Afi 16 701
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What consists of a set of reports designed to provide Headquarters United States Air Force (USAF) and intermediate commands with the information necessary for timely operational decisions
AFOREPS
What report that is a set of reports designed to provide Headquarters United States Air Force (USAF) and intermediate commands with the information necessary for timely operational decisions draws from from many information sources, such as personnel, material, and equipment status
AFOREPS
Who is ultimately responsible for timely and accurate reporting
commander
When may commanders modify transmission of classified information as necessary to meet local conditions
when speed of delivery paramount
HQ USAF and MAJCOMs may suspend the submission of selected reports when
When communications are degraded
Who ensures security classification and downgrading instructions for each report are according to AFI 31-401, Information Security Program Management.
The reporting commander
Reports indicating unit combat readiness status are classified
According to AFI 10-201
Reports containing information on a combat loss or damage, or combat mission results are classified a minimum
Secret
Reports containing a complete inventory of nuclear weapons of one or more units are classified a minimum
Secret
Reports containing information on the deployment of combat aircraft, units, or personnel are classified
According to deployment plan
Reports containing names and locations associated with a plan are classified
According to security instructions within the play
What report uses the C2 channels to immediately notify commanders of any event or incident that may attract international, national, USAF, or significant news media interest
Event/incident report
Who submits the OPREP-3
The lowest level of command having knowledge
How do you transmit OPREP-3 reports
by the fastest means available
Include what flagword after the classification on all OPREP-3 messages.
JOPREP JIFFY
Transmit initial voice reports for all OPREP-3s (except PINNACLE NUCFLASH) as soon as possible after knowledge of the event or incident with a goal of voice report initiation within how many minutes of the event or incident.
15
Transmit record reports (including PINNACLE NUCFLASH), which contain a more complete description, within How many hours of the initial voice report. Include information from update voice reports within the first hour of initial voice report in the initial record
1
We use what flagword to identify events or incidents where interest does not go above HQ USAF.
BEELINE
Regarding beeline report For voice and record reports, use which precedence; however, use FLASH if the situation warrants.
IMMEDIATE
OPREP-3 PINNACLE The PINNACLE provides information to the NMCC and appropriate commanders on any incident or event of which-level interest. The
national
We use this narrative report to report an event or incident involving an actual or possible detonation of a nuclear weapon that risks outbreak of nuclear war
PINNACLE NUCFLASH
We use this narrative report to report any preconflict occurrence that has the potential to move rapidly into a contingency or general war situation
PINNACLE FRONT BURNER
We use this formatted report to report an accident or event involving nuclear weapons or nuclear components that do not risk the outbreak of nuclear war
PINNACLE BROKEN ARROW
We use this formatted report to report the seizure, theft, or loss of a nuclear weapon or nuclear weapon component
PINNACLE EMPTY QUIVER
Use this formatted report to report operations involving the command disablement or nonviolent disablement of a nuclear weapon
PINNACLE EMERGENCY DISABLEMENT
We use this formatted report to report the evacuation of nuclear weapons
PINNACLE EMERGENCY EVACUATION
Use this to report combat command assessment of a developing or potential crisis situation
PINNACLE COMMAND ASSESSMENT
Use this report to immediately notify the NMCC of combatant commanders' actions relative to the alert condition of their forces
PINNACLE LERTCON STATUS OF ACTION
We use this formatted report to report those incidents involving nuclear weapons that are of significant interest but are not categorized as PINNACLE NUCFLASH or PINNACLE BROKEN ARROW
BENT SPEAR
Use this formatted report to report nuclear reactor and radiological accidents and incidents. These events do not involve nuclear weapons but are of vital interest to all levels of government
FADED GIANT
We use this report to immediately notify program managers at the Joint Staff-, Air Force-, or MAJCOM-level of significant activities involving special access programs (SAP) operating under the auspices of AFI 16-701, Special Access Programs
CRESCENT EDGE
What is an unclassified exercise flagword used in exercise messages that contain simulated, time-critical information from operating forces to the NMCC
WHITE PINNACLE
The purpose of this report is to keep the Joint Staff, services, and other national leadership apprised of existing political, military, and operational situation
SITREP
How often are SITREPS submited
Daily
Submit SITREPS nlt
0200z
Submitting a SITREPS nlt 0200z reflects the data was current when
2359z
What is a narrative report that keeps addressees informed and enables higher levels of command to prepare for potential effects of ongoing situations
SITREP
What is a Secretary of Defense (SecDef) directed system that measures and reports on the readiness of military forces and the supporting infrastructure to meet missions and goals assigned by the SecDef
DRRS
What represents a shift of emphasis from readiness to capabilities in assessing the fitness of individual units and combined forces according to mission-essential tasks
DRRS
What is a joint and total force perspective that provides readiness information for the warfighter, military services, defense agencies, and policy makers
DRRS
What is a web-based, non-intrusive, hypertext markup language (html) environment tool with associated databases to support collection, collation, and report generation of unit and aggregate unit type code (UTC) readiness data
ART
What do Unit commanders use to report the status of each UTC
ART
Where does ART reside
SIPRNET
What allows AEF-allocated units the ability to report UTC level readiness data and it provides one central location to archive reported data
ART
What is the only assessment system that goes down to UTC level
ART
What is the electronic data portion of a plan that exists in the joint planning and execution system (JOPES) and the deliberate and crises action planning and execution segment (DCAPES). It contains detailed requirements, capabilities, and movement data that support Air Force, Joint, and Combined
A time-phased force deployment database (TPFDD)
Which database is the portion of an operation plan, which contains time-phased force data, non-unit-related cargo and personnel data, and movement data for the operation plan.
