Bullseye and Geographic References (GEOREFs) Explained | Air Supremacy | Part 5

How does a modern air force coordinate all their forces across a wide region? They use common reference points which are called Bullseye and Geographic References. That way they can keep everyone informed of friendly and enemy movements quickly and concisely. In this video we go over how that works.
Intro 00:00
BRAA Format 03:44
GEOREFs 06:01
Air Combat Communication MTTP: www.alssa.mil/MTTPs/ACC/
Brevity MTTP: www.alssa.mil/mttps/brevity/
Free e-book about the USAF in the Vietnam War (contains the oldest reference to "Bullseye" I could find): media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21...
Obligatory disclaimers:
The presence of DOD Visual Information in this video does not constitute endorsement by the DOD or any of its departments. Any views expressed by the presenter are those of the presenter and do not represent the views of the DOD or any of its components.

[@sebomag1801]

You really have some of the best structured and unique content on DCS, even with topics I’ve watched countless other videos on, I always learn something new!

[@faabound]

This video is great! Minor point of clarification , a BRAA call at 55 miles would not be voiced as a threat. Threat is applied very specific range and or aspect. It is typically prebriefed or defined in Theater Specific ROE or Special Instructions (SPINs). So the call comes in a different order. So my call may be "Slick61, THREAT BRAA two six zero, fifteen, Twenty Seven thousand , flank northeast, single contact, hostile" I may also throw in addition data such as "leaning on strikers" or "fast" or "weeds". Its very dynamic. But the next call after Slick 61 is in the turn is a bullseye call to that group with a follow on of Group bullseye zero five zero , thirty 27,000, hostile Slick 61 engaging" (hopefully). This lets Slick 61 know where the immediate threat is to determine tactics, and then I give everyone else big picture in case additional assistance is needed. I would then give whomever is threatened spike ranges and green directions. Alright I didnt intend to type all that out!

[@MitjaBonca]

Simple and clear explanation of Bullseye. Can't wait for the next video, the topic is the only thing that is still puzzling me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. How long time to wait?

[@m0rph3u5.]

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[@timme9206]

Great explanation again. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@yugen4720]

Absolutely fantastic. This work is so valuable to me and I can't overstate my appreciation! I saw this pop up in my feed and audibly said "oh hell yeah."

[@FD1CE]

Your videos are pure GOLD! You're such a good manual explorer and a great presenter ❤

[@S3NTRY]

Great stuff, thanks again!

[@lorenzobosi8650]

As always very nice video Mike. Looking forward to the next one.

[@NiklasAndersson7]

Very nice and concise. Excellent information and excellent format! Thanks you! Looking forward to the next one.

[@IkeThe9th]

Fantastic work and stellar pictorials. Required watching for all that no habla Bullseye. Thanks!

[@shagrat47]

Thanks for sharing with us. 😊

[@DoradoFever]

Appreciate the well-done content!

[@Templar7832]

Brilliant!!

[@RampageRM]

Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding, but wouldn't the bearing for the third aircraft at 4:38 be more like 60 degrees?

[@ioanbota9397]

I like this powerful fighters jets

[@marlan__]

I only skimmed so sorry if I misinterpreted here, but "COLD" is not used as an aspect in the context of a BRAA call.

[@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom]

If you look in the video description I've linked the brevity TTP used by the US military. In there you'll find "COLD" along with the other aspects I listed. For the sake of completeness I included it on my diagram. Hopefully that clears things up.

[@marlan__]

@@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom Yes, but it is not used in a BRAA call. One might say "The fighter was cold" but you'll not hear "Darkstar, north lead group, BRAA 123/45, 25 thousand, cold, hostile."

[@DCS_World_Japan]

In modern radio comms and some recent DCS missions I hear ROCK used instead of BULLSEYE. Functionally the same, but has the terminology changed, or is ROCK a codeword for a specific bullseye when there are multiple bullseyes present? I don't see it listed in brevity manuals (May 2020).

[@faabound]

In real life we use multiple bullseyes. We typically divide a theater into lanes.

[@jeepyb]

It is just a random codeword, not a brevity word; I have seen pokemon names used for this IRL.

[@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom]

That's actually not in the brevity TTP. I've linked the Air Control Communication MTTP in the description. Look on pg 22 of that and you'll see the example I used in the video. In this case it's a code word to obfuscate BULLSEYE. So just in case the enemy is listening in on your radio comms you can throw them off. Of course, you should probably be using georefs too. Otherwise they'll figure out pretty quickly that your bullseye has a different name for the day. I've also seen a DCS custom mission with ROCK and I think they are using that example from the manual. You can use any term for a temp replacement for BULLSEYE, not just ROCK. It just happened to be the example they used.

[@DCS_World_Japan]

@@jeepyb Okay I'm going to do this when flying online now lol. Do they stick to two-syllable names like with tactical callsigns?

[@DCS_World_Japan]

@@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom Interesting. I also heard it used in one of the Raytheon Award Videos, F-15s out of Kadena at the time. Think it was 2016? All the comms chatter in that video gave me goosebumps. When choosing these codewords, do they have a syllable limit like with tactical callsigns? I heard something about things being limited to two syllables on the Fighter Pilot Podcast, but don't know how widespread that practice is.