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Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

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NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLICFormation flights and RESCORT patterns181(a) Daisy chain(b) S-weaveFigure 3.5: Attached FW RESCORT patternselement has to maintain visual contact with the wingman of the first element. Ifvisual contact can not be maintained between the elements, or if deemed necessary,separation between elements will be effected by a fixed distance and fixed speed,which can be checked by fixed calls on prepared points (e.g. spider points). Speedchanges have to be reported to all helicopters within the section. This procedurecan also be applied to keep separation between recovery vehicles and attached RWRESCORT.0317. The preferred tactic for attached RESCORT will be rear RESCORT as explainedabove.3.6 RESCORT patterns in the objective area0318. As detailed in 3.3, at least one AH will keep rear RESCORT in order to providesecurity for the recovery vehicles at all time. Also in the objective area, this AH willstay in rear cover, hovering behind the recovery vehicles to provide constant cover. Ifhowever, more AH are available as RESCORT, the following RESCORT patterns may beused in the OA as “hover cover”Wheel. Wheel is a circular pattern flown with the objective area or recovery vehiclesnormally at the centre. The wheel may be flown at varying altitudes and airspeeds.Figure 8. RW RESCORT figure 8 pattern is the same as the fixed wing except that thepattern may cover less area around the objective area or recovery vehicles. Helicopterswith forward firing ordnance may require higher altitudes during thepattern.NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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