BIOGRAPHY

LTCOL YASSINE, JOINED L.A.F 1983

DEPUTY KLEIAAT AIR FORCE BASE CDR,AIR WING
COMMANDER,BASE S2 CHIEF.
CURRENTLY CHIEF OF OPS SECTION IN THE A F HQ
COURSES:
1- IRWAC 1985, FT RUCKER,AL
2-REFRESHER COURSE UH-1H, FT RUCKER, AL.1995
3-SQUADRON CDR COURSE,SYRIA, 1998
4-COMMAND AND STAFF COURSE, LEBANON, 2004
5-AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COURSE, MAXWELL
A.F.B.USA 2006.
OVERVIEW
BEGINNING OF THE CONFLICT WITH Fateh Al
Islam.
MISSIONS EXECUTED BY LAF DURING THE
CONFLICT.
THE SITUATION BEFORE THE AIR ATTACK.
THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF BOMBING
STUDIES.
BOMBING EXECUTION.
RISK MANAGEMENT MEASURES.
STRATEGY OF EMPLOYMENT & MISSION
EVALUATION.
Fateh - Al - Islam
In the 20 th of May 2007 a member of the terrorist
groups Fateh Al Islam attacked some Lebanese
army posts in the vicinity of camp Naher AL bared,
killing 20 troops and overtaking their posts.
This group was lead by shaker al absy, reports
about their strength and connections and their
supporters were not definite. They were ruling the
camp by being the most powerful armed and
organized group there since 2006.
NAHER EL
BARED
CAMP
90km
10 km
Beirut Air force Base
Naher Al Bared Camp
Kleyaat Air force Base
Naher Al Bared is a one of the Palestinian
refugee camps of 40000 p situated in the
north of Lebanon, at 80 km north of Beirut
and at 12 Km from KLAYAAT AIR FORCE
BASE where most helicopter missions were
launched.
NAHER EL BARED CAMP
AREA = 2 km
2
POPULATION= 40.000 H
2007
Before the crisis the camp surface was less
than 2Km2.
NEW CAMP
OLD CAMP
NAHER EL BARED CAMP
The Camp is divided into 2 parts: the old
part and the new one. The political
negotiation with the Palestinian authorities
between the 23rd and the 30th of May didnt
reach a happy end. This negotiation was
aiming to hand over the terrorist members
who did the attack at the army posts and at
the same time to allow the civilian
evacuation from inside the camp.
AIR FORCE CAPABILITIES
At the beginning of the conflict the LAF had
23 UH1H (50% were out of service due to
lack of spare parts), 2 of them were in
kleiaat and 4 raven R44 for training.
One month earlier the LAF has received
from UAE 9 gazelles (French anti tank
helicopters unarmed, and 3 of them were
flyable due to spare parts lack and checks
required, and during the battle 0.5 caliber
machine guns were installed on 2 ships and
anti-tank hot missiles on the third.
MISSIONS EXECUTED DURING
THE CONFLICT & EXECUTION STRATEGIE
OBSERVATION MISSIONS
Observation missions, started on the 20th of
may 2007.
TRANSPORT MISSIONS
MISSIONS EXECUTED DURING
THE CONFLICT & EXECUTION STRATEGY
Escort missions, start with the conflict
Preparing jets & V.I.P TRANSPORT
Even the R44 had participated in transport
and radio relay missions, and the air force
start to work on grounded jets
MEDICAL EVACUATION MISSIONS
Medical evacuation missions: daily
missions, day and night, good to mention
here that the execution of these missions
while trying to preserve the concept of the
golden hour had kept the moral of our
friendly troops very high. (130 MEDEVAC,
23 NIGHTS)
MEDICAL EVACUATION MISSIONS
MEDICAL EVACUATION MISSIONS
AIR-GROUND ATTACKS
The gazelle had participated in the combat
by the execution of some air attack missions
on special designated targets like anti-
aircraft machine guns, small artillery, fuel
tanks.
The gazelles had also participated in search
missions for terrorist members in the
northern mountain surrounding the camp.
STAGE I
STAGE II
THE SITUATION BEFORE THE BOMBING
The Lebanese armed Forces had initiated
different attacks on the camp, controlling
first the new part of the camp, and then the
east part of the old camp
THE FINAL AREA BEFORE THE BOMBING
The remaining surface was of 200-250
meters length and 200 meters wide
approximately
The remaining part of the camp is
considered to be the densest one and the
most dangerous
On the other hand the tiny small streets
inside this area and the immense
destruction created a big obstacle for our
ground troops advance in the camp.
Facing this situation it has become a priority
to find a solution out from anywhere .
The concept was to find a way to use the 50-250-
400 Kg bombs and to drop them over the camp in
a proper way. These bombs were first design to be
used on the MIRAGE and HUNTRER fighters 30
years ago and actually were supposed to be
demolished
The problem was to create an attachment
mechanism that allows a proper bomb release. A
quiet challenged task, because no body had ever
used a helicopter as a bomber before. .

THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF

BOMBING STUDIES.
A BLUE team of experience pilots and
technicians and engineers had initiated a
different studies and research projects in
order to make this idea realistic.
THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF
BOMBING STUDIES.
BOMBE ATTACHEMENT HUNTER
MISSILE ATTACHEMENT ARM GAZELLE
RELEASE PISTON
M113 ARMERD PLATE
HUNTERS O2 BOTTELS
PRESSURED AIR
ELECTRICAL VALVE
COMPRESSED AIR
NAVY AXE
Thus, a helicopter bomber has been created
by using old fixed wing and helicopter and
navy vessels spare parts.
THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF
BOMBING STUDIES.
Even new bombs had been fabricated by
the engineers
THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF
BOMBING STUDIES.
CENTER OF GRAVITY CALCULATION
WEIGHT MOMENT
A/C 5500 7953
CREW 600 356.8
CARGO 1060.72 1295.433
FUEL 1400 2131.5
TOTAL 8560.72 11736.73
- BOMB LATERAL ARM :
(96/2)+(50*0.394)=67.7 in
WEIGHT MOMENT
BOMB 550 37235
- LATERAL CG = 37235/8560.72= 4.34 in
(LIMIT IS 5 IN)
2- CENTER OF GRAVITY
CALCULATION
WEIGHT MOMENT
A/C 5500 7953
CREW 600 356.8
CARGO 1628 1994.07
FUEL 1400 2131.5
CG=133.3
CG LIMITE
(132.6/143.3)
WEIGHT MOMENT
A/C 5500 7953
CREW 600 356.8
CARGO 1628 1994.07
FUEL 480 629.5
FUEL QUANTITY WITH
max FW CG
CG=132.2
CG LIMITE (130/144)
At the same time a series of studies had
been lunched concerning the CG calculation
and the GPS features characteristics
TRIAL PROCEDURES
Trial time had begin using non explosives
external weights
TRIAL PROCEDURES
BOMB 250 KG
400 KG
RELEASE POINT CALCULATION
Alt/feet A/S Kts Dx
5 kts A/S
Error
100 feet
Alt.Error Time
3000 90 650 35.1 m 6.9 13.6
1500 90 447.1 24.84 m 9.8 9.6
RELEASE POINT
Dx
PROJECTILE
Dx = Dv + GPS CORRECTION + SYSTEM CORRECTION
Dv : distance ( 633 meters)
GPS Corr : 1/4 second ( 10 meters) (delay)
SYS Corr : 1/5 second ( 7 meters)
TRIAL PROCEDURES
ACTUAL RELEASE POINT
THIS DELAY ID DUE TO:
- NUMBER OF SATELLITES CAPTURED
- GROUND SPEED
- ACTUAL (AGL) ALTITUDE
GPS RELEASE POINT
At the same time finding a way to correctly
calculate, define and properly identify the
release point was a big concern, due to the
delay in the GPS reception and the delay in
the release system itself, bearing in mind
that the margin of error is so small due to
the small dimensions of the remaining area
to be bombed, and that even small error is
not allowed
Several trying sorties had been executed
and the results were impressive, at the
same time sorties over the camp at low
level, day and nights set the field ready.
Finally a mathematical procedure had been
reached and implemented.
07-08-2007
The trial had started on the 7th of August in
the Bekaa Valley in a fire field for heavy
arms
09-08-2007
Only Two days later we started bombing the
camp
5 BUILDINGS
COMPLETELY
DESTROYED
The efficiency and efficacy of the bombing
had been a dramatic surprise over the
terrorists whom they found themselves
forced to even try to escape from the camp
or to surrender. And that was achieved on
the 2nd of Sep 2007.
RISK MANAGEMENT MEASURES
Target selection (starting with the one away
from our friendly troops.
Protection measures taken from our ground
troops.
Cease of our indirect fire over the camp .
Measures taken to minimize collateral damage
and utmost safety for flights:
This issue was one of our priority concerns.
Examples of measures taken:
Target selection (starting with the ones away from
our front lines)
Protection measures for our ground troops.
Cease of friendly indirect fire during the bombing.
A cover ship for rescue and assess the raid result
STRATEGY OF EMPLOYMENT &
MISSIONS EVALUATION.
DIRECT COORDINATION.
TIME OF BOMBING
LIAISON OFFICERS..
TARGET PRIORITY.
DIRECT OBSERVATION.
AERIAL PHOTOS .
Strategy of employment & mission evaluation
The bombing missions were executed with a direct
coordination with the ground troops through the presence
of an air force liaison officer in the front lines and in the
OR.
Different timing was implemented for the bombing with
different gape of time between one mission and another.
The targets had been chosen according to a certain priority
given by the mission commander officer starting with the
anti-aircraft weapons, fortification, fateh al Islam main
offices, water sources, fuel tanks, under ground shelters,
arriving to designated area to easy our friendly troops
advance.
MISSION EVALUATION
MISSION EVALUATION
MISSION EVALUATION
Axes of attack
- Evaluation of the bombing mission was done on
aerial photos taken by helicopters due to the
absence of drones.
- The air bombing contribute to victory on
terrorism.
- It raises the morals of the ground troops after a
long time of exhaustion.
- It opens the field for more inventions and tactics
with the fact that no other means were available.
- winning the war on terrorism is possible when
determination and sacrifice and will are present
- No area in Lebanon could be a blockade for
Lebanese security and law enforcement.
MISSIONS DETAILS 20/5 4/9
MISSION SORTIES
NUMBER
DAY
HOURS
NIGHT
HOURS
MEDEVAC 165 179,05 32,10
OBSERVATION
& PHOTO
76 62,35 7,25
BOMBING 98 41,55 4,35
ESCORT 13 22.4
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