(totalAircraftInTankerCell ?CELL ?NUMBER) means that the total number of aircraft involved in the AirTankerCellMissionPlan ?CELL is the PositiveInteger ?NUMBER.
(earliestTime ?EARLIEST ?TIMESET) means that the TimePosition ?EARLIEST is the earliest time in the set of TimePositions ?TIMESET.
(airLaunchPointOfATOPlan ?MISSIONPLAN ?LOCATION) means that in the ATOMissionPlan ?MISSIONPLAN, a weapons launch is planned at the GeographicArea ?LOCATION.
(aircraftRefuelsAircraft ?PROVIDER ?RECEIVER) means that the MilitaryAircraft ?PROVIDER offloads fuel to the MilitaryAircraft ?RECEIVER.
(firstDepartureBase ?PLAN ?DEPLOC) means that in the ATOMissionPlan ?PLAN, the first departure base is the location ?DEPLOC.
(groundTargetOfATOMission ?MISSIONPLAN ?TARGET) means that in the ATOMissionPlan ?MISSIONPLAN, the Object ?TARGET is a ground target.
(lastArrivalBase ?PLAN ?ARRLOC) means that in the ATOMissionPlan ?PLAN, the last arrival base is the location ?ARRLOC.
(missionAirdropLocation ?PLAN ?PLACE) means that in the air Plan ?PLAN, the mission aircraft is to complete an AirdropMission at the location ?PLACE. The location may be specified for a particular mission leg of an AirMovementReSupplyPlan using the function MissionLegFn, e.g., (missionAirdropLocation (MissionLegFn ?NTH ?ATOPLAN) ?PLACE).
(missionLegArrivalBase ?LEG ?BASE) means that in the MissionLegOfATOMission ?LEG, the assigned mission aircraft is tasked to stop at the MilitaryAirport ?BASE.
(missionLegDeliverable ?LEG ?OBJECT) means that in the mssion leg or leg segment ?LEG, the assigned mission aircraft are tasked to deliver or airdrop ?OBJECT to the specified location.
(missionLegTimeIn ?LEG ?TIME) means that in the mission leg or leg segment ?LEG, the assigned mission aircraft is tasked to be at the stopover (or airdrop) point at or after the TimeInterval ?TIME.
(missionLegTimeOut ?LEG ?TIME) means that in the mission leg or leg segment ?LEG, the assigned mission aircraft is tasked to leave the stopover (or airdrop) point at or before the TimeInterval ?TIME.
(missionUtilizingCOMAOTimepoint ?PLAN ?ROUTE) means that the MilitaryAircraft of the ATOMissionPlan ?PLAN utilize the TimingReferencePoint ?TRP.
(requestNumber ?REQ ?SYMBOL) means that the Requesting ?REQ has the SymbolicString ?SYMBOL assigned to it or to the associated Request which it conveyed.
(shipAssignedToATOMission ?PLAN ?SHIP) means that the NavyFlightOperationsMissionPlan ?PLAN includes an assignment for the Ship ?SHIP. The ships assigned are AircraftCarriers.
(shipTargetOfATOMission ?MISSIONPLAN ?TARGET) means that in the ATOMissionPlan ?MISSIONPLAN, the targeted Object ?TARGET is a Ship.
(tankerCellDuration ?CELL ?INTERVAL) means that in the AirTankerCellMissionPlan ?CELL, the time period between the tanker cell start and end times is the TimeInterval ?INTERVAL.
AirCorridor is the subclass of AirTransitways that are restricted areas of air travel, specified for use by friendly aircraft and established for the purpose of preventing friendly aircraft from being fired on by friendly forces (source: JEL). An AirCorridor may contain multiple AirTransitways designated in CompositeAirOperationsMissionPlans that are used to manage traffic in the corridor.
AirMovementReSupplyMission is the subclass of ATOMissions that implement AirMovementReSupplyMissionPlans.
AirMovementReSupplyMissionPlan is a subclass of AirliftMissionPlan. The Air Movement Re-Supply mission model is used for airlift mission objectives that deliver supplies and personnel to a base by landing at that base to offload and/or onload materials. Unlike all other missions, the air movement re-supply mission (airlift and support helicopter) have multiple takeoffs and landings and the mission retains its mission number, callsign and IFF/SIF modes and codes throughout all of the scheduled mission takeoffs. (FLOMM, p. 33).
AirStationTankerMission is a subclass of AirTankerMission. An AirStationTankerMission is the implementation of an AirStationTankerMissionPlan.
