Section 6. United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

  1. ORI BOOKLETS

The USSTRATCOM will provide current ORI Altitude Reservation Flight Plan books to appropriate air route traffic control center (ARTCC)/ATC facilities and air defense regions/sectors. The Central Altitude Reservation Function (CARF) will be provided with a current base code listing to be used for identifying participating units.

  1. NOTIFICATION OF ORI

ORI mission notification will be provided to CARF via telephone no later than (NLT) 30 calendar days prior to the date of the mission. The Inspector General Scheduling Division (IGXP) will forward the current information NLT 15 days prior to the mission. The telephonic coordination will include:

  1. Mission names (from ORI books).
  2. Call signs (if they differ from the ones listed in the ORI books).
  3. Initiation hour (“I” hour)—the earliest time a unit may be told of the mission timing.
  4. Execution reference time (“ERT”)—hour mission take-off time.
  1. NOTIFICATION FORMAT

CARF must forward the ORI mission notification information to the required ARTCC/CERAP/HCF(s) no later than 30 days prior to the departure date of the mission. The ARTCC/CERAP/HCF(s) must be provided the current information, as provided by IGXP, NLT 15 days prior to the mission via the Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network (AFTN) as follows:

  1. Mission name.
  2. Bomber call signs.
  3. Tanker call signs.
  4. “I” hour.
  5. “ERT” hour.
  1. MISSION DELAYS

ORI missions will delay in 24-hour increments.