Military AI Works

As some of you know, last year on the PAI Military Forum, I worked on a multi-aircraft deployment (Cope Thunder) of over 200 aircraft from across the United States to Thailand with all aircraft arriving within 72 hours. Was great AI spotting at the stop-over and arrival bases.

This year I am working on one that I am calling "Cope Asian Spirit". It will involve a deployment to the Republic of South Korea. This will be a smaller number of aircraft than last time, but I hope to involve more than just the US Air Force with Army troop pickups and some US Naval and Marine assets being deployed also.

Cope Asian Spirit Scenario: To demonstrate a "Show of Force" in a rapid manner for the defense of the Republic of South Korea. All deploying units must arrive within 72 hours of D-Day.

So far I have for the USAF:

Total Aircraft Deploying: 49

Number of bases used: 49

44 CONUS (Continental USA) plus Hawaii, Alaska and Guam plus
5 overseas locations.

Type Aircraft involved:

B1B
KC135R
C5A
C5B
B52H
C17A
B2A
KC10
U2R
KC135Q
KC135E
E3B
E8C
F16C
F117A
C130H
C130E
AC130H
RQ4
RC135W
F15A
F15C
F15E
A10A

Bases used:
FJDG
KADW
KBAB
KBAD
KBHM
KCHS
KCVS
KDOV
KDYS
KGSB
KGUS
KHIF
KHMN
KHRT
KIAB
KJAN
KLFI
KLRF
KMCF
KMEI
KMEM
KMIB
KMKE
KMTC
KMUO
KNFW
KPHX
KRCA
KRDR
KRIV
KSKA
KSKF
KSLC
KSSC
KSUU
KSWF
KSZL
KTCM
KTIK
KWRB
KWRI
PAED
PAEI
PGUA
PHNL
RJTY
RKJK
RKSO
RODN

I am using Trafficboard 2004 again to make the flightplans. Its is a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) program so its real easy to make the plans. Will see how this one works out, its all a matter of timing.

Looking forward to this one.

Made some progress this morning. I am up to 85 aircraft. I have added some US Army, Marine and Navy deployments.

I added the following aircraft for the US Navy and Marine:

P-3C
C-130T
F/A 18
KC-130F

I now have the following bases being used by the Army deployments. These are mostly C-5, or C-17 pickups with most being staged thru Gray Army Airfield as the final CONUS jump point.

KFCS
KLHW
KLSF
KSVN
KFLV
KFRI
KPOE
KGTB
KFBG
KHLR
KGRF
PKWA
PHHI
PHSF
RJTR

US Marine and Navy

KNFG
PHNG
KNBC
KNKT
RJOI
ROTM
KNTD
RJTA
KNLC
KNPA

I have also reset my In-theater tanker forces to different airfields in South Korea. I have mostly strike aircraft at Osan and Kunsan along with arriving cargo aircraft. The tankers go to different staging points. Most of my support aircraft go to Japan. I am also pulling strike assets along with In-theater airlift from there.

I also made a sub-deployment of heavy strike aircraft (B-1B, B-52H) to EGVA as a supplemental forward on forces for FJDG.

All aircraft depart CONUS between 0500L Monday - 0500L Tuesday. They all arrived in theater by late Wednesday.

Makes KSUU, PHNL and PGUA along with RKSO and RKJK very busy locations during these times. Last night I watched 4 B1B, 8 KC-135s, 4 F-15s, 4-16s arrive at PGUA all within 30 minutes. Not likely you say.....
During Operation Giant Warrior at Andersen in 1990 we had over 200 aircraft arrive within three days and was flying missions within 24 hours. What was real neat was they all left within 24 hours which seemed like continous departures...

Flyboy, i have afcads for the following,

KNKX

ROTM

KNXX

KSWF

KNHK

KNKT

KNGB

KNTD

KNHZ


i made em for the C-130s comin soon, so if u need the afcads scream at me n ill send em.

CD

Sounds like a awesome project...

Didn't see it listed, might have missed it.

The USN P-3 would be operating out of Pohang, Korea (RKTH) That's where the ROK P-3's are.

After a few days of AI spotting, all aircraft are showing up where they are going. Now the next question, how long do they stay at their deployed locations and where do they go from there?

Here was my initial deployment plan (Army, USMC and Navy not included) It is subject to change as this idea develops.

RKSO STRIKE BASE #1 DEPLOYMENT

PCK#1

D+1 2 PHOENIX KC135R (KPDX-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D+1 2 DAVIS MONTHAM A10 (KDMA-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D+1 2 MCCORD C17 (KTCM-KDMA-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)

PCK#2

D+1 2 EIELSON A10 (PAEI-RKSO)
D+1 2 EIELSON KC135R (PAEI-RKSO)
D+1 2 TRAVIS C5 (KSUU-PAEI-RKSO)

PCK#3

D+1 2 FAIRCHILD KC135R (KSKA-PAED-RKSO)
D+1 2 ELMENDORF F15E (PAED-RKSO)
D+1 2 MCCORD C17 (KTCM-PAED-RKSO)

PCK#4

D+1 2 HILL F16C (KHIF-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D+1 2 SALT LAKE CITY KC135R (KSTL-KHIF-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D+1 2 MCCORD C17 (KTCM-KHIF-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)

PCK#5

D+1 2 HOLLOMAN F117A (KHMN-KRIV-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D+1 2 MCCONNEL KC135R (KIAB-KHMN-KRIV-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D+1 2 KELLY C5 (KSKF-KHMN-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)