AirStationTankerMissionPlan is a subclass of AirTankerMissionPlan. The Air Station (Non-Cell) Tanker mission model is used when the mission objective is to perform aerial refueling at one location. The mission is assigned to a location for a specific time period and altitude to provide airborne refueling of other air missions at this location (FLOMM, p. 12).
AirTankerCellAirspace is the subclass of AirStations that are used by an AirTankerCellMissionPlan. An AirTankerCellAirspace includes all of the locations for the individual AirStationTankerMissionPlans that make up the cell.
AirTankerCellMission is the subclass of ATOMissions that execute AirTankerCellMissionPlans.
AirTankerCellMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The air tanker cell model is used for refueling missions that are composed of a group of tanker missions. The formation of a cell allows the concentration of missions in an assigned airspace by reducing the intercell mission altitude separation for members in the cell. (FLOMM, pp. 14-15).
AirborneAlertMissionPlan is a type of mission plan that applies when mission aircraft are equipped, airborne, and ready for immediate action. Also called 'air alert'. Diverse kinds of ATOMissionPlans may stand by on air alert as AirborneAlertMissionPlans, including attack, reconnaissance, and refueling plans.
AirborneBattleDirection is the subclass of Managing processes carried out from an aircraft that is equipped with communications, data link, and display equipment.
AirborneEarlyWarning is the subclass of Communications involving the detection of enemy air or surface units by radar or other equipment carried in an airborne vehicle, and the transmitting of a warning to friendly units.
AirborneElementsTheaterAirControlSystemMission is the subset of ATOMissions that are specified in an AirborneElementsTheaterAirControlSystemMissionPlan.
AirborneElementsTheaterAirControlSystemMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The Airborne Elements of the Theater Air Control System (AETACS) mission model is used for air missions that provide control capabilities beyond line of sight from the Ground Elements of the Theater Air Control System (TACS). These missions provide early warning (AEW) and command and control functions such as flight-following and air battle direction (ABC). As a forward air control capability, they provide the interaction with the supported forces and the controlled mission (FAC). They are a subset of the station missions and as such inherit the assumptions from that mission model with the additional information concerning their control actions. (FLOMM, p. 37).
AircraftCarrier is the subclass of Ships that are designed to house, transport, launch, and retrieve MilitaryAircraft and their crews, with supporting ground (i.e. deck) personnel.
AircraftCatapult is the subclass of Devices that are designed to impel JetAirplanes off the decks of AircraftCarriers.
AircraftLaunch is the class of events that involve the TakingOff of a JetAirplane from an AircraftCarrier. AircraftLaunches differ from TakingOff on land in that on the Ship an AircraftCatapult is used to compensate for the short runway .
AircraftLaunchCycle is a subclass of DeckCycle consisting of deck cycles during which AircraftLaunches are performed.
AircraftOfTankerCell is a class of Collections of all the MilitaryAircraft assigned to missions of an AirTankerCellMissionPlan. Such a group is a way of considering together all of the aircraft assigned to the different missions that make up the AirTankerCellMissionPlan.
AircraftRecovery is the class of events that involve the Landing of a JetAirplane on an AircraftCarrier. AircraftRecovery differs from Landing on dry land in that on the Ship an AircraftTripWire is used to compensate for the short runway.
AircraftRecoveryCycle is a subclass of DeckCycle consisting of deck cycles during which AircraftRecovery is performed.
AircraftRepositioning is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. An aircraft repositioning mission is the execution of a RepositioningMissionPlan.
AircraftTripwire is the class of Wire devices installed on AircraftCarrier flight decks to catch the Tailhooks of aircraft during landing in order to arrest their movement on the short carrier runway.
AirdropMission is the subclass of ATOMissions that are executions of AirdropMissionPlans.
AirdropMissionObjective is a subclass of AirliftMissionObjective. Instances of AirdropMissionObjective are goals for AirdropMissionPlans.
AirdropMissionPlan is a subclass of AirliftMissionPlan to which all the conditions of AirMovementReSupplyMissionPlan also apply. An Airdrop is a airlift mission objective which defines a leg segment of an airlift mission. The mission releases supplies and personnel from the aircraft at a specified location (i.e., air drop location) without landing. (FLOMM, p. 35).
Airland is the subclass of Transportation events which execute a leg of an AirliftMission in which the cargo or personnel are delivered to their destination by a Landing. Contrast with AirdropMission.
AltitudeBlock is the subclass of AirTransitways reserved as ExclusiveUseAirspace, as for an AirStationTankerMissionPlan. An Altitude block is defined by the tanker altitude reservation above the tanker base altitude plus the intercell or mission separation distance (FLOMM, p. 12).
