FIRST

 FIGHTER

 WING

 AND 177

 FIGHTER

 GROUP

LETTER

 OF

 AGREEMENT

EFFECTIVE:

 October 1. 1994

SUBJECT:

 Inter-facility Coordination Procedures for Air Defense Operations

 

PURPOSE:

 This agreement establishes

 responsibilities

 and

 describes procedures

 for the

movement

 of air

 defense

 aircraft assigned/deployed to

 Langley AFB,

 VA, and operating in the

National

 Air

 Traffic System,

 including

 special

 use

 airspace, ATCAAs

 and

 offshore areas.2.

 CANCELLATION:

 This letter cancels the

 previous

 letter of agreement,

 same

 subject, dated

October

 15, 1990.

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3.

 SCOFE:rThe alerrsit^at 'Eaffgley AFB''iias'beende^ign^ted-ai.a

 Flexible Air Sovereignty

Alert

 (ASA) Site .

 The

 Alert Facility

 will

 be

 maintained

 and

 procedures specified

 by

 this

agreement shall

 remain

 in

 force. Periodically,

 air

 defense

 units will

 deploy

 to

 Langley

 AFB

for

 the

 purpose

 of

 exercise, evaluation

 or

 providing

 active

 air

 defense capability with

 48

 hours

prior

 notice.

 The

 177

 Fighter Group, Atlantic

 City,

 NJ, is the

 designated parent unit

 and isresponsible for

 maintaining

 the

 site

 in a

 ready status. This agreement

 is

 applicable

 to theNortheast

 Air Defense Sector

 (HEADS'-

 Huntress) and the Southeast Air Defense Sector(SEADS

 - Oakgrove), the

 First

 Fighter Wing

 Command

 Post

 element,

 177

 Fighter Group,FACSFAC

 VACAPES

 (Giant Killer),

 Norfolk

 and Langley

 Towers,

 and when appropriate,Oceana

 RATCF.

4

RESPONSIBILITIES:

a.

 NEADS

 shall

 provide essential

 information

 to

 signatories

 to

 this

 letter

 regarding

 Air

Defense

 Exercises

 or

 Evaluations, including FLUSH,

 14

 days

 in

 advance.

 Short

 notice

 events

may

 be

 conducted with

 concurrence

 of all

 interested

 parties

 to

 this

 agreement.

b.

 ^NEADS

 shall provide notice

 to

 all signatories

 as

 soon

 as

 practicable following

 an

 alertor execute order for aircraft deployment to the Langley ASA site.

c.

 Military Assumes Responsibility

 for

 Separation

 of

 Aircraft

 (MARSA)

 applies between

participating

 aircraft

 during

 FLUSH,

 Air

 Defense Exercise/Evaluation,

 or

 operations

 in all

warning

 areas

 in the

 VACAPES area

 of

 responsibility.

5.

 LOSS

 OF

 COMMUNICATIONS:

a.

 Aircraft

 experiencing loss

 of

 communications

 and

 operating

 in

 special

 use or ATCassigned

 airspace shall execute standard lost communications procedures and:

(1)

 When

 an

 altitude block

 is

 assigned,

 maintain

 the

 lowest Flight

 Level

 or

 highest

altitude

 of the

 block,

 and(2)

 Proceed

 to the

 initial

 approach

 ix

 (IAF)

 of the

 destination airport

 and

 land.

b.

 Aircraft

 participating

 in an

 active

 air

 defense

 scramble, where radar

 vectors

 are the

 only

routing

 clearance issued, shall squawk the appropriate mode 3

 code

maintain the last assigned

altitude,

 proceed

 to the IAF of

 die

 destination airport

 and

 land.

 

NEADS/SEADS/FACSFAC

 VACAPES/NORFOLK

 TOWER

PAGE

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 TOWER/OCEANA

 RATCF 1

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6.

 PROCEDURES:

 

a.

 Scramble

 - Active and Exercise. See Attachment 1.b.

 FLUSH

 -

 Langley.

 See

 Attachments

 2 and 3.

c.

 Expansion

 -

 Southeast

 Air

 Defense Sector.

 See

 Attachment

 4.

 

 WEADS/SEADS/FACSFAC

 VACAPES/NORFOLK

 TOWER/

 ATTACHMENT

 1

LANGLEY TOWER/OCEANA

 RATCF/1

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 PAGE

 1

SCRAMBLE

 PROCEDURES

1.

 Huntress

 shall:

a.

 Issue

 active

 air

 defense

 scramble

 orders

 on the

 designated scramble circuit

 to

 Norfolk

and

 Langley Towers, Oceana

 RATCF,

 '1

 FW

 Command Post

 and

 FACSFAC VACAPES.Oceana may disregard the scramble

 order

 when the

 initial

 heading does not enter their airspace.Exercise scramble or airborne orders shall not be issued over the scramble circuit. The

following

 information

 must be

 relayed with

 the

 order:

(1)

 Aircraft call sign.

(2)

 Number

 and

 type

 aircraft.

(3)

 Scramble vector

 and

 altitude. Exercise scrambles

 shall

 be

 assigned publishedLangley stereo or pre-coordinated routing.

(4)

 Huntress radio

 frequency

 to

 bVused.

 

1

 '

 

•

 ~^ ^

..

fi

 ~<,^....;^

 \

Ta

range will

 be

 given from Langley

 (LFI) TACAN.

 EXAMPLE:

 This is Huntress

 with

 an

 active

air

 defense scramble. Scramble

 Echo

 Lima.

 01,

 2

 F-16s,

 immediate departure heading 090,

FL230,

 contact Huntress

 on

 251.0.

 Unknown target

 bearing

 090,

 180

 miles,

 FL210.

b. Not change the route of

 flight,

 altitude

 or beacon

 code

 without prior approval of the

concerned

 ATC

 facility,

 when controlling

 aircraft

 on an ATC

 clearance.

c.

 Assist pilots,

 as

 required,

 in maintaining

 airspace

 integrity, when conducting

 exercise

operations

 within

 special

 use or ATC

 assigned

 airspace.

 -

d. Control

 aircraft outside

 the

 National

 Airspace System

 (NAS) with

 due

 regard

 for the

safety

 of

 civil aircraft operating

 in the

 immediate

 area.e.

 Coordinate, as

 required, with

 the

 appropriate

 facility

 for ATC

 clearance

 to

 operate

 inairspace

 areas

 outside

 the

 jurisdiction

 of

 those

 facilities

 that are a

 party

 to

 this

 agreement.

2.

 First

 Fighter Wing Command

 Post

 shall

 relay

 scramble

 order

 information

 received

 over the

scramble circuit using the most expeditious

 means

 of communication available.

3.

 Langley

 Tower

 shall:

a.

 Enter

 a

 flight

 plan

 in the NAS

 flight

 data

 computer, specifying pertinent informationprovided

 in the

 scramble order. Routing shall

 be

 Yia

 the

 fix

radial

 and

 distance from

 LFI asspecified

 for the target data bearing and

 range

 and the destination

 shall

 be

 LFI

 unless

 otherwise

specified.

b.

 Issue

 the

 clearance

 to the

 scramble aircraft upon

 initial

 contact.

 The

 initial

 departure

instruction

 shall

 be

 specified

 as fly runway

 heading,

 climb and maintain

 4,000,

 unless

 otherwise

coordinated and approved by Norfolk

 Departure

 Control.

c.

 Expedite

 the

 departure

 of an

 active

 air

 defense

 scramble

 aircraft consistent with

 air

safety.

 Exercise scrambles do not have priority over

 other

 traffic.