JOPES
What provides, at a selected point in time, the status of a unit's resources and training measured against that required to undertake the mission for which it is organized or designed. It is primarily an internal management tool for use by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), services, unified commands, and combat support agencies
SORTS
What are the single automated reporting system within the DOD that functions as the central registry of all operational units of the US Armed Forces and certain foreign organizations
SORTS
As a resource and unit monitoring system, what indicates the level of selected resources and training status required to undertake the full mission set for which a unit was organized or designed.
SORTS
What data is used to answer congressional inquiries, readiness trend analysis, justification for readiness accounts in Air Force budget requests, and Air Force resource-allocation decisions.
SORTS
Which statements provide units with their unit-specific SORTS measurement criteria.
DOC
Which statement describe the mission for which a measured unit has been organized, equipped, designed, and tasked and contain the reporting standards against which measured resource area levels are compared.
DOC
Who approves DOC statements
Parent command
What indicate the degree to which a unit is capable of performing the wartime mission for which it is organized.
Category-levels (C-level)
In this category level Unit possesses the required resources and is trained to undertake the full wartime mission(s) for which it is organized or designed
C-1
In this category level Unit possesses the resources and is trained to undertake most of the wartime mission(s) for which it is organized or designed
C-2
In this category level Unit possesses the resources and is trained to undertake many, but not all, portions of the wartime mission(s) for which it is organized or designed
C-3
In this category level Unit requires additional resources or training to undertake its wartime mission(s) but may be directed to undertake portions of its wartime mission(s) with resources on hand
C-4
In this category level Unit is undergoing a service-directed resource change and is not prepared at this time to undertake the wartime mission(s) for which it is organized or designed
C-5
This category level Reported for individual resource or training areas not measured.
C-6
What does the commander use for information and a subjective assessment to determine a unit's overall C-level
MRA
What are the four MRA's in SORTS
Personnel, Equipment and supplies on hand, Equipment condition, Training
When must SORTS reports be delivered to the database
within 24 hours of a change
Units update SORTS database every__
30 days
What is an artificial language comprised of rules, structures, and vocabulary. This artificial language ensures the construction of standardized message text formats as the medium of exchange between national and international command, control, and information systems
USMTF
What is the goal of USMTF?
Interoperability
What are the major structural component of USMTF
Message Text, Set, Field
Within a message text a set is like what
A sentence
Within a message text how many set types are there
3
Within a message text what are the set types
Linear, columnar, free text
Within a message text which set type are the fields are arranged straight across the page in a line from left to right, just like the words in a sentence.
Linear
Within a message text which set type are the fields arranged vertically in columns under column headers.
Columnar
Within a message text which set type do you to use plain language in a formatted message.
Free-text
In columnar sets, field names are called what
column headers
What is the most basic building block in the overall structure of USMTF messages.
Field
What is the message text divided into
Heading, Main text, ending
Which section of the message text is reserved for information required by the communications system in use
Heading
Which section of the message text contains all the information concerning the subject being addressed by the formatted message
Main text
Which section of the message text provides information related to, but not part of, the main text
Ending
What contains either a single field or a predetermined sequence of fields, and is concerned with one topic of the subject in a formatted message
Set formats
How do you begin a field
/
Sets start were
Left margin
What determines the end of the set
//
In a set a - represents what
No data
How many character per line can a field contain
69
What are the 3 CHECKLISTS
EMERGENCY CHECKLIST;QUICK REACTION;NORMAL CHECKLIST
What does the first page of each checklist contain
date it was last reviewed and the reviewers initials
What is always the first checklist in a binder/holder
aircraft emergency checklist
What do units review checklists for
technical accuracy and completeness.
Who is responsible to ensure the current checklist is being used
individual mission crew members
Why is it important to put a mark next to each step as you run the checklist
to help track what steps still need to be accomplished and to prevent the omission critical steps.
Who ensures operations logbooks are maintained
DO
Entries in logbooks use which type of ink
Blue or black
Correct errors in entries by ___ the entry, placing individual's initials at the end of the entry, and re-entering correct information on the next available line.
Lining through
Correct errors in entries by lining through the entry, placing ___ at the end of the entry, and re-entering correct information on the next available line.
individual's initials
Open the logbook at ___ or at the beginning of the duty day and close it at 2400Z or the end of the duty day. Use ZULU time for all entries. If a change in ZULU day occurs during the tour of duty, close the logbook and reopen it at that time
0001Z
available line. Open the logbook at 0001Z or at the beginning of the duty day and close it at ___ or the end of the duty day. Use ZULU time for all entries. If a change in ZULU day occurs during the tour of duty, close the logbook and reopen it at that time
2400Z
Who will sign at the beginning and end of the tour of duty (indicating the time on/off duty with a legible rank and signature) certifying all entries are accurate and reflect a complete record of the tour of duty.
The mission crew commander (MCC) or DO designee available
What are an official record of events that take place on each operational day and can and often are referenced for inquiries and incident reporting. Remember
Logbooks
What reports are a major information source for the National Military Command System (NMCC).
JRS
What's does ops reporting consist of
Oprep-3, sorts,usmtf
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