TIME: JAN 09 2020, 0925L TAKEOFF
WEATHER: Partly cloudy, 9 kts from the south-south-west. Cloud base @ 12000 ft, moderate to intense low level turbulence.
LOCATION: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
MISSION:
1) VFA-41 Black Aces flights will launch an offensive counter air sweep of the airspace around Fujairah Intl in preparation for the upcoming DEAD strike.
ROE is Weapons Free - there are no allied flights in that area today and all civilian traffic is avoiding the entire Persian Gulf region.
2) Additionally, HUMINT sources in the area report ZSU-23 Shilkas being set up and deployed in the area and NAVCENT has authorized seek and destroy operations on these targets as well.
3) If planes and munitions allow, targets of opportunity are authorized on Fujairah Airport itself - parked Iranian aircraft, military vehicles, new construction.
The runway is strictly off-limits.
On-call fighter assistance from AL DHAFRA AB will be available to each DEALER division, from the F10 menu.
AIR THREATS: F-4 Phantoms, Mirage F-1 (M-2000C used as stand-in aircraft), F-5 Tigers, F-14 Tomcats.
GROUND THREATS: ZSU-23, infantry small arms in the area.
TACAN, HOMEPLATE (AL DHAFRA AB): 96X
4x F/A-18C, Dealer 1: 305.00 MHz
4x F/A-18C, Dealer 2: 306.00 MHz
4x F/A-18C, Dealer 3: 307.00 MHz
4x F-14B, Dealer 4: 308.00 Mhz
2x F-16 (CAP) Enfield 1: 310.00 Mhz
1x E-2D, Overlord (AWACS): 266.00 MHz - Preset Channel 20, comm 1
BULLSEYE: DUBAI INTERNATIONAL
HOMEPLATE: AL DHAFRA AB, TCN 96X, Comms 251.000 MHZ
Mission Length: 250 nm
Discord briefing starts at 2000 (8 PM) EST. Optional mission
Mission commander assignment will be via random drawing of names from hat.