//SOD MISSION #10A//081500ZSEP01

1. SITUATION:  TROPICAL STORM ERIN IS LOCATED ABOUT 740 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA AS OF 1500Z .  THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH (15 KM/H) AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BERMUDA.  BERMUDA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH AT THIS TIME.  TROPICAL STORM ERIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

2. MISSION: SOD WILL DEPLOY AIRCRAFT TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE WEST COAST IN PREPARATION FOR FOLLOW ON STORM MISSIONS.

3. EXECUTION:

A. CONCEPT OF THE OPERATION:  SOD WILL DEPLOY LONG RANGE, HIGH ALTITUDE RECON B757 AIRCRAFT FROM MEMPHIS (KMEM) TO NORFOLK (KORF) TO STAGE FOR UPCOMING OPERATIONS.  ADDITIONALLY, C130/L100 AND L188 AIRCRAFT WILL DEPLOY FROM KRDU TO TXKF (BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL).  UPON ARRIVAL, AIRCRAFT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY PREPARED FOR RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS.

B. OPERATIONS:

1. B757 FLIGHTS WILL DEPART KMEM AND PROCEED TO KORF VIA ROUTING SHOWN ON CARDINAL EXPRESS ROUTE PAGES.

2. C130/L100 AND L188 FLIGHTS WILL DEPART KRDU AND PROCEED TO TXKF VIA OPTIMAL ROUTING CHOSEN BY FLIGHT CREW.

3.  IF WEATHER AT TXKF IS NOT SUITABLE FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT WILL PROCEED TO KORF AND AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS.

C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.

1.  FLIGHTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE MADE ON SQUAWKBOX (SATCO OR CARDINAL SERVER). 

2.  GROUND CREWS ARE STANDING BY FOR PREPARATION OF AIRCRAFT UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATIONS.

3. PILOTS WILL FILE PIREP WITH THE ROUTE NUMBER SOD10A.

4. SERVICE AND SUPPORT.

A. GENERAL SUPPORT.

1. FUEL AND REST AREAS ARE AVAILABLE AT BOTH DESTINATIONS.

2.  SOD RESCUE ASSETS ARE AVAILABLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

3.  STORM DATA CAN BE FOUND AT http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/ AND http://www.moreweather.com/tropics/.