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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

FLEET COMPOSITE SQUADRON SIX NAVAL AIR STATION

NORFOLK. VIRGINIA 2351 1

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~ U N C L A S S I F 1 E Z l UPON REMOVAL OF ENCLOSURE (5) )

From: Coummding Officer , Fleet Composite 'Squadron SIX To: Chief of Naval Operations (OP-05D2)

Sub j : Comaand History fo r Calendar Year 1981 (OPNAV Report 5750-1 )

Ref: (a ) OPHAVINST 5750.12C

Encl: (1) Conrmanding Officer's biography (2) Summary of Operations for Calendar Year 1981 (3) Operational S t a t i s t i a s for Calendar Year 1981 (4 ) Congratulatory Messllgea fo r Calendar Year 1981 (5) Classified Messages for Calendar Year 1981

1. In accordance with reference ( a ) , enclosures (1) through (5) are for- warded.

2. Basic History

a. Comnand Organization.

(1) The biography of the present Conmanding Officer is included a s enclosure (1).

(2) Mission and functions which have &awed sinoe a previous submit- t a l , and the authority f o r the changes: None.

(3) Composition of conmind, Including designation of un i t s assigned, dates and authority fo r any act ivat ions o r deactivations, and information on s ign i f ican t organizational changes during the calender year: None.

(4) Any changes i n location of headquarters or homeport: None.

b. Summary of Operations.

(1) Significant events and a s m m r y of operations is included i n enclosure (2) .

c. Special topics.

(1 ) The operational s t a t i s t i c s for calendar year 1981 a r e included i n enclosure (3).

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3. Documentary Annex.

a. Enclosures (4) and (5) consis t of congratulary messages received during 1981.

4. Highlights of calendar year 198 1.

a. During t h i s period, VC-6 has continued t o expand the scope of its threa t simulation mission. Through the incorporation of new equipment, the devising of new t a c t i c s , and the improvement of ex i s t ing equipment and proce- dures, a i r and surface un i t s of the Atlantic Fleet have received increasingly r e a l i s t i c th rea t simulations t o incorporate i n t h e i r training.

b. Several new t a c t i c s were developed fo r use with Navy and Marine Corps f igh te r squadrons. The first, which the Pacif ic Missile Test Center thought impossible, was a night MQM-74C ta rge t operation. A l l three targets performed flawlessly and were recovered a f t e r a l l miss i les were expended. The second innovation concerned the simultaneous f l i g h t of two a e r i a l t a rge t s simulating a section of a i r c r a f t . This was t o t a l l y conceived by members of t h i s squadron t o give the f igh te r community a more r e a l i s t i c challenge.

c. New simulations have a l s o been incorporated fo r the surface-to-surface missile threat . A t Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an MQM-74C ta rge t was flown i n a pop-up maneuver over a QST-35 SEPTAR t o simulate a surface launched missile fo r f i r i n g un i t s of the Atlantic Fleet . This p ro f i l e was deemed very r e a l i s t i c and plans a r e t o repeat such exercises i n the future. A fur ther surface-to-surface scenario is now avai lable i n t he VACAPES area with the suc- cessful launch and f l i g h t of an MQM-74C from the USS RETRIEVER (DR-1) while underway. This was described a s the most r e a l i s t i c th rea t ever seen by a i r - borne un i t s of Fighter Wiw ONE.

d. VC-6 expanded its services during par t ic ipat ion i n UNITAS X X I I , A six- month South American Combined Exercise. This was the first UNITAS exercise t o employ QST-33 SEPTARS fo r surface gunnery with the U.S. Navy and un i t s of 10 South American navies. VC-6 a l s o enjoyed its most successful UNITAS deployment ever i n terms of aerial ta rge t services. The command received praise from the Commander, South Atlantic force and many foreign navies.

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e. Cognizant of the ever increasing cos t s of targets, VC-6 has i n i t i a t e d innovative methods for t a rge t conservation. One involved the incorporation of a v e r t i c a l a l t i t u d e jink maneuver vice the standard break turn f o r evading AIM-7 Sparrow Missiles. This maneuver preserves miss i le / target closure enhancing miss i le performance while s ign i f ican t ly Improving ta rge t survival ra tes . Aerial t a rge t s have been h q u e n t l y l o s t due t o parachute entanglement on water impact because the parachute fa i led t o detach. To resolve t h i s problem, VC-6 i n i t i a t e d a deslgn f o r a water act ivated re lease device f o r the parachute. I n i t i a l operational tests on the selected device show it t o be completelv s u c c e s s h l and a marked improvement over current equipment. The squadron a l s o acquired permission t o equip a l l MQM-74C t a rge t s with IFF transponders t o enhance mission accomplishment and target recovery.

f. The past year saw the overhaul completion of our drone recovery vessel , USS RETRIEVER (DR-11, a t Salisbury, Maryland. In s p i t e of a delayed delivery date caused by contractor supply problems and labor s t r l ke s , DR-1 was delivered below projected cos t s primarily through the on-site coordination of VC-6 personnel. This overhaul extended USS RETRIEVER'S operational l i f e f o r t en more years, and the cost has already been recovered through t a rge t s saved which would have otherwise been l o s t .

