DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 3501.88F
N95
17 DEC 2012
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3501.88F
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: REQUIRED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND PROJECTED
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR TACTICAL AIR CONTROL
SQUADRONS
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST C3501.2K (NOTAL)
(b) OPNAVINST 1000.16K
(c) OPNAVINST 3501.360
Encl: (1) Projected Operational Environment for Tactical Air
Control Squadrons (TACRON)
(2) Required Operational Capabilities for Tactical Air
Control Squadrons (TACRON)
1. Purpose. To issue the required operational capabilities
(ROC) and the projected operational environment (POE) for
tactical air control squadrons (TACRON).
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST F3501.88E.
3. Discussion. Enclosures (1) and (2) have been prepared per
reference (a). The ROC and POE provide the necessary details to
describe the mission areas, environment, and operational
capabilities for which TACRONs are responsible. This
instruction provides resource agencies information concerning
TACRON mission requirements, capabilities and the types and
locations of expected operations. Together, the ROC and POE
establish tasking which produces a measurable workload used to
compute personnel requirements for fleet manpower documents
(FMD) per reference (b). Enclosure (2) shall be used in
determining specific mission area readiness ratings reported per
reference (c).
4. Action. Fleet commanders are requested to periodically
review enclosures (1) and (2) and recommend changes to the Chief
of Naval Operations (Attn: Director, Expeditionary Warfare
