Narrative:

I was working rii; the browton sector. At about XA00; the eglin land mission controller called and asked if I knew that restr area R2914A was hot up to FL350. I said 'no.' then I looked at the status board behind me and said that the entire eglin complex was hot from FL240 to FL350. I currently had 1 air carrier X B737 in the middle of R2914A at FL320; wbound to iah. The mission controller said that he saw the aircraft and capped his fighters; which were launching missiles at that time. I then asked if I could take the aircraft along the coastline to get him out of there; and he said that that mission was not off yet; so I could use the coast. I turned the aircraft and was then relieved. I was never told by the supervisor that the airspace was hot and I was never given a strip telling me about the airspace. I immediately told my supervisor and area manager about the incident. They did not have any comment. This is a direct result of the removal of a-sides from the control room. The a-side used to deliver the strips about airspace and the supervisor was also required to tell you. Now we are relying on the supervisors alone; who are also taking over the a-side's job of delivering WX strips; so their workload and the controllers is higher; which directly resulted in an airliner flying into an active artillery range; not to mention I had armed F15's flying in what I thought was my airspace; that I did not know about.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZJX CTLR DESCRIBED OPDEV WHEN INTRAFAC COORD FAILURE LED TO AN ACR BEING ALLOWED IN A HOT MIL RESTR AREA.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING RII; THE BROWTON SECTOR. AT ABOUT XA00; THE EGLIN LAND MISSION CTLR CALLED AND ASKED IF I KNEW THAT RESTR AREA R2914A WAS HOT UP TO FL350. I SAID 'NO.' THEN I LOOKED AT THE STATUS BOARD BEHIND ME AND SAID THAT THE ENTIRE EGLIN COMPLEX WAS HOT FROM FL240 TO FL350. I CURRENTLY HAD 1 ACR X B737 IN THE MIDDLE OF R2914A AT FL320; WBOUND TO IAH. THE MISSION CTLR SAID THAT HE SAW THE ACFT AND CAPPED HIS FIGHTERS; WHICH WERE LAUNCHING MISSILES AT THAT TIME. I THEN ASKED IF I COULD TAKE THE ACFT ALONG THE COASTLINE TO GET HIM OUT OF THERE; AND HE SAID THAT THAT MISSION WAS NOT OFF YET; SO I COULD USE THE COAST. I TURNED THE ACFT AND WAS THEN RELIEVED. I WAS NEVER TOLD BY THE SUPVR THAT THE AIRSPACE WAS HOT AND I WAS NEVER GIVEN A STRIP TELLING ME ABOUT THE AIRSPACE. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD MY SUPVR AND AREA MGR ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT. THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE REMOVAL OF A-SIDES FROM THE CTL ROOM. THE A-SIDE USED TO DELIVER THE STRIPS ABOUT AIRSPACE AND THE SUPVR WAS ALSO REQUIRED TO TELL YOU. NOW WE ARE RELYING ON THE SUPVRS ALONE; WHO ARE ALSO TAKING OVER THE A-SIDE'S JOB OF DELIVERING WX STRIPS; SO THEIR WORKLOAD AND THE CTLRS IS HIGHER; WHICH DIRECTLY RESULTED IN AN AIRLINER FLYING INTO AN ACTIVE ARTILLERY RANGE; NOT TO MENTION I HAD ARMED F15'S FLYING IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS MY AIRSPACE; THAT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.