Mission Summary

Flight Rules	MAV Operations	UGV Operations	Obstacles/Mines
Covered Positions	Red Team Behavior	Hostage Building	Perch Sites
	Commandos	Logistics	Static Displays

Logistics/Ground Operations at DZ

Overview:     

Operations at the DZ will be technically interesting but physically hot and dusty.  Individuals should wear casual comfortable protective long pants, closed shoes or boots and long sleeve shirts.  Sunglasses, sunscreen, hats and binoculars are recommended.  The organizers will provide all the necessary facilities to accommodate the teams and attendees.  Attendees will enjoy comfortable seating in covered tents with access to bathrooms, aid station and an Internet Kiosk.  Tea and boxed lunch will be served at the DZ.  Hotel breakfast will be provided for departures at 0700 and earlier as a boxed meal to consume on the bus enroute from the hotel.  Safety briefings will be given on arrival at the DZ.  Attendees may depart the DZ on either the 1015 or 1330 hours mini-bus.  Teams of the day will stay till the 1330 departure.

Daily Demonstration Flight Schedule:

0800-1400 hours: Flight demonstrations at DZ
0820-0900 hours: Team #1 Demonstration
0900-0920 hours: Reset
0920 – 1000 hours: Team #2 Demonstration
1000-1020 hours: Reset
1020 – 1100 hours: Team #3 Demonstration
1100 – 1120 hours: Reset
1120 – 1200 hours: Team #4 Demonstration
1200-1220 hours: Reset
1220 – 1300 hours: Team #5 Demonstration
1300 -1330 hours: Teams prep for departure

 Note:

Access to the viewing gallery from the passenger drop point is restricted during the Team Demonstrations due to No-Fly constraints.  Those arriving during a demonstration will have to wait in their vehicles until the demonstration is complete.   

Hotel to DZ Transportation Plan: 

(40 minute one way travel time)
0500 hours: Organizer advance party (TST) depart JPH (Lower Porch - Gate 2) for the DZ (Mini-Bus)
0530 hours: 5 Teams of the day load equipment into buses at JPH (Lower Porch - Gate 2)
0600 hours: 5 Teams of the day depart JPH (Lower Porch - Gate 2) for DZ (Mini-Bus)
0630 hours: Judges depart JPH (Lower Porch - Gate 2) for DZ (Mini-Bus)
0700 hours: Attendee buses depart JPH (Lower Porch - Gate 2) for DZ (Mini-Bus)
0715 hours: DVs depart JPH (Lower Porch - Gate 2) for DZ (Inova)
0900 hours: Attendee buses depart JPH (Lower Porch - Gate 2) for DZ (Mini-Bus)

Food at the DZ: 

0500 – 0700 hours: Hotel boxed breakfast for consumption enroute to the DZ
1000 – 1030 hours: Tea and snacks are served at the viewing gallery and launch point
1300-1330 hours: Bag lunch at the DZ (All personnel and attendees)
Note: Bottled water will be available at the DZ for all team members and attendees

Team Operations at the DZ: 

Five teams per day will travel to the South end of the DZ by mini-bus.  Teams will arrive at the launch point at 0640 where they will set up and store their equipment as desired in separate tentage provided for each team.  Each tent has four power outlets for use in powering up systems for pre-flight checks.  The first two teams of the day will set up in adjacent tents at the GCS point.   The first two teams have approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from arrival till first launch. Both teams should be ready to launch at 0820 as the 2nd team must be prepared to launch in the event that the first team experiences a critical failure of their system during the pre-launch checks.  The third team will move into the vacated GCS position at the completion of the first demonstration. 

All teams will remain at the launch point until completion of their demonstration.  After completion of each demonstration and equipment pack-up, teams will be transported to the viewing gallery to watch subsequent team demonstrations.  

Teams must keep their order unless maintenance or system malfunction prevents them from demonstrating.  Teams that begin a demonstration but do not complete the demonstration may be offered a BU slot on the last day of the event at the discretion of the judges.  Teams that are unable to begin the demonstration due to a maintenance issue of system malfunction prior to first launch will be moved to last in the order for the day.  If the fifth team does not fly due to schedule slippage during the first four team’s demonstrations, the team will move to the back-up slot on the last day

Attendee Observation at the DZ: 

Attendees will travel to the North entrance to the DZ by mini-bus and will walk to the viewing gallery on the Northwest corner (~100m).  The seating in the viewing gallery will afford good views of the hostage building and the last 200-300 meters across which the commando teams and EOD robots will move enroute to rescuing the hostages.  Closed circuit monitors will show the MAVs in different phases of operation across the one kilometer length of the DZ.  Attendees will be restricted to the viewing gallery, the rest area, aid station and Internet kiosk during each of the 40 minute demonstration periods. No attendees should cross the No-Fly boundary at any time.  The launch point is off-limits to attendees.  Dr. Michelson will introduce each team’s entry and provide running commentary on the demonstration from a position in the viewing gallery and will be available to answer questions about how teams are proposing to solve the challenge.

DZ to Hotel Transportation:

1015 – 1115 hours: Attendees (if desired) move from DZ to JPH
1300 -1330 hours: Teams prep for departure (Load Buses)
1330 -1430 hours: Attendees/Teams move from DZ to JPH

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Contact LTC Stierna at eric.stierna@us.army.mil