Poinsett_Range_Briefing_-_20_Apr_17.pdf

Poinsett Electronic Combat Range

20th Operations Support Squadron Shaw AFB, South Carolina

20th Operations Group

Location and Capabilities Briefing

Defend, Deploy, and Decisively Defeat

Overview

Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (ECR) facts and location Air-to-Ground Bombing & Gunnery Range

Location and history Target areas and capabilities Target array photos B&G customers

Electronic Combat Training Complex – “Beefeater” Location and history Assigned systems and locations Capabilities and training provided EC customers

Summary and Questions/Comments

General Range Facts

Poinsett ECR is 7 miles south of Shaw AFB near Wedgefield, SC Operated by 20th Operations Support Squadron Range consists of an Air-to-Ground Bombing & Gunnery Range and an Electronic Combat Complex Equipment and facilities valued at approximately $35M Range property is approximately 12,521 acres

North target/impact area is approx. 427 acres South target/impact area is approx. 500 acres

Associated airspace includes:

R-6002 Gamecock Military Operating Areas (MOAs) Bulldog MOAs Warning Areas 161/177

Shaw AFB

Poinsett

Bulldog

Gamecock

W-177

Poinsett ECR Location

W-161

Bombing & Gunnery Range

Range Map

B&G Capabilities and Facts

In operation since 1951, outsourced in 1989 Bombing & Gunnery Range includes:

Northern target array consisting of one conventional target, three tactical targets and four low and 1 high strafe targets

Southern target array consisting of six tactical targets Associated equipment, facilities and safety/jettison areas Target scoring with JAWSS (WISS and IRSSS) for all targets

Back-up M2 scoring available on North target array only Allowed munitions include inert practice bombs, rockets, and

20/30 mm strafing rounds – no HE!

Supported 1300 training sorties in FY 16 Training sortie total lower than usual due to real world events

North Target Array

Conv.

circle

EC Complex

Flank twr. Main twr.

N. Tac S. Tac

Tac 3

Strafe lanes

B&G maint.Tgt. holding area

EOD area

Strafe Lanes and Pits

South Target Array

T 101

SAM site

T 106

Vehicle storage

T 105 vehicles

West WISS twr. East WISS twr.

T 103 fuel storage

T 102 command post

T 104 vehicles

B&G Customers

Department of Defense facility available for use by any DoD organization

Primary users are:

F-16s of 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, SC F-16s of SCANG McEntire ANGB, SC A-10s from 23rd Fighter Group, Moody AFB, GA F-18s from Navy and Marines, Beaufort, SC F-15Es from 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC Army helicopters from various SE active duty and guard units

EC Complex

EC Complex History and Facts

First personnel (USAF) arrived Aug 93 First systems (MUTES/TRAINS) arrived in Sep 93 Operations began in Oct 93 Outsourced in Apr 2000 Currently operating EC Systems/Simulators out of the Main Site, ten

Remote Emitter Sites and Mobile Emitters under two MOAs and along the coast.

EC Systems/Simulators assigned

AN/MST-T1A (MUTES)

AN/MST-T1(V) (Mini-MUTES)

AN/VPQ-1 (TRTG)

Smokey SAMS

Gamecock Emitter Locations

Poinsett

Elloree

Olanta

Manning

Summerton Kingstree

Ft Gordon

Waynesbor

Millen

Waynesboro

Millen

Bulldog Emitter Locations

Grange

Magruder

Georgetown

Awendaw

McClellanville

Coastal Emitters

Training Provided

HARM Targeting System (HTS) training for the 20th FW Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) and Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (DEAD) Missions

General Electronic Warfare (EW) signal recognition Tactical EW training Supported 2293 training sorties in FY16 Poinsett supports EW training requests for any DoD unit

EC Customers

Department of Defense facility available for use by any DoD organization

Primary users are:

F-16s of 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, SC F-16s of SCANG McEntire ANGB, SC A-10s from 23rd Fighter Group, Moody AFB, GA F-18/F-35Bs from Navy and Marines, Beaufort, SC F-15Es from 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC F-35s From 58FS, Eglin AFB, FLA AC/MC-130s from 16th & 919th Special Operations Wings

Hurlburt Field, FL E3As from 552d Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, OK Army helicopters from various SE active duty and guard units

Summary

Information covered Range location and general facts Bombing & Gunnery

Location, target arrays, capabilities and customers EC Complex

Location, assigned systems, training provided and users

Questions/Comments