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The Maritime Services, the Allies and Shaping the Kill Web

EW is unlike kinetic air-to-ground payloads that simply require target coordinates, or an air-to-air missile that
needs an appropriate target.

As CDR Mike Lisa, Commanding Officer of a “combined RAAF USN squadron” best stated, “it requires our
sensors to call the signals the exact same thing, employ the exact same waveforms/payloads, and deliver at the
exact same time with exact positioning.”

This means that the secret ingredient within an effective EW contributor to the joint fight is a well trained,
effective and coordinated workforce.

At the peak of my Wing’s support phase to 6 Squadron standup in March, we had Australian students and
instructors alike in our replacement squadron, Australian officers operationally employed in 3 different squadrons
– primarily in this part of the globe.
Multiple deployments to the PACOM AOR, multiple reps and sets of high end exercises, Australian aircrew were
put in leadership roles in the squadrons in the air and on the ground.

Australian maintainers getting on the job training during pressurized Growler Tactics Instructor course sortie
rates.

That is, in order to get the right effect or impact there is a clear need for the EW team to be on the same page,
to understand the signals they are reading, what they mean and to dial up the correct response to have the
desired effect or impact.

It takes work to innovatively maximize our capabilities. For the US Navy, it has taken perseverance to innovate
from a standoff EA-6B Jammer mindset, to a platform and community of experts focused on distributing
battlespace awareness and attacking the enemy’s kill web across all mission areas.

It all relies on a well-trained EMW workforce

Growler-specific, Operational EW-Personnel Qualification Standards for our enlisted sailors

A focus on efficient improvement of pre/post mission data analysis

Air Wing Fallon validation of HAVOC tactics

Advanced technologies + today’s AEA suite
World-class Information Warfare team providing efficiencies for VAQ (Electronic Attack Squadron).

Because of the nature of the blended capability one needs between technology and the work force, for EW to
work within a coalition force, there needs to be tight integration.

This is why the way the US and Australia are working the issue is so crucial to mission success.

During his presentation, he presented a photo within which showed the team necessary to execute the EW
mission. And he had this to say about the team and the challenge.

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