g. Our par t ic ipat ion i n the annual Hawk M s s i l e Exercise with Marine Corps un i t s of the Atlantic Fleet a t Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, saw the first u t i l i z a t i o n of t o w bodies on the MQM-74C. This provided r e a l i s t i c - th rea t s t o Marine Corps f i r i n g un i t s while allowing f o r maximum drone conser- vation. This year's exercise concluded with a l l missiles f i r ed a s planned.

h. VC-6 led the way with the first introduction and incorporation of the Integrated Target Control System by a mil i tary unit. This system is designed t o provide Improved control and tracking of airborne targets. This command has played a major ro l e i n its design, construction, and integrat ion i n t o fleet exercises. A s the so le mi l i t a ry operator and model manager, we have submitted major changes t o procedures i n the operating publications and in i - t i a t ed requirements fo r check and t e s t procedures fo r t a rge t systems.

1. VC-6's involvement In th rea t s i rwlat ion did not s top within the squadron. We were cal led upon t o provide a standard arm emitter f o r use i n READEX 1-82. This was quickly and professionally accomglished. The emitter was ins ta l led and ready f o r use when the E A R P O O ~ target was changed from the Ex-Bushnell t o the Ex-Uare in Roosevelt Roads, P.R. VC-6 was given 48 hours t o remove the emitter from Ex-Bushnell and I n s t a l l it in Ex-Ware. This task was accomplished and the HARPOONEX went on t o a highly successful conclusion.

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j. The expansion of t a rge t services has increased the pride and enthu- siasm of the squadron personnel. Reenlistment f igures remain impressive. On 2 October 1981, VC-6 held a mass reenlistment ceremony f o r twelve squadron members who reenl is ted f o r a t o t a l of 48 years. This is believed t o be the la rges t s ing le reenlistment f o r a shore un i t in the Norfolk area , and is cer- t a in ly the la rges t fo r a squadron of t h i s size.

k. The command acted t o inform the public on the e s sen t i a l services it provides through two major t e lev is ion news features. The first concerned coverage given the USS RETRIEVER (DR-1) by WAR (CH-3) on its return from overhaul. The second was coverage by WVEC (CH-13) news on the opening of the Integrated Target Control System building a t Dam Neck. In addit ion the squadron received recognition on CH-10 a s a s ign i f ican t contributor t o a loca l char i ty gathering Thanksgiving baskets. These events contributed t o the public's knowledge of how t h e i r naval forces t r a i n f o r defense of the country.

1. The squadron completed a very productive command inspection ear ly i n the period i n which VC-6 was found t o be f u l l y e f fec t ive i n the performance of assigned missions and no major discrepancies were noted.

m. VC-6 continued t o lead i n providing th rea t simulation fo r U.S. and foreign un i t s a t home and abroad. Deploying on ships of every s i z e t o the Atlant ic , Caribbean, Mediterranean, and South America, detachments provided professional services i n a broad spectrum of th rea t simulations t o anyone and everyone who would t e s t t h e i r defense capabi l i t i es . A s the Navy's only opera- t i ona l t a rge t squadron, VC-6 is proud of its r o l e of providing "SKEET FOR THE FLEETw.

K. w. VAN LUE

Copy to: Director of Naval History

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CREW DEPLOYMENTS - 1 I

(. TOTAL DAYS DEPLOYED - 7

MQM-74C JAN 1 9 8 1 NO z

LAUNCHES 3 ---- SAT MISSIONS 2 66.7 SAT LAUNCHES 3 100.0 RECOVERIES 1 33.3 OP LOSS 1 33.3 H I T & KILLED 1 33.3

TOTAL FY 8 1 NO %

QST-35 JAN, TOTAL. FY 8 1

LAUNCHES 2 SAT MISSION 2 OPS HOURS 4.b

QST-33 JAN TOTAL FY 8 1

LAUNCHES 0 SAT MISION 0 OPS HOURS 0 0 - 0

JAN 8 0 NO

22 1 8 21 1 3 b 3

AVG FY BO %

AVG FY 8 0

AVG FY 80

DR-L i HOURS OF OPERATION - U

DAYS OPERATED - 0 TARGETS RECOVERED - 0 TOTAL TARGETS RECOVERED - 0

OPERATIONS I I

JANUARY PROVED TO BE A LOW TEMPO O P E R A T I O N S R0NTi-i A S DET ALPHA 1 I

DEPLOYED ABOARD USS AMERICA L 3 - 1 8 J A N - ONE DAY OF MQM-34 OPERATIONS

PROVIDED TARGET SERVICES FOR TWO OF THE ADER1CAf.S NATO SEA SPARROW I I

M I S S I L E S . DET DELTA OPERATED AT DAM NECK ON THE 29th7 P R O V I D I N G

S E R V I C E S FOR V F - 1 7 1 . L I T T L E CREEK 'S DET ECHO RELOCATED ONE OF THE

SQUADRON'S MK35 SEPTARS FROM L I T T L E CREEK TO I T ' S NEW BERTHING PLACE I AT F I S H E R M A N ' S WHARF MARINA, RUDEE I N L E T * T H I S MOVE PROVIDES BUICKER I ACCESS TO THE DAM NECK TARGET RECOVERY AREA, CUTTING THE SEPTAR 'S I

Operat ions Monthly Summary February

25 FEB - Detachment A L P M Operated a t Dam Neck support ing VF-LDL and VF-LL M i s s i l e x

25 FEB - Detachment ECHO operated t h e MK-35 Septar out o f Rudee I n l e t i n support o f VF-LDl and VF-LL M i s s i l e x as a drone recovery a s s e t - They detached t h e hung parachute from t h e drone, enab l ing h e l o p ickup & recovery .

