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Training at Gulfport CRTC
RATTLESNAKE RANGE
Camp Shelby Air-to-Ground Range
is an inert munitions facility that provides aircrew and Special Warfare Airmen with Surface Attack (SA), Close Air Support (CAS), and Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) training. The assets include: scoreable strafe and bombing targets, a Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) Village with sim round and breaching capabilities, combat laser capabilities including scoring, helicopter landing zones, air drop zones, dynamic targeting capabilities and a menu of different Low-Cost Threat Emitters (LCTE’s) that can be coupled with high fidelity Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system surrogates to enhance SEAD training.
Emerging Technologies and Air Space:
Golden Eagle ALTRV which allows for aircraft to seamlessly travel from WHODAT warning area to Shelby Air Gunnery Range allowing for in scenario weapon drops.
High Fidelity Threat Surrogates
Low-Cost Threat Emitters (LCTE)
Digitally Aided Close Air Support
Data Link access via the Gulf Common Network
Autonomous vehicle moving targets
Prior Notice Capabilities:
Threat Emitters
Airspace Corridor (linking Desoto/Bullseye MOA to WHODAT airspace complex over Gulf of Mexico
Live munitions on Camp Shelby’s duded impact area
To schedule the Air-to-Ground Range, located at Camp Shelby, please call (228) 214-6053 or e-mail
MS.CRTC.Range@US.AF.MIL