Message posted by Gregos on May 04, 2012 at 9:41:50 PST:
Below is information mailed to me by the Department of the Air Force in response to a FOIA request I made on April 12th regarding this year's MAFEX Exercises. This information is typed exactly as it appears in the original Air Force letter: MAFEX EXERCISE Participating Units: C-130 Airdrop (19-Ship) C-130J Airdrop (9-ship) C-17 Airdrop (18-Ship) C-17 Airland (6) Additional Players: Objectives: Dates & Times:
3 x 29 WPS (LRF)
4 x 19 OG (LRF)
2 x 39 AS (DYS)
1 x 30 AS (CYS)
1 x 357 AS (MXF)
2 x 165 AS (SDF)
1 x 914 AW (IAG)
1 x 192 AS (RNO)
2 x 517 AS (EDF)
1 x 36 AS (OKO)
1 x 302 AW (COS)
1 x 29 WPS (LRF)
2 x 37 AS (ETAR)
2 x 40 AS (DYS)
1 x 815 AS (BIX)
2 x 41 AS (LRF)
1 x 48 AS (LRF)
3 x 57 WPS (LSV)
3 x 97 AMW (LTS)
3 x 437 AW (CHS)
3 x 3 WG (ELM)
3 x 15 AW (HIK)
3 x 62 AW (TCM)
1 x 60 AMW (SUU)
1 x 452 AMW (RIV)
1 x 97 AMW (LTS)
1 x 436 AW (DOV)
1 x 305 AW (WRI)
1 x 445 AW (FFO)
STS (320 STS): 8
Blackjack (98 RW – Nellis AFB)
KC-135 / KC-10: 10 (NTTR AARs)
AWACS / JSTARS / Barnyard (8 WPS)
Intel (19 WPS)
A-10 (422 TES): 4
F-16CM (16 WPS): 8
F-15C (433 WPS): 4
F-22 (433 WPS): 2
EA-18G (VX-9): 4
B-52 (340 WPS): 2
Space (328 WPS)
Aggressors (64 / 65 FS): 10
MQ-1 (26 WPS): 1
CRG (818 GMS)
GLO (82ABN Div): 4
Provide radar, IR and communications support for USAFWS MAFEX during Integration phase enabling C-130 and C-17 Weapons School training toward real-time threat reactions, EMCON procedures, and countermeasures (systems, maneuvers and expendables) employment against realistic systems. MAFEX provides students the opportunity to plan and execute a Joint Forcible Entry Op into an objective area with composite force threat avoidance and mitigation. Planning and execution will integrate CAF, Intel, Space, SOF, Army, and C2ISR operations. Finally, C-130s and C-17s will conduct large formation departure and recovery, en route serial rendezvous, formation air refueling (C-17), airdrop, and semi-prepared runway ops (C-17).
23 May 2012, 1200-1700L
Next event is scheduled for Nov 2012, Date and Time are TBD
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