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COMPTUEX/JTFEX EA/OEA Final Chapter 22.3.2.4 Air-to-Ground Operation (Long Range STRIKE)This event is similar to the ASM Operation except that the targets are land-based. A STRIKE Operationprovides training for Navy and Marine Corps fighter and attack aircraft crews in air-to-ground missilefiring, conventional ordnance delivery (including bombing, gunnery,and rocketry), and PGM firing. These operations typically involveat least a flight of two aircraft, and can number as many as twentyeightaircraft. During a COMPTUEX or JTFEX, strike aircraftdepart from an aircraft carrier or amphibious ship and proceed to thetraining area. Prior to commencing a bombing run, the pilotconfirms a clear range with Range Control and requests clearancefor weapons delivery. Safety procedures are employed to ensurethat personnel on the range are not jeopardized. These measuresinclude a requirement that the target be positively identified prior to weapons release, a prohibition frombombing through a cloud layer if it obscures the target, and no over-flight of shore facilities whilecarrying live or inert ordnance.Air-to-ground strikes are central to an NSG’s power projection capability. A COMPTUEX/JTFEXincludes a large number of STRIKE training events at a variety of ranges. STRIKE training occurs over aperiod from 6 days up to the length of the COMPTUEX/JTFEX. STRIKE Operations take place atNAWS China Lake, NTTR, Nellis AFB, BSTRC, NAS Fallon, SCIRC, and the NTC, Fort Irwin.The participants and assets necessary for a STRIKE Operation include:Strike aircraftSupport aircraft (OPFOR, Tankers, Command and Control Aircraft)Some or all of the following ordnance is expended:Laser guided training rounds (LGTR)MK-80 general purpose bombsPractice bombs (BDUs)2.3.2.5 Time Sensitive Strike (TSS) or Dynamic Strike for a COMPTUEXThe purpose of TSS or Dynamic Strike operations is to test the NSG in the prosecution of time sensitivetargets by testing intelligence-gathering and dissemination, command and control procedures, and strikeaircraft execution. A typical scenario would have intelligence assets receive cueing about the location ofa mobile target that needs to be confirmed or destroyed. That information would then be sent up theappropriate chain of command for a decision. Once the decision is made, the order needs to be relayedvia multiple assets to the nearest or most capable strike platform, which would then investigate orprosecute the target before it moves to a new position. A typical operation takes place on San ClementeIsland. The actual prosecution of targets is simulated, but video footage is often obtained by onboardsensors.The participants in a TSS or Dynamic Strike include:Ship(s)Aircraft2-21 February 2007