Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

170NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC2.6 Executionreadability purposes, in this document the recovery vehicles are described as Rescue 11and 12, the RESCORT as Gun 1 and 2.0222. Dependent on the situation and the time required for the EF to locate, authenticateand prepare the isolated personnel for the flight to safety, the recovery vehiclesmay leave the Landing Zone (LZ) and move to a nearby holding area for safety reasons.Once the EF is ready they will subsequently call the recovery vehicles to pick them up.OA procedures without RESCORT0223. If no RESCORT is available, the recovery vehicle lead will become the RMC. TheRMC should carry out the final authentication of the isolated personnel and ask for anappropriate signal when approaching the Pick-Up Point (PUP).0224. Having located the isolated personnel, the recovery vehicles can determine asuitable Landing Site (LS) or pickup procedure and will provide their own mutual support.Rescue 11 could conduct a low pass over the PUP, in order to confirm the locationof the isolated personnel and may attempt to draw Opposing Forces (OPFOR) fire. Rescue11 can then relay the location and relative position to Rescue 12. After confirmingthe PUP and the isolated personnel’s location, Rescue 11 will proceed into an overheadpattern. Rescue 12 can continue inbound and land at the site of the isolated personneland proceed with recovery. Alternatively, Rescue 11 may land immediately, followed byRescue 12.0225. If Rescue 11 has not positively located the isolated personnel by the time Rescue12 is at PUP, Rescue 12 may join Rescue 11 in the overhead pattern until a positivelocation is acquired. Once a positive location has been acquired, Rescue 12 may proceedto land in the PUP. Once on the ground, the EF may disembark Rescue 12 and move tothe isolated personnel. The EF may perform final authentication of the isolated personneland will move back to Rescue 12. Rescue 11 may remain in the overhead patternproviding situational awareness, security and overwatch (ready to fire).0226. In the event the EF are not immediately enroute back to Rescue 12 with theisolated personnel within a pre briefed time of wheels down on the PUP, Rescue 12 canjoin Rescue 11 in the overhead Combat Air Patrol (CAP) until Rescue 12 is called back infor pick up at the PUP. At that time Rescue 12 may land immediately and begin recoveryof the EF and isolated personnel.0227. If deemed necessary, and if the situation allows, both recovery vehicles may landat the PUP. Take off may be in the same order as landing. If both recovery vehicles haveto land in the PUP due to the situation, but the PUP allows only one helicopter to land,Rescue 11 may land first, drop off the EF and take off again. Rescue 12 may land andstay in the PUP until it has picked up the EF again. Afterwards Rescue 11 may landagain and may pick up all remaining EF.0228. If radio contact is lost, the EF on the ground may signal for extraction withappropriate pre briefed signalling devices. When the EF are forced to use a differentPUP for extraction, the extraction point may be marked with smoke (preferred) or witha panel marker for day operations and a swirling IR chemlight, Buzzsaw (preferred) orInfraRed (IR) strobe.0229. Before takeoff, a signal should be made (radio call, light signal etc.) to warnthe other assets that the aircraft is lifting. If necessary, a departure heading or sectorshould also be passed for de-confliction. Once airborne, the recovery vehicles shouldrejoin in formation for the egress.OA procedures with RW RESCORTNATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC