[MilCom] BoneWood Fury/9th BS

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Wed Jan 21 21:16:46 EST 2009


bonewood Fury' large-force exercise trains 9th BS
> for upcoming deployment
> By  7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
> 
> DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The 9th Bomb Squadron
> participated Dec. 1-5 in Operation BoneWood Fury, a
> week-long exercise utilizing two different local military
> operating areas, seven Defense Department units, and one
> large force exercise. On Dec. 4, Dark 47, a crew from the
> 9th BS worked a real-time scenario in the Lancer MOA:1
> 
> <strong>Hardrock 20 (JTAC):</strong> "Dark
> 47, Hardrock 20, it looks like one of our detainees is
> fleeing our position." 
> <em>Dark 47 (B-1B):</em> "Dark 47, contact
> on the mover." 
> <strong>Hardrock 20:</strong> "Roger,
> continue to follow the subject, we are sending out a
> runner." 
> <em>Dark 47:</em> "Dark 47 will
> comply." 
> 
> "From the ground, a team of joint terminal attack
> controllers from the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron
> out of Fort Bragg, N.C., were able to use the real-time
> video feedback from the crew of Dark 47's Sniper
> Advanced Targeting Pod in order to direct the pursuer and
> eventually apprehend the fleeing subject," said 1st Lt.
> Kevin Johnson, 9th Bomb Squadron Weapons and Tactics.1
> 
> This was just one of the many scenarios presented to the
> crew as they worked hand-in-hand with members of the 14th
> ASOS in order to prepare the 9th BS for an upcoming
> B-1deployment.1
> 
> Additionally, members of the 14th ASOS developed realistic
> close air support scenarios that forced the crews of the 9th
> BS to develop, practice, and fine-tune their tactics,
> techniques, and procedures for integrating the Sniper ATP
> into the types of operations they are most likely to
> encounter in a deployed scenario, the lieutenant said.1
> 
> "BoneWood Fury culminated in numerous lessons learned
> for all players involved," Lieutenant Johnson said.1
> 
> Developed by members of the 9th BS Weapons and Tactics
> shop, the overall goal was to prepare all involved units,
> not just the 9th BS, for their next round of deployments. 
> "That being said, the scenarios were planned to
> simulate the majority of those operations currently being
> flown in the AOR and thus were centered on CAS and CAS
> procedures," Lieutenant Johnson said.1
> 
> Over the week long stretch, F-16s, F-18s, AH-64D Longbows,
> JTACs from the 14th ASOS and the 9th ASOS, B-1Bs from the
> 9th BS, and an RC-135 all provided assets to make the
> training as realistic and valuable as possible.1
> 
> "Although not participating every day of the exercise,
> all of these units made their way to the Brownwood MOA in
> South East Texas Dec. 3 for a three-hour
> 'mini-war,'" Lieutenant Johnson said. "The
> scenario provided a chance for the JTACs to organize and
> sanitize their working airspace in an attempt to allow each
> aircraft involved to successfully engage and meet their
> objectives."1
> 
> This simulation also provided a platform for 9th BS pilot
> Capt. Brian Wallace to brief, coordinate, and debrief all
> players as a part of his upgrade to Mission Commander.1
> 
> "Operation BoneWood Fury was a great experience,"
> Captain Wallace said. "We brought units from across the
> country together in our own 'backyard' and erected a
> very realistic training scenario. This was the best training
> I have had since returning from my last combat
> deployment."1
> 
> In all, the 9th BS sent 20 crews out to work with the JTACs
> from 14th and 9th ASOS, leading to nearly 27 flight hours of
> JTAC support. Over the course of the exercise, crews from
> the 9th BS received 22 nine-line taskings, dropped more than
> 36 simulated weapons, and destroyed 23 targets.1
> 
> "While not always engaging in a kinetic situation,
> crews were also tasked to complete various non-traditional
> intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions to
> include convoy support, improvised explosive device
> detection, and high value individual escorts,"
> Lieutenant Johnson said.1
> 
> By the time the smoke cleared that afternoon, the 9th BS
> had successfully reached a new level in pre-deployment
> training. With the combined efforts of the 14th ASOS and 9th
> ASOS, crews of the 9th BS were able to practice scenarios
> and situations that they are guaranteed to see again in a
> few months when they push out the door to the combat
> environment.1
> 
> "The training was demonstrated to be of the highest
> quality and will prove to be a critical staple for future
> B-1B pre-deployment preparation," Lieutenant Johnson
> said.


      


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