Virtual Airpower • Authorized Operations • VSOA-Aligned Standards

Authorized vUSAF Operations

vUSAF conducts structured military flight simulation activities aligned with United States Air Force-style mission sets, VATSIM policies, and approved VSOA operating standards.

Operations Center AETC Training Command Center
Aerial RefuelingKC-135/KC-46 tanker support and receiver training.
Combat TrainingIntercepts, tactical maneuvering, and Red Flag-style events.
Military RoutesLow-level routes, MOAs, restricted areas, and SUA procedures.
ISR / AWACSReconnaissance, air picture management, and mission support.
Policy Statement

Scope of approved vUSAF activity

Under this policy, vUSAF operations are limited to USAF-appropriate mission profiles and approved VSOA activities. Operations outside normal Air Force doctrine may only be conducted as approved joint-service or special-event exercises.

Authorized Operations: vUSAF may conduct aerial refueling, combat maneuvering, low-level military routes, intercepts, war games, search and rescue/personnel recovery, humanitarian operations, airshows, UAV operations, and special use airspace activities when those activities are organized, briefed, and flown in compliance with VATSIM and vUSAF standards.

Aerial refueling aircraft

Air Mobility Command

Airlift, tanker operations, cargo movement, aeromedical support, humanitarian airlift, and global mobility taskings.

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Fighter aircraft on ramp

Air Combat Command

Intercepts, combat maneuvering, air defense exercises, aggressor operations, and tactical training scenarios.

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RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft

ISR / Reconnaissance

RC-135, U-2, UAV reconnaissance, electronic surveillance simulation, and operational intelligence support.

RC-135U-2MQ-9SIGINT
E-3 AWACS aircraft

AWACS / C2

Airborne command and control, tactical picture development, BRAA support, and controller coordination.

E-3C2BRAAAir Picture
USAF trainer aircraft

AETC Training

Initial flight screening, instrument training, undergraduate pilot training, SUPT, MQT, and instructor evaluations.

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Military aircraft cockpit view

Special Use Airspace

MOA activity, restricted area training, military training routes, tanker tracks, and published operational corridors.

MOAMTRSUATanker Tracks

Primary vUSAF Mission Areas

  • Air mobility, tanker, and strategic airlift operations
  • Combat-coded training, intercepts, and tactical exercises
  • ISR, AWACS, UAV, and command-and-control support
  • AETC training, qualification, and mission-readiness progression
  • Personnel recovery, humanitarian support, and airshow participation

Limited / Joint-Only Activities

  • Carrier operations are joint-service or exchange-event only
  • Civilian firefighting is not a core vUSAF mission profile
  • Pure commercial airline operations are not primary vUSAF activities
  • Naval strike warfare belongs outside normal vUSAF operational scope
  • Non-USAF profiles require Command Staff approval before publication