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CENTRAL CONTROL FACILITY

EGLIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES

(E-OMS) INDUSTRY DAYS

3 JUNE 2014

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS (YOUR NAME), AND I’D LIKE

TO WELCOME YOU TO THE 96 RANGE CONTROL SQUADRON. YOU

ARE IN OUR CENTRAL CONTROL FACILITY, OR CCF AS IT IS MOST

COMMONLY KNOWN AS.

THERE ARE THREE MAIN FEATURES WHICH THIS FACILITY

OFFERS: MISSION CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RANGE

ASSETS THAT PARTICIPATE IN TEST AND TRAINING MISSIONS

OVER EGLIN’S LAND AND WATER RANGES; PROVIDES FOR THE

SAFETY OF LIVES AND PROPERTY FROM THIS CENTRAL

LOCATION; PROVIDES REAL-TIME AND POST-MISSION ANALYSIS

OF DATA TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEMS

UNDER TEST.

YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN MISSION ROOM (X). THE CCF HAS

SEVEN ACTIVE MISSION ROOMS. FIVE ARE LOCATED ON THE

NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING, WHERE YOU ARE STANDING.

TWO MORE ARE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE MISSION

ROOMS ARE STANDARDIZED SUCH THAT THEY ALL HAVE THE

SAME LOOK AND FEEL ACROSS ALL SEVEN ROOMS; THEREFORE,

A CUSTOMER WHO HAS A MISSION SCHEDULED IN ROOM 2 TODAY

WILL SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN PERFORMANCE IF SCHEDULED IN

ROOM 3 TOMORROW. IN ADDITION, ROOMS CAN, AND OFTEN ARE,

EXPANDED BY PULLING BACK THE ROOM PARTITIONS. THIS

ALLOWS FOR PROJECTS TO CONDUCT THEIR LARGER MISSIONS

IN TWO, THREE, AND FOUR ROOMS; FOR EXAMPLE, TOMAHAWK.

THE DISPLAYS IN FRONT OF YOU ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF

WHAT MIGHT BE RUNNING DURING A TYPICAL MISSION. WE ARE

USING A PLAYBACK OF ACTUAL UNCLASSIFIED MISSION DATA TO

POPULATE THE DISPLAYS. THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE AND

DISPLAY DURING A MISSION IS CRUCIAL FOR SITUATIONAL

AWARENESS AND INCLUDES AIRCRAFT AND WEAPON TELEMETRY

DATA, GPS DATA, CONTROL RADAR DATA, THREAT RADAR,

AIRCRAFT VIDEO, WEAPON VIDEO, RANGE VIDEO, COMM, AND

WEATHER DATA. ALL OF THIS DATA CAN BE DISPLAYED AND/OR

RECORDED FOR THE CUSTOMER, AS NECESSARY. THE ROOMS

ARE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM (FTS)

BOX THAT SITS ON OUR CONSOLES. IF PRESENT DURING A

MISSION, A RANGE SAFETY OFFICER MAY TERMINATE AN ITEM

FROM OUR MISSION ROOMS.

MULTIPLE PERSONNEL ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT

MISSIONS. FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, THE PERSONNEL WHO SIT IN

THE SEATS BEFORE YOU ARE THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLLER, THE

RANGE DIRECTOR, THE TEST ENGINEER, AND PARTICIPATING

PROJECT PERSONNEL. THE FAR LEFT SEAT IS WHERE OUR

ORGANIZATION’S TEST SUPPORT MANAGER SITS. BEHIND THE

SCENES, THERE ARE TELEMETRY ENGINEERS, SOFTWARE

ENGINEERS, COMPUTER ENGINEERS, NETWORK ENGINEERS, AND

DATA TECHNICIANS. THESE PERSONNEL ASSURE THAT THE

APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS USED IN THE ROOMS ARE WORKING

CORRECTLY AS WELL AS DATA IS PROPERLY FLOWING AND

BEING RECORDED.

IN CONCLUSION, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A DIVERSE

CAPABILITY THAT SUPPORTS A DIVERSE RANGE OF AIR-TO-AIR,

AIR-TO-GROUND, AND SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSIONS FROM OUR

LOCATION. WE SUPPORT TEST AND TRAINING MISSIONS FOR THE

ENTIRE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, INCLUDING THE AIR FORCE,

ARMY, NAVY, AND MARINES AS WELL AS CONTRACTOR AND

FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. WE ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT

MISSIONS 24/7, INCLUDING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, IF

NECESSARY. THIS CONCLUDES THE BRIEFING ON THE CCF.