VOLUME I Multinational Maritime Tactical Instructions and Procedures

MTP 1(D), Vol. I
Table 6-3. Table of Aircraft Mission Designators
FORM OF AIR SUPPORT OPERATION (Notes 1 and 4)
Area Operations
Associated Support
Direct Support
Designator
AQ
AS
DS
MISSION TYPES (Notes 1, 3, and 4)
Air Surveillance
SV
Antiair Warfare
AD
Antisurface Operations
SW
Area Search
SA
ASW Operations (Note 2): Further amplified with more
mission designators in Table 6-4
KS
Attack (Surface Targets)
AT
Barrier
BR
Investigate
IN
Mining Operations
MI
Reconnaissance
RE
Screen
SC
Search and Rescue
SR
Search and Shadow:
a. Overt search, Identification, and AR
b. Overt search, covert identification, and low shadow CP
c. Overt search, covert identification, and low shadow HR
d. Overt search, covert identification, and low shadow NV
e. Covert search, identification, and shadow SX
f . Covert search, identification, and high shadow
WZ
Surveillance
SU
Training
TN
Notes:
1. Tasking authorities are to use mission designators to promulgate the form of air
support operation and the mission types in all Forms GREEN.
2. To be used by tasking authority for all types of ASW operations (i.e., ASW
surveillance, air-sub operations, area, associated, or direct support operations).
3. Amplification of mission, such as reporting/tracking instructions or attack criteria
may be required, e.g., “BR + Report hourly.”
4. These designators may also be used in other message traffic to describe
aircraft employment.
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