STRIKE EAGLE 07 TIMELINE:
ALL TIMES ARE ZULU AND DAY 29JUN05 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
1050: STORM 26 (STORM TOC) RECEIVED 9-LINE MEDEVAC, DUSTOFF IS NOTIFIED
1102: STORM 26 RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION TO LAUNCH
1107: DO 11 AND SE 07 WERE WHEELS UP FROM KAF
1121: DO 11 AND SE 07 ARRIVED SPIN BULDAK
1130: DO 11 AND SE 07 DEPARTED SPIN BULDAK FOR GARANG
1200: DO 11 AND SE 07 ARRIVED AT GARANG
1203: DO 11 AND SE 07 WERE EN ROUTE TO KAF FROM GARANG
1225: SE 07 CALLED MISSILE LAUNCH (NOTIFIED STORM 26)
1234: SALT REPORT WAS SENT TO GRIFFIN
1236: DO 11 AND SE 07 WERE WHEELS DOWN KAF
CREW MEMBERS:
DUST OFF 11 STRIKE EAGLE 07
PC: COON, KASSEL PC: HUFFMAN, KEEFE
PI: MILLER, MARY PI: YAEZ, MICHAEL
CE: DALSON, DAVID CE: BUFFINGTON, JOSEPH (LEFT)
MO: TORRES, NACY CE: CORTES, DAVID (RIGHT)
DUST OFF 11 AND STRIKE EAGLE DEPARTED KAF, HDG 138, 120-130 KIAS, ALT 280-300 AGL EN ROUTE TO SPIN BULDAK AS PART OF MEDEVAC MISSION 06-29C. DEPARTURE WAS NORMAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DUST OFF 11S APR-39 PING FOR A GUN, GUN, 11 OCLOCK TRACKING. NOTE: THE APR-39 IS A DIRECTION FINDING THREAT WARNING INDICATOR. END NOTE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THEIR MISSION AND ARRIVED AT SPIN BULDAK. STRIKE EAGLE 07 PULLED OVERHEAD CAP (ATL 300 AGL, 80-100 KIAS) AS MEDICAL PERSONNEL FROM SPIN BULDAK WERE LOADED INTO DUST OFF 11. PICK UP WAS WITHOUT ISSUE AND AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO GARANG (VIC 42R 255000), FLYING HDG 44, 120 KIAS, 300 AGL OVER FLAT LANDS, 1000 AGL OVER MOUNTAINS. ARRIVAL AT GARANG WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT,. STRIKE EAGLE 07 AGAIN PULLED OVER HEAD CAP (200-300 AGL, 60-80 KIAS) WHILE PATIENT WAS LOADED INTO DUST OFF 11 AT GARANG AND DEPARTED WITH NOT ISSUES. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GARANG FOR KAF, HDG 260, 136 KIAS, ALT 300 AGL, 8 DISC SEPARATION, STAGGARD LEFT, 30 FORMATION WITH STRIKE EAGLE 07 AS TRAIL AIRCRAFT. NOTE: DISC SEPARATION IS DESCRIBED AS THE AMOUNT OF SPACING BETWEEN AIRCRAFT BASED ON MAIN ROTOR DISC (ABOUT 55 FEET). END NOTE. AIRCRAFT WERE FOLLOWING THE DRY RIVER BED WHEN STRIKE EAGLE 07S LEFT SIDE CREW CHIEF INDICATED MISSILE LAUNCH (VIC 42R TV 3201 9065). APR 39 THEN INDICATED MISSILE LAUNCH, 12 OCLOCK AND DISPLAYED THE APPROPRIATE QUADRANT INFORMATION. CMWS (FLARE DISPENSER SYSTEM) THEN LAUNCHED 2 COCKTAILS (2 OF EACH TYPE OF FLARE, TOTAL OF 6). POSSIBLE MISSILE THEN DEVIATED TOWARDS FLARES LAUNCHED. LEFT SIDE CREW CHIEF REPORTED SEEING SMOKE TRAIL, BUT COULD NOT DESCRIBE IT FOR CERTAIN DUE TO SEEING IT THROUGH THE PLEXY GLASS WINDOW OF AIRCRAFT BEFORE LOOSING SIGHT OF THE MISSILE. AIRCRAFT THEN PERFORMED EVASIVE MANEUVERS, DESCENDING TO 70 AGL, TURNING RIGHT, CONTINUING AIRSPEED AND TERRAIN MASKING. DUST OFF 11 NOTIFIED STORM 26 AND CONTINUED MISSION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NFI. TF STORM 2 ASSESSMENT: AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED BY PROBABLE MANPAD OF UNKOWN TYPE DUE TO SMOKE TRAIL, FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS, ASE RESPONSE AND CHANGE OF MISSILE DIRECTION ONCE FLARES WERE LAUNCHED. MISSILE WAS HEADING TOWARDS AIRCRAFT AT CO-ALTITUDE WHILE IN FLIGHT AND THEN CHANGED DIRECTION TOWARDS HEAT SOURCE ONCE FLARES WERE LAUNCHED. PROLIFERATION OF MANPADS IS EXPECTED TO RISE IN RC SOUTH, AS ARE ENGAGEMENTS OF A/C AS ELECTIONS DRY NEAR. THIS IS THE 2ND MANPAD LAUNCH AT TF STORM ASSESTS IN A MONTH, THE FIRST BEING ON 1 JUN 05 VIC DAYLANOOR PASS. AS WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT TARGETED WERE WITHOUT APACHE GUNSHIP SUPPORT, LEADING US TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENEMY WILL ENGAGE "SOFT" TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY SUCH AS THESE.
