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NAS FALLON, Nevada
Carrier in the Desert Naval Training Facility
Some Pictures from the web:
http://airwingspotter.com/nas-fallon-base-visit-11-12-2013/
File Download Links:
File for Default Air Training Mission:
http://flightsimcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Basic%20Training%20Air%20Operations,%201983.zip
Main NAS FALLON file:
http://flightsimcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NAS%20Fallon%20NV.zip
Lower Definition of files above smaller download may work better on lower end systems:
http://flightsimcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NAS%20Fallon%20NV%20LD.zip
***The TOP two files are identical but first one is in a named folder for the training mission
History for Scenario Developers:
Fallon Range Complex (FRTC)
Support of the most realistic Strike and Integrated Air Warfare Training for Fleet Operating Forces
Land Area 8,670 acres
Range Area 232,456 acres
Airspace: 6.5 million acres
Four Bombing Ranges
An Electronic Warefare Range
Ground Training Areas
Current Stationed Aircraft
NSAWC: 3 MH-60S, 14 F-16A/B, 2 E-2C, 22 F-18A/B/C/D, 6 FA-18E/F
Future Arrivals: EF-18G, F-35
VFC-13: 15 F-5
NAS Fallon 3 H60F/H
300 days of VFR weather each year.
Supports 3 CVW classes,5 SFARp classes, 4 TopGun Classes, 14 Unit level traing classes each year.
Mobilized EW threats and EW satellite sites
Mobile ground targets
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Urban Close Air Support
The U.S. Navy conducts training activities in many areas around the world, but the Fallon Range Training Complex in Nevada is the only. Navy facility where an entire Carrier Air Wing can train comprehensively, integrating every element of the wing into realistic combat scenarios. These capabilities are so unique that every Carrier Air Wing trains at the Fallon Range Training Complex before deployment.
In addition to the vital air-wing training that takes place, a variety of training activities occur within the Fallon Range Training Complex. Warfighters who complete tactical courses here – such as the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN ) – are known throughout the Navy as experts in the latest and most effective tactics. The Naval Special Warfare Command trains Navy SEALs in tactical ground mobility, and the Marine Special Operations Command has become an integral part of air-wing training. The range complex also has the capability to support the development and evaluation of military hardware, personnel, tactics, munitions, explosives and electronic warfare components.
The primary mission of the Fallon Range Training Complex is to provide the most realistic combat-training environment possible for Navy and Marine Corps pilots and crew. The Navy has trained at Naval Air Station (NAS ) Fallon since the 1940s. In 1996, the Navy established the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSA WC), which combined the previous Naval Strike Warfare Center with the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN ) and the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (TOPDOME ), creating a Strike Warfare center of excellence at NAS Fallon.
The FRTC is composed of the following targets and instrumented areas:
Bravo 16 (R-4803)
Bravo 17 (R-4804)
Bravo 19 (R-4810)
Bravo 20 (R-4802/R-4813)
Fallon Electronic Warfare Range (Includes R-4816)
Fallon TACTS Range
NAS Fallon Military Operating Areas cover an area of over 10,000 square miles. Included within these MOAs is the Fallon Supersonic Operating Area and four bombing ranges:
Bravo-16 (R4803) is located 9 NM southwest (222 DEG) of NAS Fallon at an altitude of 3942 feet. The soil in the range area is saline in nature with extensive alkali flats and areas of patchy desert sand and sparsely vegetated by sagebrush. Red Mountain is four miles west, the Dead Camel Mountains are one to two miles west to southwest, and the Desert Mountains are eight miles south. During Winter-Spring periods with higher than normal precipitation events, drainage in this range and the immediate area surrounding the range is generally fair to poor. Shallow surface water will have an impact on general range conditions as well as in the general vicinity of target sites and should be incorporated into target forecasts for a one to two week period following a significant precipitation event.
Bravo-17 (R4804) is located 23 NM east-southeast (099 DEG) of NAS Fallon at an altitude of 4153 feet. The soil in the range itself is alkali flats in the northern extreme giving way to a rocky terrain along the west and east foothills and patchy areas of desert sand sparsely vegetated by sagebrush along a gently sloping foothill at the southern extreme. The range is flanked on the west by the Sand Spring Mountains and on the east by Fairview Peak. Of all the Fallon ranges, this range is the most frequently used. During Winter-Spring periods of higher than normal precipitation events, drainage in this range and the immediate area surrounding the range is relatively good resulting in little impact on actual range conditions.
Bravo-19 (R4810) is located 16 NM south-southeast (163 DEG) of NAS Fallon at an altitude of 3882 feet. The soil in the range is alkali with areas of patchy desert sand sparsely vegetated by sagebrush. The Sand Spring Mountains are four miles east of the range and the Desert Mountains are nine miles west. During Winter-Spring periods of higher than normal precipitation events, drainage in this range and the immediate area surrounding the range is relatively good resulting in little impact on range conditions.
Bravo-20 (R4802) is located 31 NM north-northeast (013 DEG) of NAS Fallon at an altitude of 4040 feet at Lone Rock with the flats at 3890 feet. The soil in the range area consists of salt and alkali flats. The Stillwater Mountain Range is seven miles east. The West Humboldt range is to the west and northwest. During Winter-Spring periods of higher than normal precipitation events, drainage in this range and the immediate area surrounding the range is very poor. This often results in extensive areas of shallow surface water surrounding the general area around many of the target sites. This condition can persist from two to four weeks at a time. Although target sites are not actually impacted by this surface water, consideration of a higher than normal moisture content of the soil must be considered and utilized when providing targeting and range information.
The B-20 range itself has been operational since 1944 and is composed of 41,007 acres. B-20 is a combination of 21,576 acres of land withdrawn in 1986 in a checkerboard pattern with 19,431 acres of land the Navy acquired from the Southern Pacific Land Company in 1982. The range sits in the Carson Sink drainage, a large alkali lake bed, which is partially flooded depending on the amount of annual rainfall.
The B-20 range is used for a large percentage of Navy and Marine Corps training, including air-to-ground bombing, strafing, and laser ranging and targeting. The range contains basic infrastructure, including two bull's-eyes, two strafing banners, a mock submarine target, run-in lighting, and scoring system. The range also provides a high explosive impact target area for up to 2,000 pound weapons. It is the only Navy range authorized for use with 2,000 pound laser guided weapons and is the primary site for live ordnance training in the FRTC. In addition to the 14 million dollars in infrastructure development completed in 1989, the Navy sought programming for an additional 20 million dollars between 1999 and 2005 to further enhance our training capability. This is in response to a multitude of tactical target requirements, including weapons of mass destruction and urban target sets which grow increasingly complex, as well as to reduce operational pressure to allow maintenance and clean-up on the other tactical target in the complex.
The Electronic Warfare Range is located 23 NM east (088 DEG) of NAS Fallon in the southern Dixie Valley at an altitude of 4170 feet. The soil in the general range area is primarily desert sand moderately vegetated by sagebrush and a variety of high desert type plants. The southern Stillwater Mountains are to the west and the Clan Alpine Mountains are just to the east. During Winter-Spring periods of higher than normal precipitation events, drainage in this range and the immediate area surrounding the range is good resulting in no impact on general range conditions. This area, together with B-17, is the most frequently used training destination for pilots flying out of NAS Fallon.
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