CREW DEPLOYMENTS - 0

TOTAL DAYS DEPLOYED - 0

MQM-74 C FEB 1981

NO %

LAUNCHES 1 ---- SAT MISSIONS 1 100.0

SAT LAUNCHES 1 100.0

RECOVERIES 1 100.0

OP LOSS 0 00.0

H I T & KILLED 0 00.0

QST-35 FEB

LAUNCHES 2

SAT MISSION 2

OPS HOURS 5.5

QST-33 FEB

LAUNCHES 0

SAT MISSION 0

OPS HOURS 00.0

DR- 1

HOURS OF OPERATION - 0

DAYS OPERATED - 0

TARGETS RECOVERED - 0

TOTAL TARGETS RECOVERED - 0

TOTAL FY 81

NO %

TOTAL FY 81

TOTAL FY 81

FEB 80

NO

AVG FY 80

%

AVG FY 80

AVG FY 80

CREW DEPLOYMENTS - 3 TOTAL DAYS DEPLOYED - 43 MQM-74 C MAR 1981 TOTAL FY 81 MAR 80 TOTAL FY 80 AVG F Y 80

NO % NO % NO %

LAUNCHES 10 ---- 37 ---- 22 -------- ---- S A T M I S S I O N S 9 90.0 3 1 83.8 18 -------- 79 .O S A T LAUNCHES 10 100.0 3 5 94.6 21 -------- 95.2 RECOVERIES 9 90.0 2 0 54.0 13 -------- 64.8 OP L O S S 1 10.0 8 21.6 6 -------- 16.2 H I T & KILLED 0 00.0 4 . 10.8 3 -------- 20 .2

LAUNCHES 3 S A T M I S S I O N 3 O P S HOURS 10.5

LAUNCHES 15 S A T M I S S I O N 13 O P S HOURS 40.4

DR- 1 HOURS O F OPERATION - 0 - DAYS OPERATED - O TARGETS RECOVERED - O TOTAL TARGETS RECOVERED - O

___---- - - D e t D e l t a operated a t Dam Neck completing i ts f irst successful Dual Drone operational f l i g h t .

D e t D e l t a operated a t Dam N e c k servicing VF-31. Three drones were launched, two AIM-7 m i s s i l e s =re fired.

Det C h a r l i e deployed t o Lake George servicing ' VA-86., VA-66, VA-105, VA-34, and VA-12 with KK-33 Septars for five & y s , 484 presentations were ,made with 397 11K-76 practice bombs being dropped.

D e t Alfa deployed to Guantanamo Bay Cuba, operating f r o m an6 servicing USS CONYNGHAM. O n e drone was launched f o r tracking runs. Ship' s equipment f a i l u r e precluded missile launches by surfam shooter. T h i s launch marks the first operation in the Gwntanam Bay oparea by VC-6

Det Bravo deployed aboard USS IlOUNT BAKER f o r 0 0 X 3-81 servicing USS WILLIAM V. PPATT, USS TALBOT, USS -RON, USS AINSWC)RTH, USS OBANNON, and USS DUPONT. Faur &ones .

launched, twelve SAM m i s s i l e s f ired.

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- CREW DEPLOYMENTS - 3 TOTAL DAYS DEPLOYED - 43

MQM-74 C APR 1981 TOTAL FY 81 APR 80 TOTAL FY 80 AVG FY 80 NO % NO % NO %

LAUNCHES 4 ---- 4 1 ---- S A T M I S S I O N S 4 100.0 35 85.4 SAT LAUNCHES 4 100.0 39 95.1 RECOVERIES 4 100,O 24 58.5 OP L O S S 0 m 8 19 .5 HIT & KILLED 0 00 -0 4 09 -8

QST-35 I

LAUNCHES 3 22 SAT M I S S I O N 3 22 O P S HOURS 09 .2 101 .6

LAUNCHES 14 42 S A T M I S S I O N 10 36 OPS HOURS 50 -9 1 2 1 .8

DR-1 - HOURS O F OPERATIO3 - O DAYS OPERATED - 0 TARGETS RECOVERED - O TOTAL TARGETS RECOVERED - O

\ . k i APRIL MONTHLY OPERATIONS SUMMARY

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1-14 A p r i l

D e t Echo dep loyed t o Guantanamo Bay- Cuba s e r v i c i n g the USS D A V I S . The USS DAVIS was s h o o t i n g 3" 38 AA Comm Ammo. Sep ta r was a s t r i k e -

2-3 A p r i l

D e t C h a r l i e o p e r a t e d i n t h e VACAPES OPAREA W-50 s e r v i c i n g SPEC BOAT UNIT TWO- The s e p t a r was h i t t w e l v e t imes by NK-29 MOD 3 9ONM Grenades. Sep ta r was a s t r i k e -

15-17 A p r i l

D e t C h a r l i e ope ra ted o f f VACAPES aboard the USS ATAKAPA s e r v i c i n g t h e USS ARKANSAS- The op was c a n c e l l e d because t h e o p e r a t i n g p e r i o d

. was up1 due t o t h e ATAKAPAIS l o s s o f Tr imaran and tow l i n e .

36-17 A p r i l

De t Alpha o p e r a t e d a t Dam Neck s e r v i c i n g VF-342/CVW-L- One drone was launched? 2 AIH-7 M i s s i l e s were f i r e d - Drone recovered. - - - -

21-22 A p r i l

D e t Alpha ope ra ted a t Dam Neck s e r v i c i n g VIF-243/84- Two drones were launched, 8 AIM-? M i s s i l e s were f i r e d - No drones l o s t .

25 Apri l-E! May

D e t C h a r l i e dep loyed t o A lbe rmar l e Sound- N.C. s e r v i c i n g M A T W I N G ONE. The s e p t a r was des t royed by one MK-83 Laser bomb.

28 A p r i l

D e t D e l t a ope ra ted a t Dam Neck s e r v i c i n g VF-LOL/VF-4f- One drone was launched, 3 AIM-? M i s s i l e s were f i r e d - Drone recovered.

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29 A p r i l

De t Echo dep loyed t o Guantanamo Bay1 Cuba

CREW DEPLOYMENT 3 TOTAL DAYS .26

MAY 81 TOTAL J?Y 81 MAY 80 TOTAL FY 80 AVG FY 80 NO % NO % NO %

LAUNCHES 10 -- 51 -- 13 --- ' --------- S A T M I S S I O N S 8 80 43 -- 1 1 84.6 79 .O S A T LAUNCHES 9 90 48 -- 13 100 95 .2 RECOVERIES 8 00 32' -- 12 92.3 64 -8 rips LOSS 2 20 10 -- o 00.0 - 16.2 H I T & K I L L 1 1 0 5 -- 1 7.6 20.2

LAUNCHES 2 24 . 0 5 --------- S A T M I S S I O N S 2 24 0 5 100 O P S LOSS 1 O..O 110.6, 0 38.6 ---------

- 47 LAUNCHES 5 4 5 5 --------- S A T M I S S I O N 5 4 1 4 ;54 98 O P S HOURS 10.4 132.2 15.5 ra ---------

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M A Y MONTHLY OPERATIONS SUMMARY

1-7 MAY Det C h a r l i e deployed t o Guantanamo Bay1 Cuba s e r v i c i n g t h e USS DELKNAP and t h e USS EDISON- The USS BELKNAP s h o t 18 rounds w h i l e t h e EDISON s h o t 22

13-22 Det Bravo p a r t i c i p a t e d i n COMPTUEX 2-81 on board t h e USS SEATTLE- They p r o v i d e d t a r g e t ; s e r v i c e s t o t h e USS MCDONOUGHl t h e USS DANIELS- and t h e USS TEXAS; b m i s s i l e s and 134 rounds o f 5" AMMO was expended- Two drones were s t r i k e s , one was l o s t a t sea and t h e o t h e r was a H i t ~ K i l l

1b-23 Det Alpha deployed t o Camp LeJeune- N w C w Towbodies were used w i t h a l l 5 drones and they seemed t o be s a t i s f a c t o r y = E i g h t Hawk M i s s i l e s were f i r e d - One drone was n o t recovered

27 De t D e l t a augmented t h e Dam Neck launch crew s e r v i c i n g VF-32 and VF-1L= One drone launched and recovered- F i v e AIM-? m i s s i l e s were launched

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CREW DEPLOYMENT 2 TOTAL DAYS 25

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JUN 81 TOTAL FY 81 / ' /JUN 80 NO % NO / N O $

TOTAL FP 80 %

LAUNCHES 16 -- SAT MISSIONS 14 88 SAT LAUNCHES 16 100 RECOVERIES 15 94 OPS LOSS 0 -- HIT & KILL 1 67

LAUNCHES 10 SAT MISSIONS 10 OPS f;BS;ti 08 .4

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- - - 12 LAUTIWS

SAT MISSION 11 OPS HOURS 43.6

JUNE OPS SUMMARY

DET ALPHA

During the month o f JUNE, 1981, DET ALPHA launched th ree t a rge t s (MQM-74~) from the DAM NECK lsunch site. Target 022140 as launched 9 JUNE 81, h i t by an AIM-7, and recovered. Target 020882 was launched on the same day, h i t by an AIM-7, and not recovered, ' The remaining t a rge t , 020901, was launched on 18 J U N E 81, No missile was f i r ed , , and t h e t a r g e t was recovered. A l l t o ta led e ighty minutes o f f l i g h t time were logged, and four miss i les expended.

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' DET BRAVO

The only operation f o r DET BRAVO was an Open Ocean Missilex on board USS DETROIT. The d e t had operations on 28 and 29 JUNE, 1981, and had gun runs on 1 and 3 JULY, 1981. A t o t a l o f seven MQM-74Cts were flown with no losses.

During the t i m e frame of t h i s repor t , t he de t l o s t AMSAN HUBBERT, and gained AN BATES.

