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Aerial Photographic System
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Photography (Advanced) - Advanced manual for photography and other graphic techniques
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Figure  4-8.—TARPS. configuration in a few minutes by removing the external TARPS. Primary daylight photography from horizon to horizon is accomplished using the panoramic camera. This camera is located in the center area of the pod. The panoramic  camera  is  used  primarily  for  low-to-medium altitude  reconnaissance,  limited  standoff,  or  coastal coverage. The frame camera, located in the front area of the pod, has two positions. The frame camera is used for vertical photography or forward-oblique daylight photography. The frame camera  in  the  forward-oblique  position  is  useful  for flight path plots, prestrike route segments, targets, and checkpoint photography. In the vertical position, a frame camera provides backup photography for bomb damage   assessment   (BDA),   route   area,   ship photography, mapping, and some aspects of air-to-air photography. It is fully functional over a wide range of aircraft speeds and altitudes. Both   day   and   night   reconnaissance   can   be accomplished  using  the  infrared  reconnaissance  set located in the rear section of the pod. Multisensor reconnaissance involves using two or more similar sensors;  for  example,  two  or  more  photographic cameras  with  different  focal  lengths  and  depression angles, setting up the sensors with different spectral capabilities  (photographic  cameras  using  color  film  and an infrared detecting system, for example), or covering the same target area with two or more sensors during the same mission (fig. 4-9). Tactical reconnaissance requirements are received from various levels of command and in various forms, including  Special  Intelligence  Collection  Requirements (SICRs), Naval Intelligence Collections Requirements (NICRs), and Essential Elements of Information (EEI). An  EEI  is  normally  originated  by  the  task  force commander or embarked flag; however, they may be derived from operational orders from the task force commander and directed by the carrier air wing (CAG) commander. The requirements for any reconnaissance recon) mission are generally passed from the CAG to the  reconnaissance  squadrons.  The  reconnaissance squadrons  plan  and  execute  a  mission  that  will ultimately meet the objectives of the CAG. At sea, TARPS is supported by the Carrier-Based Intelligence Center (CVIC) that is an operational intelligence center designed and developed to process, analyze, and correlate intelligence data from a variety of reconnaissance platforms. The support provided by CVIC  includes  film  processing,  image  analysis  and interpretation,  and  dissemination  of  intelligence information to operational commanders for planning tactical operations. Your primary responsibility as a Photographer’s Mate is to process aerial film. Each squadron having TARPS aircraft is assigned one photo officer and several enlisted Photographer's Mates  who  work  in  a  ground-support  role  at  the squadron level and as film processor operators in the CVIC.  A  Photographer’s  Mate  that  completes  Fleet Readiness Aviation Maintenance Personnel (FRAMP) 4-8







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