PAF's Wing Commander Challenges to USS Abraham Lincoln Air Craft Carrier

[Shahzaz ud din]

PAF's Wing Commander Challenges to USS Abraham Lincoln Air Craft Carrier

This is how Gp Capt (Retd) Hussaini painted it.

Pakistan Air Force Mirage-V
NO. 8 SQUADRON'S "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" SUCCEEDS
1500 HOURS - 30 MAY 1995
Flying a few feet above the Arabian Sea, the two Mirage pilots are impressed by the awesome silhouette of the nuclear-powered Abraham Lincoln as the carrier looms gradually above the sea curvature, dead on the nose. The mission: To penetrate successfully the Carrier Task Force's early warning and perimeter defences and, to deliver a simulated Exocet guided missile attack on "the world's largest warship". The memorable sortie was flown during "Inspired Alert" - a Pakistan-US joint exercise. O.C. No. 8 Squadron, strictly following the ground rules, planned and led a simultaneous multi-directional attack profile against CVN-72, in an attempt to overload its defence. As two of the three Mirage pairs turned away, the lead Mirage carried out a simulated Exocet "launch" from several miles away, without meeting any of the ship's fighters. The Squadron Commander and his wingman later did a friendly fly by at the carrier's side, perhaps just as surprised as the Lincoln's crews, at the missed interception.

 

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First video says 1997 and 2nd video says 1995

 

[Shahzaz ud din]

Inspired Alert
The "Inspired" series of combined US-Pakistani military exercises is scheduled by the US Central Command. INSPIRED ALERT is a naval air exercise conducted between USN and USMC fixed wing aircraft and Pakistani Air Force.

The "Warhawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron 97 (VFA-97) returned home to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California from an extremely successful deployment in the Western Pacific (WESTPAC '96-'97). Following Operation Southern Watch, the Warhawks participated in Operation Inspired Alert with the Pakistani Air Force, during which they flew with and against Pakistani F-7, Mirage F-1, and F-16 aircraft. This provided the pilots with valuable training against dissimilar fighter aircraft.

In March 1997 USS Cowpens (CG 63) participated in ExerciseInspired Alert off the coast of Pakistan. Held in conjunction with Pakistan's military, the exercise provided training for surface and aviation units from both nations. The San Diego-based guided missile cruiser coordinated 380 sorties simulating bombing runs, air strikes and air-to-air combat scenarios by Carrier Air Wing 11 aircraft from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). According to Operations Specialist 1st Class Randy Hamilton, of Santee, Calif., the most valuable part of the exercise was the "mutual training and interaction between the United States and Pakistan." Hamilton noted that while Pakistan operates familiar aircraft and other military equipment, their tactics and maneuvers differ from those used by U.S. pilots.

During the WestPac 1997 cruise, the VAW-117 Wallbangers on board the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) had the unique opportunity to fly with the Pakistani Air Force in an exercise dubbed '"Inspired Alert". "Inspired Alert" was a series of overland power projection strikes coupled with joint air combat maneuvering scenarios in which the Wallbangers provided the essential link from strike planning, Command, Control and Communication, (also known as C3), to all fighter close control.

The U.S. Navy's Constellation Battle Group engaged in bilateral air and surface military exercise with elements from the Pakistani Air Force and Navy off the coast of Pakistan in the waters of the Arabian Sea Aug. 8-12, 1997. The purpose of this training mission was to exercise joint-combined naval and air capabilities of both forces, improve their respective levels of readiness and interoperability and enhance military relations between the two nations.

This exercise incorporated both surface ship and air components, dubbed Inspired Siren 97-2 and Inspired Alert 97-2, respectively. While the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV 64) and her embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing TWO, were engaged in air training during Inspired Alert, the remainder of the battle group conducted Inspired Siren, which includes training in tactical maneuvering, electronic surveillance, gunnery events, air defenseexercises, deck landing qualifications and formation steaming between surface vessels from Pakistan and the U.S.

During the four day exercise, the navy and marine corps team, who comprise CVW-2, engaged in Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT), overland strikes, War at Sea Exercises (WASEX) and Weapons Delivery Training (WDT). The air wing anticipates that by the end of the exercise, over 150 sorties were flown between the two nations in accordance with the established intensive training schedule. The joint-combined exercise also included an opportunity for Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and CVW-2 pilots to exchange hops in each other's aircraft, providing a unique glance at foreign platforms.

According to Lt. David Burnham, a pilot assigned to CVW-2's Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2), "Inspired Alert 97-2 offers a pilot the unique opportunity to fly against platforms he may face as a potential adversary elsewhere in the world." Cmdr. Scott Stewart, VF-2's executive officer and head coordinator for Inspired Alert, echoed Burnham's position, "To face off in the ACM arena with F-7's, Mirage III's and F-16's is what every fighter pilot dreams of. The Pakistani's are very professional pilots and gracious hosts," he said. "I am confident that Inspired Alert 97-2 will be the training event of the cruise."

This exercise provided CVW-2 the rare opportunity to train head-to-head against another nation and promises mutually beneficial training for all hands involved.

The USCENTCOM exercise program with Pakistan was suspended following Pakistan's May 1997 nuclear tests, and had not been explcitly resumed as of early 2002.

 

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PAF's Wing Commander Challenges to USS Abraham Lincoln Air Craft Carrier

This is how Gp Capt (Retd) Hussaini painted it.

Pakistan Air Force Mirage-V
NO. 8 SQUADRON'S "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" SUCCEEDS
1500 HOURS - 30 MAY 1995
Flying a few feet above the Arabian Sea, the two Mirage pilots are impressed by the awesome silhouette of the nuclear-powered Abraham Lincoln as the carrier looms gradually above the sea curvature, dead on the nose. The mission: To penetrate successfully the Carrier Task Force's early warning and perimeter defences and, to deliver a simulated Exocet guided missile attack on "the world's largest warship". The memorable sortie was flown during "Inspired Alert" - a Pakistan-US joint exercise. O.C. No. 8 Squadron, strictly following the ground rules, planned and led a simultaneous multi-directional attack profile against CVN-72, in an attempt to overload its defence. As two of the three Mirage pairs turned away, the lead Mirage carried out a simulated Exocet "launch" from several miles away, without meeting any of the ship's fighters. The Squadron Commander and his wingman later did a friendly fly by at the carrier's side, perhaps just as surprised as the Lincoln's crews, at the missed interception.

date may different but story is true

 

[Mutakalim]

Lol . Super Power Pakistan

 

[WarKa DaNG]

We were under the sanctions in 1990s and the USN were chilling with us in Arabian sea

 

[Raider 21]

In the mid early nineties, the USS Carl Vinson arrived with brand new F/A-18s. They initially operated from Masroor AB and then the following year from the aircraft carrier.