-fooo- wrote:
FOOO was a bit confused to get your time hacks during the frame as opposed to the pre-plan planning
FOOO relayed your RP time and location to the 4th FG when you provided it to me at the beginning of the frame. The 4th successfully launched a fighter sweep prior to their escort mission... FOOO requested the 4th do the best they can to planning their 1st sortie, rtb and launch time for RV. FOOO thinks the effort put forth by 4th and the BG was extremely successful. Let's stop the bickering!
Yep, FOOO, normally we do provide detailed details prior to the frame, but had a few issues get in the way that week. I did provide you with the three possible routes, well in advance. Once you gave green light on the blue line targets with the green line targets as secondary, NOFLYZ posted the DTF for all to see. At that point, your plan was to keep the fighters busy until we were in position to make our run to targets. It seemed to me that the most important info the fighters needed was (as DEWOLF always says) to give them the RP point, altitude, and time and leave the rest up to the fighters. Your plan called for the fighters to be ready to go for the long haul, or not. That decision could only have been made after the primary targets were hit and we evaluated whether we could continue to the secondary targets. As it turned out, Plan A was implemented with exciting results. All, of which, was made possible by the excellent fighter support we received from the 4th and 352nd.
Keep in mind, I am not complaining, just explaining; giving answers to statements/questions dealing with the evaluation process (debriefing). All of it makes us and the Allied team just a little bit better for next time.
Thanks, again! <S>