Fonte: Wikileaks
ALL TIMES ARE ZULU AND DAY 29JUN05 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
1050: STORM 26 (STORM TOC) RECEIVED 9-LINE MEDEVAC, DUSTOFF IS NOTIFIED
1102: STORM 26 RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION TO LAUNCH
1107: DO 11 AND SE 07 WERE WHEELS UP FROM KAF
1121: DO 11 AND SE 07 ARRIVED SPIN BULDAK
1130: DO 11 AND SE 07 DEPARTED SPIN BULDAK FOR GARANG
1200: DO 11 AND SE 07 ARRIVED AT GARANG
1203: DO 11 AND SE 07 WERE EN ROUTE TO KAF FROM GARANG
1225: SE 07 CALLED MISSILE LAUNCH (NOTIFIED STORM 26)
1234: SALT REPORT WAS SENT TO GRIFFIN
1236: DO 11 AND SE 07 WERE WHEELS DOWN KAF
CREW MEMBERS:
DUST OFF 11 STRIKE EAGLE 07
PC: COON, KASSEL PC: HUFFMAN, KEEFE
PI: MILLER, MARY PI: YAEZ, MICHAEL
CE: DALSON, DAVID CE: BUFFINGTON, JOSEPH (LEFT)
MO: TORRES, NACY CE: CORTES, DAVID (RIGHT)
DUST OFF 11 AND STRIKE EAGLE DEPARTED KAF, HDG 138, 120-130 KIAS, ALT 280-300 AGL EN ROUTE TO SPIN BULDAK AS PART OF MEDEVAC MISSION 06-29C. DEPARTURE WAS NORMAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DUST OFF 11S APR-39 PING FOR A GUN, GUN, 11 OCLOCK TRACKING. NOTE: THE APR-39 IS A DIRECTION FINDING THREAT WARNING INDICATOR. END NOTE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THEIR MISSION AND ARRIVED AT SPIN BULDAK. STRIKE EAGLE 07 PULLED OVERHEAD CAP (ATL 300 AGL, 80-100 KIAS) AS MEDICAL PERSONNEL FROM SPIN BULDAK WERE LOADED INTO DUST OFF 11. PICK UP WAS WITHOUT ISSUE AND AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO GARANG (VIC 42R 255000), FLYING HDG 44, 120 KIAS, 300 AGL OVER FLAT LANDS, 1000 AGL OVER MOUNTAINS. ARRIVAL AT GARANG WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT,. STRIKE EAGLE 07 AGAIN PULLED OVER HEAD CAP (200-300 AGL, 60-80 KIAS) WHILE PATIENT WAS LOADED INTO DUST OFF 11 AT GARANG AND DEPARTED WITH NOT ISSUES. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GARANG FOR KAF, HDG 260, 136 KIAS, ALT 300 AGL, 8 DISC SEPARATION, STAGGARD LEFT, 30 FORMATION WITH STRIKE EAGLE 07 AS TRAIL AIRCRAFT. NOTE: DISC SEPARATION IS DESCRIBED AS THE AMOUNT OF SPACING BETWEEN AIRCRAFT BASED ON MAIN ROTOR DISC (ABOUT 55 FEET). END NOTE. AIRCRAFT WERE FOLLOWING THE DRY RIVER BED WHEN STRIKE EAGLE 07S LEFT SIDE CREW CHIEF INDICATED MISSILE LAUNCH (VIC 42R TV 3201 9065). APR 39 THEN INDICATED MISSILE LAUNCH, 12 OCLOCK AND DISPLAYED THE APPROPRIATE QUADRANT INFORMATION. CMWS (FLARE DISPENSER SYSTEM) THEN LAUNCHED 2 COCKTAILS (2 OF EACH TYPE OF FLARE, TOTAL OF 6). POSSIBLE MISSILE THEN DEVIATED TOWARDS FLARES LAUNCHED. LEFT SIDE CREW CHIEF REPORTED SEEING SMOKE TRAIL, BUT COULD NOT DESCRIBE IT FOR CERTAIN DUE TO SEEING IT THROUGH THE PLEXY GLASS WINDOW OF AIRCRAFT BEFORE LOOSING SIGHT OF THE MISSILE. AIRCRAFT THEN PERFORMED EVASIVE MANEUVERS, DESCENDING TO 70 AGL, TURNING RIGHT, CONTINUING AIRSPEED AND TERRAIN MASKING. DUST OFF 11 NOTIFIED STORM 26 AND CONTINUED MISSION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NFI. TF STORM 2 ASSESSMENT: AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED BY PROBABLE MANPAD OF UNKOWN TYPE DUE TO SMOKE TRAIL, FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS, ASE RESPONSE AND CHANGE OF MISSILE DIRECTION ONCE FLARES WERE LAUNCHED. MISSILE WAS HEADING TOWARDS AIRCRAFT AT CO-ALTITUDE WHILE IN FLIGHT AND THEN CHANGED DIRECTION TOWARDS HEAT SOURCE ONCE FLARES WERE LAUNCHED. PROLIFERATION OF MANPADS IS EXPECTED TO RISE IN RC SOUTH, AS ARE ENGAGEMENTS OF A/C AS ELECTIONS DRY NEAR. THIS IS THE 2ND MANPAD LAUNCH AT TF STORM ASSESTS IN A MONTH, THE FIRST BEING ON 1 JUN 05 VIC DAYLANOOR PASS. AS WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT TARGETED WERE WITHOUT APACHE GUNSHIP SUPPORT, LEADING US TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENEMY WILL ENGAGE "SOFT" TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY SUCH AS THESE.
Fonte: Wikileaks