ArmyTacticalMissileSystem is a subclass of ModernMilitaryMissile. The Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) covers a group of ground-based long-range guided missiles that are fired from the Multiple Launch Rocket System M270 launcher.
A BuddyMissionStationSequence is the part of a BuddyTankerMissionPlan during which the air refueling is to take place. A BuddyMissionStationSequence consists of one or more BuddyTankerOffloads.
BuddyTankerMission is the subclass of ATOMissions that are executions of BuddyTankerMissionPlans.
BuddyTankerMissionObjective is the subclass of AirTankerMissionObjectives that apply to BuddyTankerMissionPlans.
BuddyTankerMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The buddy tanker mission model follows the air station tanker mission model with the exception that the tanker moves with the receiver aircraft much like an Escort mission and provides refueling support to the associated group of aircraft or missions only. (FLOMM, pp. 17).
A BuddyTankerOffload is the part of a BuddyMissionStationSequence consisting of refueling at one location.
CarrierAircraft is the subclass of military JetAirplanes that are designed for takeoff and landing on board an AircraftCarrier.
CompositeAirOperations is the subclass of ATOMissions which involves Managing of a named air route allowing the safe flow of multiple missions through an air corridor.
CompositeAirOperationsMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan and Managing. The composite air operations (COMAO) is a named route with a Timing Reference Point (TRP) as part of the route. The COMAO allows the flow of missions through a corridor and provides mission spacing and safety separation. In support of these corridors, defense suppression and jamming assets may be employed to allow for a COMAO to occur. Each COMAO has an associated entry and exit points with the intervening points described in the COMAO Plan and shown as Airspace Control Measures (ACMs) in the Airspace Control Order (ACO). The active times of the COMAO are also part of the plan and shown as effective times in the ACO. (FLOMM, p. 39).
CompositeAirOperationsRoute is the subclass of AirTransitways that are associated with CompositeAirOperations.
ComputedAirReleasePoint is the subclass of AtmosphericRegions where the first paratroop or cargo item is released to land on a specified impact point (source: JEL).
ControlAndReportingCenter is a subclass of MilitaryUnits that are subordinate air control elements of the tactical air control center from which radar control and warning operations are conducted within its area of responsibility (source: JEL). CRC support to theater air operations includes radar surveillance and tracking on a priority basis, direction of sector air defense, providing radar service to tactical aircraft, supervision of subordinate deployed air control units, and data link of a combined air picture to higher headquarters (source: FAS).
ControlAndReportingElement (CRE) is a subclass of MilitaryUnits that are subordinate air control elements of the tactical air control center from which radar control and warning operations are conducted within its area of responsibility. CREs are similar to but smaller than ControlAndReportingCenters (source: FAS).
DeckCycle is a subclass of Managing processes which are subProcesses of NavyFlightOperations. A DeckCycle is a process during which MilitaryAircraft are either launched or recovered (but not both) on an AircraftCarrier.
DirectAttackGroundTargetMission is the subclass of DirectAttackMissions which execute DirectAttackGroundTargetMissionPlans.
DirectAttackGroundTargetMissionPlan is a subclass of DirectAttackMissionPlan. The ground attack model is used for missions that approach a ground target to deliver ordnance on the target. Mission types which may be DirectAttackGroundTargetMissionPlans include InterdictionMissionPlans, OffensiveCounterAirMissionPlans, and OffensiveAirSupportMissionPlans (FLOMM, p. 6).
DirectAttackShipTargetMission is a subclass of DirectAttackMission. A DirectAttackShipTargetMission is a mission that executes a DirectAttackShipTargetMissionPlan.
DirectAttackShipTargetMissionPlan is a subclass of DirectAttackMissionPlan. The Ship Target model is used for a direct attack mission for which the intended target is a ship. The mission model differs from the Ground Target model in that the tasking contains additional data about the target's movement and location at a specific time. Note: This requires the planner to investigate the specific location for the attack if the time between target identification, i.e., 'as of' time and the attack TOT exceeds about one hour (FLOMM, p. 8).
DropZone is the subclass of Regions upon which airborne troops, equipment, or supplies are airdropped (source: JEL).
ElectronicCombatCorridorOperationsMission is the subclass of ATOMissions that are executions of ElectronicCombatCorridorOperationsMissionPlans.
ElectronicCombatCorridorOperationsMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The Electronic Combat (EC) corridor operations mission model follows the Escort mission model except for the additional data contained in the ATO (6EWDATA[52] or CHAFF[56]) which provides electronic combat tasking information for the mission aircraft to do their EC corridor operations tasks. (FLOMM, p. 20).