DET CHARLIE

The month of JUNE was spent by DET CHARLIE a t L i t t l e Creek performing extensive maintenance on the QST-35 SEPTARS i n an attempt t o upgrade t h e i r con-

- d i t i o n and r e s t o r e them t o an up s t a tu s . Target #567150 had not been run f o r

. . - more than a year and it was res tored t o se rv ice for fu r ther t r ans fe r t o NATC PAXUTENT RIVER, MD.

DET DELTA

DET DELTA deployed with USS CAPODANNO on UNITAS X X I I on 15 JUNE 81. They operated 24 and 27 JUNE, 1981. A t o t a l o f s i x MQM-74C were launched and recovered, with 5" 54 VTNF being expended against them.

DET ECHO

DET ECHO operated on th r ee days t h i s month. The f i r s t times were i n sup- po r t of MQM-74C operations o f f Dam Neck. On 9 JUNE 81, QST-35 * s were used i n .

support o f MQM-74C recovery f o r DET ALPHA and FITWING ONE. QST-33's were used on 18 J U N E 81, i n support o f DET ALPHA'S t r a in ing f l i g h t . The l a s t operation fo r t he month of JUNE was a QST-33 gunex for COMSPECBOAT 20. A t o t a l of 1,200 rounds o f 20MM ammo was f i r e d with one h i t ,

CREW DEPLOYMENT 1 TOTAL DAYS DEPLOYED - 31

LAUNCHES 14 -- SAT MISSIONS 10 71 SAT LAUNCHES 13 93 RECOVERIES . 8 57 OPS LOSS 3 21 HIT & K I L L 3 21

QST-35

LAUNCHES 8 SAT MISSIONS 8 OPS HOURS 20.6

LAUNCHES 3 --

SAT MISSION 1 OPS HOURS 2.1

TOTAL FY 81 NO 56

TOTAL FY 80

DETACHMENT ALPHA

DETACHMENT ALPHA operated from GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, from 3 JULY t o 8 JULY, launching only one t a r g e t on 7 JULY f o r the USS CLARK. To ta l f l i g h t time was 34 minutes with one presenta t ion .

The remaining por t ion of t h e month, the detachment spent a t DAM NECK i n prepara t ion for an AUGUST OOM.

DETACHMENT BRAVO t

From 3 J ~ Y t o 8 JULY, DETACHHENT BRAVO was opera t ing from t h e USS DETROIT. A t o t a l o f four M Q M - ~ ~ C ' S were Clown during t h i s time frame, a l l f o r t h e USS DETROIT, and a l l were gunnexls. Two f l i g h t s were made on 1 JULY with one being recovered. Target f20845 was l o s t a f t e r a f i f t y minute f l i g h t and f i v e presen- t a t i o n s . Operations on 3 JULY proved t o be similar with t a r g e t 820850 being l o s t .

The remaining por t ion o f t h e month was spent at DAM NECK, where a t o t a l of 4 f l i g h t s were conducted. The first t h r e e o f these f l i g h t were on 15 JULY with t a r g e t s t22167, 20901, and 22168 f o r VF-171. Targets #22168 and 822167 were opera t iona l l o s s e s a f t e r 49 minutes and 1 minute o f f l i g h t r e spec t ive ly , t h e remaining t a r g e t was recovered. A t o t a l o f s ix p resen ta t ions were made with s i x AIM-7 missiles being f i r e d . Target 822123 was flown on 21 JULY fo r VF-101 f o r 24 minutes and was recovered.

DETACHMENT CHARLIE

During t h e month o f JULY, DETACHMENT CHARLIE had var ious operat ions. On 2 JULY, QST-35 #50 was t ransfured t o PAX RIVER, MD. The opera t ions schedule c a l l e d f o r an opera t ion i n GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, on 20-24 JULY, bu t was cancel led due t o problems with f i r i n g s h i p s armament. There was a drone recovery opera t ion on 21 JULY. The chute had t o be c u t before t h e he lo could complete t h e reco- very. The 25th of JULY, saw t h e r e t u r n o f t h e USS RETRIEVER t o LITTLE CREEK and, hopeful ly , t h e end o f recovery opera t ions with t h e SEPTARS.

DETACHMENT DELTA

DETACHMENT DELTA has been deployed with UNITAS X X I f o r t h e month o f JULY. They operated on 12 & 13 JULY from t h e USS CAPODANNO. Two MQM-74Cts were launched f o r a t o t a l o f 78 minutes o f f l i g h t t i m e . Target 022040 was launched on 12 JULY and was h i t and k i l l e d by a TERRIER missile from t h e USS DAHLCREN after 26 minutes o f f l i g h t . Target 822141 flew on 13 J U L Y f o r 52 minutes and made 7 p resen ta t ions f o r t h e AVR BRION. No missles were f i r e d , however, due t o a f a i l u r e o f the s h i p ' s weapons system.

DETACHMENT ECHO

During t h e month of JULY, 1981, DETACHMENT ECHO deployed aboard t h e USNS ATAKAPA f o r opera t ion OCEAN VENTURE 11, from 20 JULY t o 27 J U L Y , 198 1 . During t h i s time frame, no opera t ions were held due t o adverse sea s t a t e s and inclement weather.

CREW DEPLOYMENTS - 3 TOTAL DAYS DEPLOYED - 59 MQN-'7'4~ AUG 8 1

NO % .