PCK#6

D 2 LANGLEY F15C (KLFI-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D 2 ANDREWS KC135R (KADW-KLFI-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D 2 CHARLESTON C17 (KCHS-KLFI-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)

PCK#7

D 2 SEYMOUR JOHNSON F15E (KGSB-KLRF-KRIV-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D 2 SEYMOUR JOHNSON KC135R (KGSB-KLRF-KRIV-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D 2 MEMPHIS C5 (KMEM-KGSB-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)

PCK#8

D 2 SHAW F16C (KSSC-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D 2 BIRMINGHAM KC135 (KBHM-KSSC-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D 2 DOVER C5 (KDOV-KSSC-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)

IN-THEATER CARGO SHUTTLE ASSETS (RJTY)

D 2 LITTLE ROCK C130H (KLRF-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)
D 2 NAS FORT WORTH C130H (KNFW-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKSO)

RKJK STRIKE BASE #2 DEPLOYMENT

PCK#1

D 2 PHOENIX KC135R (KPDX-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D 2 DAVIS MONTHAM A10 (KDMA-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D 2 MCCORD C17 (KTCM-KDMA-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)

PCK#2

D 2 EIELSON A10 (PAEI-RKJK)
D 2 EIELSON KC135R (PAEI-RKJK)
D 2 TRAVIS C5 (KSUU-PAEI-RKJK)

PCK#3
D 2 FAIRCHILD KC135R (KSKA-PAED-RKJK)
D 2 ELMENDORF F15E (PAED-RKJK)
D 2 MCCORD C17 (KTCM-PAED-RKJK)

PCK#4

D 2 HILL F16C (KHIF-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D 2 SALT LAKE CITY KC135R (KSTL-KHIF-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D 2 MCCORD C17 (KTCM-KHIF-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)

PCK#5

D 2 HOLLOMAN F117A (KHMN-KRIV-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D 2 MCCONNEL KC135R (KIAB-KHMN-KRIV-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D 2 KELLY C5 (KSKF-KHMN-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)

PCK#6

D+1 2 LANGLEY F15C (KLFI-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D+1 2 ANDREWS KC135R (KADW-KLFI-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D+1 2 CHARLESTON C17 (KCHS-KLFI-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)

PCK#7

D+1 2 SEYMOUR JOHNSON F15E (KGSB-KLRF-KRIV-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D+1 2 SEYMOUR JOHNSON KC135R (KGSB-KLRF-KRIV-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D+1 2 MEMPHIS C5 (KMEM-KGSB-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)

PCK#8

D+1 2 SHAW F16C (KSSC-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D+1 2 BIRMINGHAM KC135 (KBHM-KSSC-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)
D+1 2 DOVER C5 (KDOV-KSSC-KTIK-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)


PKG#9
D 1 HULBERT FIELD AC-130 (KHRT-KNFW-KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RKJK)


PGUA - LONG RANGE STRIKE BASE #1

PKG#1

D+2 2 BARKSDALE B52H (KBAD-PHNL-PGUA)
D+2 2 MERIDIAN KC135R (KMEI-KBAD-PHNL-PGUA)
D+2 1 JACKSON C17 (KJAN-KBAD-PHNL-PGUA)

PKG#2

D+2 2 DYESS B1B (KDYS-PHNL-PGUA)
D+2 2 GRISSOM KC135R (KGUS-KDYS-PHNL-PGUA)
D+2 1 KELLY C5 (KSKF-KDYS--PHNL-PGUA)

PKG#3

D+2 2 ELLSWORTH B1B (KRCA-PHNL-PGUA)
D+2 2 GENERAL MITCHELL KC135 (KMKE-KRCA-PHNL-PGUA)
D+2 1 DOVER C5 (KDOV-KRCA-PHNL-PGUA)

PKG#4

D+2 2 MINOT B52H (KMIB-PHNL-PGUA)
D+2 2 GRAND FORKS (KRDR-KMIB-PHNL-PGUA)
D+2 1 MCCORD C17 (KTCM-KMIB-PHNL-PGUA)

FJDG LONG RANGE STRIKE BASE #2

PKG#1

D 2 WHITEMAN B2A (KSZL-FJDG)
D 1 MEMPHIS C5 (KMEM-KSZL-FJDG)
D 2 MCGUIRE KC10 (KWRI-KSZL-FJDG)

RODN SUPPORT BASE #1
D+3 1 BEALE TR1 (KBAB-PHNL-PGUA-RODN
D+3 1 RQ4 (BROUGHT IN BY TRAVIS C5) (KSUU KBAB-PHNL-PGUA-RODN)
D+3 1 BEALE KC135Q (KBAB-PHNL-PGUA-RODN)

D+3 1 TINKER E3A (KTIK-PHNL-PGUA-RODN)
D+3 1 TINKER KC135R (KTIK-PHNL-PGUA-RODN)

D+3 1 WARNER ROBBINS E8 (KWRB-PHNL-PGUA-RODN)
D+3 1 MCDILL KC135R (KMCF-KWRB-PHNL-PGUA-RODN)

D 1 STEWART C5 (KSWF-PHNL-PGUA-RODN)

D 1 TRAVIS KC10 (KSUU-PHNL-PGUA-RODN)
D 1 TOPEKA KC135R (KFOE-PHNL-PGUA-RODN)


Ideas, suggestions welcome. Idea is to get a wide range of traffic from all over the US moving....

I have included my initial flightplans to build on..

You have inspired me flyboy. I am now doing a similar set of flight plans. I am doing an Airshow at Tyndall AFB (KPAM).

Cheers

Scott Jones

Red flag at Nellis would be another good one to do.

Nick