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COMPTUEX/JTFEX COASTAL CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION 25 OCTOBER 2006STRAITS Transit/Q-RouteSTRAITS Transit/Q-Route operations involve ships transiting along a predetermined routethrough the water in a simulated confined maneuvering area under potentially hostile conditions.Fast Inshore Assault Craft (FIAC)FIAC operations test a ship’s ability to defend itself against Opposing Forces (OPFOR) smallboats with hostile or unknown intentions.Tracking Exercise (TRACKEX)A TRACKEX tests the Naval Strike Group’s (NSG) ability to locate and track an unknown orhostile submarine over a predetermined period.Psychological Operations (PSYOPS)PSYOPS are an aspect of Information Warfare, during which ships broadcast genericinformation to a particular area in order to facilitate the desired end state.Aircraft Operations Support (AIROPS)AIROPS encompasses operational and logistics support for NSGs by Navy, Marine Corps, AirForce, and contract OPFOR aircraft, to include unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), during aCOMPTUEX/JTFEX.Air-to-Air Missile Exercise (AAMEX)AAMEXs are operations in which air-to-air missiles (less than half with live warheads, the restwith telemetry) are fired from aircraft against aerial targets to provide aircrews with experienceusing aircraft missile firing systems and training on air-to-air combat tactics.Air-to-Surface Missile/Bomb Exercise (ASMEX)An ASMEX provides training for Navy and Marine tactical aircrews in air-to-surface missilefiring; conventional ordnance delivery (including bombing, gunnery, and rocketry); andprecision-guided munitions (PGM) firing. Dynamic Strike or Time Sensitive Strike (TSS) for aCOMPTUEX.Time Sensitive Strike (TSS) or Dynamic StrikeThe purpose of Time-Sensitive Strike (TSS) or Dynamic Strike operations is to test the NSG inthe prosecution of time-sensitive targets by testing intelligence-gathering and dissemination,command and control procedures, and strike aircraft execution.Close Air Support (CAS)CAS is the use of air-to-ground weapons in proximity to friendly forces. It differs from LongRange Strikes in that it must be integrated with the fire and maneuver of ground forces.GANGPLANKA GANGPLANK is a combination WASEX and TSS/Dynamic Strike Operation. The overallobjective of a GANGPLANK is the prosecution of a sea-borne target.Counter Special Operations Force (CSOF)CSOF operations are similar in nature to GANGPLANK operations. The overall objective of aGANGPLANK is the prosecution of a sea-borne target. They are a reactionary attackPAGE 29