LAUNCHES 40 - SAT M I S S I O N S 25 62.5 SAT LAUNCHES 38 95-0 RECOVERIES 20 50.0 OP LOSS 11 27.5 HIT & KILLED 9 22.5

TOTAL FY 81 NO %

LAUNCHES 1 SAT MISSION . 1 OPS HOURS 3-5

LAUNCHES 3 SAT MISSION 2 03s HOURS 8.5

TOTAL FY 8 0

AbuUST OPERATIONS SUMMARY

DETACHMENT ALPHA

During the month of August, Detachment Alpha was deployed to Sigonella, Sicily on the USS DETROIT (AOE-4). A total of 12 MQM-74C's were launched in support of US Sixth Fleet. Of these, five were hit and kills and four were recovered successfully. There were three operational losses. Total flight time was 363 minutes.

I DETACHMENT BRAVO

The month fo August was used by Detachment Bravo for training and evaluating the new ITCS configured MQM-74C1s. A total of three flights with these targets were made on the 5th of August for a total of 147 minutes of flight.

DETACHMENT CHARLIE

Detachment Charlie operated on 5 August in support of Detachment Bravo's ITCS operation. A total of 3.5 hours were logged by the det during this operation in the QST-35 Septar. Number 17 boat has been overhauled and transferred to Pax River, Md.

DETACHMENT DELTA

Deployed on UNITAS XXII onboard the USS CAPODANNO (FF 10931, Detachment Delta operated on 27 August in support of the USS CAPODANNO and the Constituicao. A total of three MQM-74Cis were launched one which had to be recovered within minutes of launch. The two which did fly successfully logged a total flight time of 97 minutes. The Constituicao fired 5 Seacat missiles and both ships fired 5" 54's for a total of 24 rounds expended.

'DETACHMENT ECHO

From 13 August to 21 August, Detachment Echo was deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for QST-33 operations. Operations were held on 19 August for the USS SPRUANCE (FFG-963) with 1 presentation and no rounds fired, and on 20 August for the USS HART (FF-1093) with 3 presentations and a total of 37 rounds of high explosive shells fired. Total operating time was 6 hours.

DETACHMENT DAM NECK LAUNCH CREW

On 11 August the D/N launch crew launched five drones for VF-31/14/142. Two - were hit and kills, one was Em op loss, and the other two were recovered. The

next day they launched a drone for VF-32/14/142. It was also recovered. A total of 9 Sparrows were expended during this two day period. On the 18th of Aug one drone was launched for VF142/32/31. One Sparrow was expended. From 24-26 August, eight drones were launched. Five were op losses and three were recovered.

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(' CREW DEPLOYMENTS - 1 TOTAL DAYS DEPLOYED - 30

LAUNCHES S A T M I S S I O N S S A T LAUNCHES RECOVERIES OP L O S S H I T & K I L L E D

LAUNCHES S A T M I S S I O N O P S HOURS

LAUNCHES S A T M I S S I O N O P S HOURS

15 - 16 S E P

S E P 81 NO .%

TOTAL F Y 81 NO %

TOTAL F Y 80

CHARLIE OPERATED I N GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA S E R V I C I N G THE U S S ACYWIN AND THE U S S BARRY. CONTROL PROBLEMS PREVENTED A SUCCESSFUL OP.

15,16,17 S E P

M I S S I L E X AND DRONE FLY OVER AT DAM NECK, D E T ALPHA AND DET BRAVO LAUNCHED 13 DRONES. THERE WERE 4 R E C O W R I E S , 3 O P L O S S E S AND 6 HIT AND K I L L S , A TOTAL OF 16 M I S S I L E S WERE EXPENDED; 14 AIM 7's AND 2 AIM 9's.

21 S E P

U N I T A S X X I I OPERATED QST-33 S E R V I C I N G U S S CAPODANNO, U S S STUMP, U S S DAHLGREN, ARA PY, ARA HERCULER, ARA PUNTA MEDANOS, ARA PIEDRA BUENA. 142 RDS O F AMMO EXPENDED. LAUNCHED A DRONE WHICH FLEW 15 PRESENTATIONS AGAINST GUNNERY.

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DET BRAVO/DET CHARLIE I N GU' 'ANAMO BAY CUBA. USS SAMUEL ~ a - 0 ~ MORRISOEl .::' . EXPENDED 2 RIM 6 6 - B AND 160 nrlUMDS OF BLP. U S S AYLWIN EXPE~JED 1 RIM-7E AND 84 . .

- - ROUNDS H.E-CVT, U S S SHREVEPORT F I R E D 88 ROUNDS H-E-PD. FLEW AND RECOVERED TWO . - - DRONES, SAhK ONE QST-35 SEPTAR, - . - - . .

......... . . -- 13 OCT 81 . .:

- - . - - . - DEX ALPHA/DET BRAVO AT DAM NECK S E R V I C I N G VF-1'4- ALL TRREE DRONES WERE UNSATISFACTORY.

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. . . 1 6 O C T 8 1 - , - - -

D E T ALPHA OPERATED AT DAM NECK S E R V I C I N G VF-31/11. 3 A I M 7E WERE EXPENDED. \ .-: . . . . . .. . .-- \

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- - _ i _ . . - : I N I T A S XXU: , _- - . - . - . .

