JOTRC Handbook - Kadena Air Base

4.2. JOTRC SCHEDULING PROCESS
Scheduling timelines/suspense: All using agencies operating from Okinawa will attend
and request airspace/range time at the weekly Joint Airspace/Range Scheduling Meeting.
The meetings are generally held on Mondays, and airspace for current week plus two
weeks will be discussed. For using agencies that cannot attend the meeting due to
location, a representative of their unit or service can attend, to include JOSC schedulers.
For example, MWLK can request airspace/range time for all visiting USMC units before the
unit arrives on station.
Requests for airspace/range time should be consolidated and prioritized by operational
echelons at or above squadron/battalion level prior to submittal to the JOSC.
Written requests should be forwarded as far in-advance as possible, but no later than the
Monday of the week of intended use. Requests received after this time (including sameday
requests) will not receive priority (other than Priority 1), but may be honored on a
space available basis.
Scheduling conflicts developed before or during the Scheduling Meeting which cannot be
resolved through user coordination, will be resolved in accordance with the priorities in 4.3.
The following using agencies are highly encouraged to submit requests at least 4 weeks
prior to use.
Units stationed on the Korean peninsula or mainland Japan who are planning to use air-tosurface
ranges.
Units who are planning Joint exercises/training.
Units who are planning large force employment.
Units who are planning missile shoot exercises.
USN vessels
All Navy units will submit OPAREA requests in Okinawa via the Joint Okinawa Scheduling
Cell (JOSC) NIPR or SIPR email account. Standard airspace/range request templates are
located on the CNFJ Collaboration At Sea (CAS) website: http://www.cnfj.navy.smil.mil.
JOSC schedulers will check the SIPR email account (JOSC@kadena.af.smil.mil) daily for
new requests. The JOSC does not accept requests via Message Traffic.
Secondary methods for Okinawa OPAREA requests will be a phone request to JOSC
schedulers (DSN 634-4360).
Requests for airspace/ranges will be submitted via the Airspace/Range Request e-mail
template, telephone, or classified message which can be found on the JOSC website at