ElectronicCombatStationMission is the subclass of ATOMissions that are executions of ElectronicCombatStationMissionPlans.
ElectronicCombatStationMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The Electronic Combat (EC) station mission model, whether collection (e.g., ESM) or jamming (EW), follows the Station Air Location model except for the additional data contained in the ATO (6EWDATA[52] or CHAFF[56]) which provides electronic combat tasking information for the mission aircraft performing EC tasks. (FLOMM, p. 19).
FlightFollowing is the subclass of Communications consisting of the task of maintaining contact with specified aircraft for the purpose of determining en route progress or flight termination (source: JEL).
ForwardAirControl is the subclass of CommandAndControlProcesses that involve control from the air of aircraft engaged in close air support of ground troops. See ForwardAirControllerAirborne.
ForwardAirControllerAirborne is the subclass of agents who exercise control from the air of aircraft engaged in close air support of ground troops. Normally, the forward air controller (airborne) (or 'FACA') is an airborne extension of the tactical air control party (source: JEL). A ForwardAirControllerAirborne may be either a MilitaryUnit or an individual MilitaryOfficer.
GroundAlertMission is the subclass of ATOMission consisting of GroundAlertMissionPlans.
GroundAlertMissionObjective is the subclass of MissionObjectives for maintaining ground alert. During ground alert status, aircraft are on the ground (or deck) fully serviced and armed, with combat crews in readiness to take off within a specificed short period of time (usually 15 minutes) after receipt of a mission order (source: JEL).
GroundAlertMissionPlan is a type of mission plan that applies when mission aircraft are equipped and ready for action, but not yet airborne. Diverse types of missions may stand by on air alert as GroundAlertMissionPlans, including attack, reconnaissance, and refueling plans.
GroundAlertMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The ground alert mission model is very similar to the air location with the exception that the location for the mission is a ground location and the resource, although tasked, does not consume resources till scrambled or committed. The aircraft and its aircrew are not available for additional tasking during the alert period. The mission remains in an alert response based on its tasked response time (e.g., 1 minute, 30 minutes, 1 hour) posture from the on station time until the off station time. (FLOMM, p. 27).
GroundStationTankerMission is a subclass of AirliftMission. A ground tanker mission is executed when a tanker or airlift aircraft flies to a forward location, lands and then provides fuel to aircraft on the ground at that location (i.e., FARP). A ground station tanker is modeled as a special case of an airmove mission. (FLOMM, p. 36).
GroundStationTankerMissionObjective is a subclass of AirliftMissionObjectives whose instances are goals of providing ground tanker refueling.
GroundStationTankerMissionPlan is a subclass of AirliftMissionPlan. A ground tanker mission model is used when a tanker or airlift aircraft flies to a forward location, lands and then provides fuel to aircraft on the ground at that location (i.e., FARP). A ground station tanker is modeled as a special case of an airmove mission. (FLOMM, p. 36).
GroundTheaterAirControlSystem (GTACS) is a subclass of ComputerBasedInformationSystems that are used to rapidly detect and identify airborne targets with minimal or no outside support. GTACS are deployed as either ControlReportingCenters or ControlReportingElements. Battle management elements of a GroundTheaterAirControlSystem include AirOperationsCenter, ControlAndReportingCenter, ControlAndReportingElement, AirSupportOperationsCenter, and TacticalAirControlParty (source: JEL).
GroundTheaterAirControlSystemMission is the subclass of ATOMissions in which friendly ground units provide radar facilities or command and control capability. See also GroundTheaterAirControlSystemMissionPlan.
GroundTheaterAirControlSystemMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The GTACS are friendly ground units whose mission is to provide command and control capability as Radar facilities such as the Control and Reporting Center and Control and Reporting elements (CRC, CRE), and Tactical Air Control Parties (TACP) providing FAC capabilities. These units are identified to the controlled missions as their controlling agencies. (FLOMM, p. 39).
IndividualLocationReconnaissanceRequestMission is the subclass of ATOMissionPlans that are executions of IndividualLocationReconnaissanceRequestMissionPlans.
IndividualLocationReconnaissanceRequestMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The Individual Reconnaissance (RECCE) Request model is used to task a RECCE asset to go to specific locations to gather specific intelligence information. The type of RECCE dictates the form of the product obtained by the mission. The RECCE request provides the specifics of the information to be gathered and a portion of the request is forwarded to the tasked organization in the ATO. The mission model is similar to the Primary Attack but differs in that the tasking for a single RECCE objective may encompass a series of locations (i.e., trace plot ) to perform its mission objective. (FLOMM, p. 30).