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- . . . - . -

= - D E T DELTA LAUNCHED ONE DRONE. THAT DRONE H I T AND K I L L E D B Y A SEACAT M I S S I L E . A ' . . TOTAL 2 SEACAT WHDf S AND 28 R D S VTNF WERE EXPENDED. S E R V I C I N G THE U S S

CAPODANNO, U S S STUMP, U S S DAHLGREN, BYCH LATORRE, BYCH WILLIAMS, BYCH CONDELL, - BYCH ZYNCH, BYCH ZENTENO, BYCH PORTALES.

1 21 O C T 81 . .

D E T DELTA LAUNCHED TWO DRONES FOR T H E U S S CAPODANXO, USS STUMP, U S S DAHLGREN, BYCH WIZI-9MS, BYCH CONDELL, BYCH LYNCH, BYCH ZENTENO, BYCH PORTALES. 3 SEACAT h'HD, I NATO S E A SPARROW A~ 742 R D S VTNF ERE EXPENDED, A L S O LAUNCHED TWO S S P T A R S ( Q s T - ~ ~ ~ S ) . MISSION UE~SAT; HOWEVER, 54 R D S VTNF WAS EXPENDED AGAINST THE4. --.

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CREW DEPLOYMENTS - 2 TOTAL DAYS DEPLOYED - 50

MQM-74C . OCT 81 NO %

LAUNCHES 10 - S A T M I S S I O N S 7 70.0 S A T LAUNCHES 10 100.0

. RECOVERIES 6 60.0 O P L O S S 3 30.0 H I T & K I L L 1 10.0

LAUNCHES S A T M I S S I O N O P S HOURS

TOTAL F Y 82 NO %

10 ---- 7 70.0 10 100.0 6 60.0 3 30.0 1 10.0

TOTAL F Y 81

LAUNCHES 0 0 68 S A T M I S S I O N 0 0 56 O P S HOURS 0 0 193.9 €ML\ (-2)

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p' - CREW DEPLOYMENT - 1 TOTAL DAY DEPLOYED - 30

LAUNCHES . S A T H I S S I O N S

S A T LAUNCHES RECOVERIES OP L O S S HIT h KILL

' LAUNCHES SAT MISSION OPS HOURS

NOV 8 1 NO %

15 - 11 73.3 14 93.3 12 80.0 2 13.3 1 6.6

3 3 3.5

TOTAL FY 82 NO %

TOTAL FY 8 1

LAUNCHES 5 5 68 S A T MISSION 4 4 56

. OPS HOURS 15-5 15.5 ' 193.9 . . -- > - - -

- B E T ALPHA OPERATED AT DAM NECK. ONE DRONE WAS LAUNCHED; D E S P I T E J A T O MISFIRE, I T WAS A GOOD FLYER, 2 SPARROW IIIIS EXPENDED. DRONE RECOVERED.

05 NOV - 14 NOV

D E T C H A R L I E OPERATED I N GUANTANBIO BAY, CUBA WITH Q S T - 3 3 ' s PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE uss BOWEN, THE uss ELLISON,' AND THE uss KING. 90 RDS OF AMMO EXPENDED,

08 NOV 81 . .

D E T DELTA, U N I T A S X X I I , LAUNCHED FOUR DR0NES;NO M I S S I L E S F I R E D , ONLY SURFACE GUNNERY. ', .

10 NOV 81

D E T DELTA, UNITAS X X I I LAUNCHED TWO DRONES. ONE ASPID MISSILE (WHI)) F I R E D ; ALSO, 54 RDS W N F . . .

- - 17 NOV 81

- DET BRAVO OPERATED AT DAM NECK. THREE DRONES LAUNCHED; ONE O P L O S S I T C S - T R A I N I N G , NO M I S S I L E S EXPENDED.

18 NOV

DET BiIAVO OPERATED AT DAM NECK TWO DRONES LAUNCHED.

17 NOV, 18 NOV, 19 NOV

UNITAS X X I I

.. 2 SPARROW III'S EXPENDED.

DET DELTA HAD QST-33 O P S SUPPORTING T H E U S S CAPODANNO, U S S STUMP, U S S DAHLGREN, BAC ALFARO, BAC MORAN, BAC GUAYAQUIL, BAC CUENCA, BAC MANTA. 60 RDS OF UP40 EXPENDED. THEY ALSO CONDUCTED A M I S S I L E X ON 17 NOV, ONE DRONE WAS LAUNCHED AND 38 RDS OF VTNF WERE EXPENDED. DRONE WAS A HIT & KILL. ON 19 NOV, TGIO DRONES WERE LAUNCHED AND 114 RDS VTNF WAS EXPENDED. ONE DROHE AN O P L O S S , THE OTHER

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CREW DEPLOYMENT - 3 TOTAL DAY DEPLOYED - 31

MQM-74C DEC 81 TOTAL FY 82 NO % NO %

LAUNCHES 13 - 38 --- SAT MISSIONS 9 69.2 27 71 .O SAT LAUNCHES 12 92.3 36 94.7 RECOVERIES 7 53.8 25 65.8 OP LOSS 2 15.4 7 . 18.4 HIT & KILL 4 30.8 6 15.8

LAUNCHES 0 4 SAT MISSIONS 0 4 OPS HOURS 0 18.5

LAUNCHES 1 6 SAT MISSIONS 1 5 OPS HOURS 4.5 -- 20

TOTAL FY 81 NO %

MONTHLY SUMMARY (DEC )

1 DEC

D E T BRAVO OPERATED AT DAM NECK FOR AN I T C S DEMONSTRATION LAUNCH; ONE DRONE SHOT, UNSAT F L I G H T DUE T O BAD TRACK AND INTERMITTENT T M t S . CHUTE D I D NOT DETACH.

