DDEl POLICY BOARD ON FEDERAL AVIATION 

### Mr. Brandon Roberts OFFl·CE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1480 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON DC**20301~1.480.**

Manager, Airman and Airspace Rules Division Federal Avation Administration (ARM-I 00) 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 21June2015
Washington**~I** 

### · ·

# De~erts, · . . .

. · FAR Exemption 5100 was granted to the Department ofDefense (DoD) on 18 September 

### 1989 and last amended on 30 July 2012, permitting air operations in support ofdrug law enforcement and traffic interdiction missions and exempting the DoD from the provisions ofthe Code ofFederal Regulations 91.1l7(a) and (b), 91.159(a), and 91.209(a)(l) and 

### (b): This**exemptio~is** critical to the operational support offederal agencies. Aircraft operating in support of Counter Drug operations need to remain undetected while maintaining visual contact with suspect air,land, and sea targets, USAF aircraft utilize this exemption to operate under reduced aircraft lighting during the hours of official sunset to sunrise as necessary and within commandspecific Operational Risk Management guidelines to ensure mission accomplishment. ·

.**;~** The requirement for the DoD to conduct lights-outdrug interdiction missions remains .unchanged. Based on the continuing success ofthe operations, the measures designed to provide an equivalent level of safety are proven and remainjustified. Examples ofthe types ofmeasures used 

### by the aircraft operators under this exemption include: restricting operations to aircraft with operable airborne radar, ensuring two-way radio contact with ATC agencices prior to entering Class B, C, or D airspace, and formation flying in which wingmen alert the pilots ofthe lead aircraft to potential traffic conflicts. The current FAA exen;iption 5100 expires on 30 September 2015 and the DoD requests that the valid period ofthis exemption be extended to 30 September 2018. HQ AFFSA POC is Maj Andrew Krebs, (405) 582-6087, hqa:ffsa.xofc@us.af.mil. We appreciate your assistance. Sincerely,

# ~ STEVEN PENNINGTON Executive Director Attachments: 1. 2012 DoD PBF A Request for Exemption 5100 Extension 2. 2012 FAA Exemption 5100 Extension Approval ,_...··I •
·- --1-·- -·- - - I , . 

## ! .. I ·DOD POLICY BOARD OFFICE·OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFE.NSE

- ·-- ·-- - -·- -··-· ·- -· 1480DEFENSEPENTAGON · WASHINGTON DC 20301-1480 . 

### (

ON FEDERAL AVIATION
.

I 

### ,. 

# I Ms. Ida Klepper Manager, Airman and Airspace**Rul~s** 

### Division Federru Avation Administration {ARM-JOO) · 

### 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. · · Washlngron**D~** 

### 20591 "Deai:. 

### Ms. Klepper,. 14May2fH2



### FAR Exemption 5100 was granted to the Department ofDefense (DoD) on 18 September 1989 and last 

### amended on 26 

### September 2008, permitting air 

### operations 

# m suppo:rt ofdrug law ellfu;rcemeht and 

## traffic interdiction missions and exemptmg the DoD from the**pr~visions** 

### of Section.· 91.209 (a)'(l) and (2). · " . . · -,



## i-,
_____ ...:___...:_________ ._.,L.:.__
__:.:_______**~~-·-----------·---·-·-~---~---..:__.** _____ : _____, __ ._·----



### . . •This exemption is critical to.the'operational support offederal**agenci~s.** 

### Aircraft. Qperating 

### in
. i .

i. 

### i

I ! 

## I i· 

### i . support of**Count~r** 

### Drug operations. need to remain undete<;ted while**mainttj~g** 

### visua:l contactwith · · .·**~pect** 

### air, land, and sea :targets. USAF aircraft 

### utilize this exemption to operate under**:re~:luced** 

### ·

. · ·. aircraft 

### Hghting duringthehoms 

### ofofficial sui:iset

### to sunrise as necessary 

### and within command-' · specific Operational Risk Management guidelines to enstire mis.sion**accomplishm.ent~** 

### The req\lirement for the Department to

### condu~t lights-out drug interdiction missions

### ~emains unchanged. Based on the continuing**succes~** 

### ofthe operations, the measures designed to provide an equivalent level ofsafety are proven and remainjristifie.d. Exarp.ples ofthe types ofmeasures μsed by.the aircraft 

### operators under tpis ex¢niption inelude: restrictmg operations to aircraft with operable airborne radar,, enstiring :two-way radio ·contact with

### ATC .a:gencices prior to entering Cfass B,' C, or D airspace, and foi::mation flying in which wingmen alert the pilots ofthe lead aircraft to potential ·. traffic conflicts. · · ·



### . . . \ . 

### Since the· current.exemption is scheduled to expire on 30 September 2012 aiid is a**~ong** 

### standing antj. recurring exemptl.on, the Department requests**renew~** 

### ofF:M exemption 5100 and that the valid period ofthis**e~emption b~**  

### extended to 3.0.September 2015. HQ 

### AFFSA POG is 

### Maj Alex

. :Krause, (405) 739-9640,**hqaffsa:a3of@tinker:~.mil.** 

### We appreciate your**~sistance.** 

### · Sincerely,· ·

# Q~·.··**~h~** PENNINGTON Exe<?utive Director DoD Policy Board on Federal A viati.on

., .