MissileWeaponAttackMission is a subclass of ATOMission. A MissileWeaponAttackMission is one that executes a MissileWeaponAttackMissionPlan.
MissileWeaponAttackMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The missile weapon attack model is used for a standoff attack where the fly out range of the weapons system employed against the target exceeds a specific distance. With this weapon selection for the target, the attacking aircraft does not fly to the target but stands-off the flyout distance to release the weapon. There is then a launch point described in the tasking of these missions. The target may be any facility or unit (i.e. ground or ship targets) for which the SCL has identified an air launched cruise class of munitions. (FLOMM, p. 10).
MissionEscortMission is the subclass of ATOMissions that are executions of MissionEscortMissionPlans.
MissionEscortMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The escort mission model is used when a mission provides escort support to another mission. The missions usually associated with this objective are Defensive Counter Air or Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses. The mission purpose is to assist in assuring the accomplishment for supported mission objectives. (FLOMM, p. 21).
MissionLegOfATOMission is the subclass of Plans that constitute one segment of an ATOMissionPlan.
NavyFlightOperations is the subclass of Managing processes that are performed by Navy flight deck units to launch and recover aircraft on an $AircraftCarrier. Thus, NavyFlightOperations involve a Ship as well as MilitaryAircraft.
NavyFlightOperationsMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The Naval Flight Operations model serves to describe the scheduling of aircraft missions from an aircraft carrier class. It is not a mission employment model but is included to have a complete description of the planning models for TBMCS. (FLOMM, p. 42).
NavyFlightOperationsPeriod is the class of TimeIntervals during which NavyFlightOperations take place or are planned to take place.
PackageEscortMission is a subclass of ATOMission. A PackageEscortMission is a mission that executes a PackageEscortMissionPlan.
PackageEscortMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The PackageEscortMissionPlan is used when an escort mission supports an escorted mission which is part of a package. The escort mission may be separated from its original escorted mission to attach to a different mission in the same or another package (FLOMM, p. 23).
ReceiveAerialRefueling is the subclass of Plans that specify AerialRefueling events to take place during the execution of ATOMissionPlans. These refueling events are correlated with a plan to deliver fuel (see AirTankerMissionPlan).
ReconnaissanceRequest is the subclass of Requestings that ask for IntelligenceAcquisition about a specified objective.
RepositioningMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. A repositioning mission is a mission that flies to a landing location and then starts a new mission. An example might be an A10A aircraft that flies to a Forward Operating Location (FOL), lands, and becomes a Ground Alert Close Air Support (GCAS) mission. (FLOMM, p. 32).
RouteValidation is the subclass of ConstraintChecking in which fuel and time contraints are checked against the aircraft route.
StationAirLocationMission is the subclass of ATOMissions that execute StationAirLocationMissionPlans.
StationAirLocationMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The Station Air Location Mission model supports missions which maintain an orbit at a location. The mission may be in orbit to await further tasking as an air alert mission (e.g., XCAS, XCAP, XDCA, XAR, and others) while other missions are in orbit to perform their major mission objective (e.g., JSTAR, CAP, EW, ESM AEW, ABC, FAC, RECCE (collection), and others) from the time on station until the time off station. The station missions which perform control functions (AETACS) and are not on air alert are addressed in the Control mission model. RECCE for specific location requests, for example, BDA pinpoint, route RECCE, etc., are covered in the Individual RECCE Collection Request mission model while RECCE station collection is contained in this model. The mission models are the same from the planning perspective for all air locations, the associated ATO mission sets are dependent on the type of air mission. These differences are specified in the ATO-98 Message Sets section below. (FLOMM, p. 25).
StationCollectionReconnaissanceMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The Station Collection Reconnaissance (RECCE) mission model is the same as the StationAirLocationMissionPlan model and supports reconnaissance (RECCE) missions that orbit to collect intelligence data from a named airspace. The ATO tasking is to be in the orbit at a specific altitude for the station times. The specific collection requirements for the mission for security reasons may not be disseminated in the ATO. (FLOMM, p. 29).
SurfaceToSurfaceMissileMissionPlan is a subclass of ATOMissionPlan. The Surface-to-Surface Missile model is used for the TLAM and ATACMS missiles which are under the command responsibility of the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC). (FLOMM, p. 42).
TomahawkLandAttackMissile is a subclass of ModernMilitaryMissile. The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, submarine or ship-launched cruise missile used for attacking land targets or ships.
ExclusiveUseAirspace is a TransitwayState attribute used to describe an area that can be used by only one ATOMissionPlan.