2 DEC

DET DELTA, ON U N I T A S X X I I , M U N C H E D ONE DRONE WHICH WAS H I T AND KILLED. ONE A S P I D E F I R E D BY AVN B R I O N AND ONE T E R R I E R F I R E D BY T H E U S S DAHLGREN.

3 DEC

DET BRAVO OPERATED AT DAM NECK. THREE DRONES WERE LAUNCHED, ONE WAS AN O P L O S S , ANOTHER WAS AN UNSAT LAUNCH WHILE T H E T H I R D WAS A GOOD FLYER. ONE AIM-7 F I R E D .

3 D E C

DET ALPHA, ON T H E U S S SANTA BARBARA LAUNCHED FOUR DRONES FOR THE U S S BELKNAP, U S S PATTERSON, U S S BLANDY, U S S BRISCOE. ONE H I T AND K I L L . TWO M I S S I L E S F I R E D , ONE STANDARD AND ONE AIM-7. ALSO, F I R E D 5" VTNF.

4 DEC

D E T CHARLIE OPERATED A Q S T - 3 3 I N GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA. GOOD OP.

7 DEC

DET ALPHA, ON T H E U S S SANTA BARBARA LAUNCHED TWO DRONES; ONE O P L O S S AND ONE H I T AND K I L L . ONE A E G I S M I S S I L E F I R E D .

8 DEC

ON U N I T A S X X I I , DET DELTA LAUNCHED ONE DRONE FOR T H E U S S CAPODANNO, U S S DAHLGREN, HMS AVENGER AND HNLMS O V E R J I S S E L .

22 DEC

ONE DRONE LAUNCHED FOR V F - 3 2 ONE AIM-7 AND ONE AIM-9 SHOT. TARGET WAS H I T AND KILLED.

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- 7' ' 12 J A N 82

VC-6 MQM-74C M I S S I L E / D R O N E S T A T I S T I C S (CAL YR 1981)

H I T H I T

V F - 1 7 1 (DN) S Q T ( U S S AMERICA)

TRANSLANT (MT BAKER) GITMO M I S S I L E X VF-31 (DN)

VF-11 / V F - 3 2 ( DN) COMTUEX 2-81 ( U S S S E A T T L E ) HAWKEX (CAMF' LEJUENE

VF-14 TRACKEX (DN) VF-14/31 AIM-9L (DN) P I C N I C (DN) U N I T A S X X I I D E T R O I T (OOM 4-81)

U N I T A S X X I I V F - 1 0 1 ( U S S CLARK

F F G - 1 1 ) V F - 1 7 1 V F 1 0 3 / 3 1 D E T R O I T

I T C S TRNG D E T R O I T ( OOM) V F - 3 1 / 1 4 / 1 4 2 /

U N I T A S X X I I

M I S S I L E S M I S S I L E F I R E D

(MO/YTD)

1 1 316

1 13/19 I

I

13/32

18/50

12/62

19/81

30/111

37/118

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M I S S I L E / DRONE (YTD)

1-3

3 -0

6.1

10.6

8 -7

9 -0

6 -2

4.1

T Y P E S (MO)

1-AIM 7 2-BPDMS

3-AIM 7

1 1 -STAND

13-AIM 7

4-AIM 7

6 -STAND

8 -HAWK

4-5" 54 CAL 4-AIM 7

7 -STAND 1 -TERRIEF

1 -TERRIEF

3-AIM 9

14-AIM 7

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1 -TARTAR

9 -STAND 9 - A I M 7 2-AIM 9

12-5" 54 CAL. 5 -SEACAT

2 - A S P I D E WnD

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12 J A N 82

HIT HIT

OPERATIONS

UNITAS X X I I VF-101/14/ 171/103/11

MISSILEX/ GUNNEX GTMO (FTG) VF-14 UNITAS X X I I VF-11/31

UNITAS X X I I VF-14 (DN) VF-171 (DN) ITCS TRNG

VF-32 (DN) USS SANTA BARBARA UNITAS X X I I VF-14 (DN)

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ADMIN OFF CMC DETS

FLTS/LOSS/KILL (CAL YTD)

MISSILES FIRED

(MOIYTD)

16/134

12/146

611 52

10/162

MISSILE TYPES

(MO) I

I 14-A1~ 7 2 -AIM 9

2- R I M 66B 1-RIM 7E 5-SEACAT WHD 1 -NATO SEA SPARROW 3-AIM 7E

1 -TERRIEF 1 -ASPIDE WHD 4- A I M 7

3-AIM 7 1-AIM 9 3-STAND 1- R I M 7

' SEA I SPARROW

1 -TERRIEF ' I -ASPIDE

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MISSILE/ DRONE (YTD)

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

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