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COMPTUEX/JTFEX EA/OEA Final Chapter 2The participants in Urban CAS operations include:Strike Fighter aircraftSome or all of the following types of ordnance is expended:Laser guided training rounds (LGTR)MK-80 series precision guided munitions2.3.2.9 Carrier Qualifications (CQs) or Deck Launch Qualifications (DLQs)Perhaps the most demanding mission of any naval aviator is landing an aircraft aboard a ship. Themission is further compounded when these operations arerequired at night. The ability to land aboard a ship is aperishable skill. As such, this operation needs to be practicedroutinely. Additionally, for safety, the Naval AviationTraining and Operations Procedures Standardization(NATOPS) manual has strict guidelines and rules on frequencyand duration between landings. Subsequently, based uponwhen and the number of times that a particular aviator lastlanded upon the carrier, NATOPS dictates how many landings and/or touch-and-gos the aviator must doto be certified. As such, the number of particular CQs or DLQs that occur during a JTFEX orCOMPTUEX can vary dramatically. CQs and DLQs occur in the SOCAL OPAREA in W-291.The participants in CQs/DLQs include:Aircraft (approximately 80-90 pilots in the Airwing)2.3.2.10 War at Sea (WAS) OperationA WAS Operation is the planned prosecution of sea-borne targetsusing airborne assets. These operations involve fixed-wing androtary-wing aircraft conducting simulated attacks on surface assets.WAS Operations occur in the SOCAL OPAREA in W-291.The participants in a WAS Operation include:Strike Fighter aircraftRotary-wing aircraftOther vessel(s) simulating OPFOR2.3.2.11 GANGPLANKA GANGPLANK is a combination WAS Operation and TSS/Dynamic Strike Operation. The overallobjective of a GANGPLANK is the prosecution of a sea-borne target. However, it is reactionary innature and not a preplanned evolution. Additionally, it combines the no-notice tasking/redirecting of anairborne asset similar to that of a TSS/Dynamic Strike. GANGPLANKs occur in the SOCAL OPAREA,throughout W-291.The participants in a GANGPLANK include:Strike Fighter aircraftOther vessel(s) simulating OPFOR2-23 February 2007