Updated: 2023-05-07 --- # Broadcast Picture Call The picture call is a broadcast control call using the bullseye format. It is designed to give an understanding of the overall situation to a fighter under the control of the AIC. The picture call should be given once per minute to the A/A fighters pre-commit, anytime there is a significant picture change, or in response to an aircraft “Picture” request. The picture call always begins with the AIC’s callsign, next the total number of groups is stated, a group is any number of aircraft within 3NM laterally of each other. This is commutative, so if an aircraft is within 3 NM of any of the aircraft in the group, it is part of the group. After the number of groups, individual bullseye formats are made for each of the three highest factor groups. If there are no factor groups, the picture is simply “`[AIC Callsign]`, Picture Clean” >[!example] Picture Call Format > “`[AIC Callsign]`, `[Number of Groups]`, Group `[bullseye call]`, Group `[bullseye call]`, Group `[bullseye call]`” > >[!quote] > >==AIC==: “Closeout, 5 groups, Group rock 270/16, 35 thousand, track north, hostile fulcrum, Group rock 190/45, 6 thousand, track southeast, bogey spades, Group at rock, 22 thousand, Capping, bandit flanker” > >==AIC==: “Closeout, single group rock 208/25, 16 thousand, track northwest, Hostile, heavy, outlaw” > >==AIC==: “Closeout, picture clean” >[!example]+ >![[Pasted image 20230811201055.png|500]] > 1. ==AIC==: “Closeout, single group, rock 190/15, 22k track northwest, hostile, flanker” > 2. ==AIC==: “Closeout, two groups, group rock 250/30, 6k, track north, hostile, fishbed, group rock 180, 8k, track north, hostile, foxhound” > 3. ==AIC==: “Closeout, four groups, group rock 210/22, 12k, track south, hostile, foxbat, group at rock, 16k, track south, hostile, fulcrum, group rock 190/20, 13k track south, hostile finback” > 4. ==AIC==: “Closeout, single group, rock 200/45, 8k, track southeast, bogey, heavy, spades, line abreast” # Declaration Declaration is the identification of a contact relative to the ROE, it has nothing to do with what kind of contact it is, only what the ROE says to do about it. There are 5 declarations (there are more but these are the big 5) [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#FRIENDLY|FRIENDLY]] : “A positively identified FRIENDLY aircraft, ship, spacecraft, or ground position.” (Don’t Shoot) [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#NEUTRAL|NEUTRAL]] : A positively identified aircraft, ship, or ground position whose characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality indicate it is neither supporting nor opposing FRIENDLY forces. (Don’t Shoot) [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#BOGEY|BOGEY]] : A CONTACT whose identity is unknown. (Don’t Shoot) [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#BANDIT|BANDIT]] : Positively identified as an enemy IAW theater ID criteria. The term does not imply direction or authority to engage. (STILL Don’t Shoot) [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#HOSTILE|HOSTILE]] : A contact identified as enemy upon which clearance to fire is authorized IAW theater rules of engagement. (SHOOT) >[!Attention] Warning > The ROE always allows for self defense in the face of deadly force or the believed imminent use of deadly force. # TIPPER TIPPER is the collective name for identification information about a target or other entity. Tipper is always included when known in all applicable calls. For friendly units, the tipper is the type of aircraft, it can be the numerical designation or the type name (“F/A-18C” or “Hornet”) unless the enemy is operating identical or similar type aircraft, in which case the numerical designation is always used. [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#FALCON(S)|FALCONS]] may be used for allied aircraft of unknown type. For neutral units, if the type is unknown, the tipper of “comm air” is used for air contacts and “merchant” for surface contacts. When giving an AIC call, the group name for a neutral is also “comm air”. If the type is known it is given, e.g. (“boeing 727”), company is also included if known (“southwest boeing 737”). For unknown units, certain tipper pro words are used to indicate characteristics of the contact that aid in identification. The most common are [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#SPADES|SPADES]], [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#SQUAWKING [mode number]|SQUAWKING]], [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#PAINT(S)|PAINTS]], [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#RIDER|RIDER]], and [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#OUTLAW|OUTLAW]]. For enemy units, the NATO reporting name is used. E.g. “Flanker”. NATO reporting names use F for fighter/attacker aircraft, B for bomber aircraft, C for cargo/logistics aircraft, and M for multipurpose/miscellaneous aircraft. One syllable names indicate prop/turboprop, and two syllables indicate turbofan/jet engined aircraft. # Unknown TIPPER ![[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#SPADES]] ![[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#SQUAWKING [mode number]|SQUAWKING]] ![[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#PAINT(S)|PAINTS]] ![[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#RIDER]] ![[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#OUTLAW]] # Fill-ins Fill-ins are additional information that is tactically relevant about a particular group. Fill-ins go in the following order: 1. HEAVY/GORILLA/CONTACTS 2. TIPPER 3. HIGH/LOW/FAST/VERY FAST 4. TARGETED BY/LEANING ON/THREAT TO 5. IMPACT 6. Inner group formations # HEAVY/GORILLA/CONTACTS [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#HEAVY|HEAVY]], [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#GORILLA|GORILLA]], and [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#CONTACT(S)|CONTACT(S)]] are used to describe the size of a group. Groups are assumed to be 2 or fewer contacts. If a group is 3-4 contacts, use the descriptor HEAVY after the declaration. If a group is more than 4 contacts and/or it is a large indeterminate number of contacts, use GORILLA. If the exact number of contacts is requested or required, use CONTACTS to describe the number, e.g. 4 CONTACTS # HIGH/LOW/FAST/VERY FAST [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#HIGH|HIGH]], [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#LOW|LOW]], [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#FAST|FAST]], and [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#VERY FAST|VERY FAST]] are used to describe altitude or speed characteristics that might affect an engagement and so are emphasized. In navy calls, high and low are replaced by voice inflection on the altitude portion of the call. - HIGH: Contact altitude greater than 40k ft MSL - LOW: Contact altitude less than 5k ft AGL - FAST: Contact is 600-900kts or MACH 1.0-1.5 - VERY FAST: Contact is faster than 900kts/1.5 MACH # TARGETED BY/LEANING ON/THREAT TO [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#TARGETED|TARGETED BY]]/[[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#LEANING ON|LEANING ON]]/[[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#THREAT [direction]|THREAT TO]] are used to describe interactions between the group and friendly flights. - TARGETED BY : the group is already targeted by a friendly group e.g. “Targeted by victory 1” - LEANING ON : the group is possibly targeting this friendly group e.g. “Leaning on victory 1” - THREAT TO: the group is within threat range of a friendly group e.g “Threat to victory 1” # IMPACT/BIRDS/BIG STICK When friendly surface to air weapons are targeting/engaging a contact, they use [[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#IMPACT [time]|IMPACT]]/[[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#BIRD(S)|BIRD(S)]]/[[APPENDIX A - ALSSA BREVITY LIST#BIG STICK|BIG STICK]] to describe the engagement - BIRDS : Friendly surface to air missiles, BIRDS AFFIRM indicates birds are targeted on a group, BIRDS AWAY indicates friendly SAM launch. - BIG STICK: As BIRDS, but for long range SAMs (Patriot or SM-6) - IMPACT: used to describe time to impact of birds or big stick e.g. “Impact one plus fifteen” # Inner Group Formations Inner group formations refer to the formation of aircraft WITHIN a group, they are only included if there is a belief that they will be significant (ie WVR engagements). ![[Pasted image 20230811202513.png]]