Narrative:

FAA montgomery RAPCON gave maxwell AFB tower a release for mlt Y off runway 33 which was the active runway. Maxwell tower called mlt Y rolling. When Y tagged my data person and I (north departure radio) noticed maxwell tower had turned an aircraft final to runway 15R in the way of Y's flight path. Mlt Y release was 'fly runway heading, maintain 20.' when Y came on frequency I issued traffic. 'Medium large transport Y traffic 12 O'clock 2 mi, opp direction working with tower, altitude indicates 1700, turn right immediately heading 020.' mlt Y made a comment, 'this ain't right.' Y was not issued traffic or departure by maxwell tower. Y made no other remarks concerning this situation and continued on with his IFR flight. I wrote this by memory as I have not had the opportunity to listen to the tape. As best we can tell MTR X which was Y's traffic was told to enter a 5 mi initial and turned in early and mlt Y was not issued traffic until we saw the situation and told them to break out the traffic over the shout line. But the above situation about MTR X instructions/traffic issuance is just hearsay and not fact. I feel the training program and maxwell tower needs to be reviewed. I don't believe they know what sep is. Supplemental information from acn 97664: I believe the situation could have been prevented if the tower controller would have instructed MTR X to hold on the downwind until the departure was clear of the airspace.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX BETWEEN MIL TRAINER AND MIL TRANSPORT. OPERATONAL ERROR. SEE ALSO ACN NUMBERS 97664 AND 97684 REFERENCE MXF TWR TRAINING SITUATION.

Narrative: FAA MONTGOMERY RAPCON GAVE MAXWELL AFB TWR A RELEASE FOR MLT Y OFF RWY 33 WHICH WAS THE ACTIVE RWY. MAXWELL TWR CALLED MLT Y ROLLING. WHEN Y TAGGED MY DATA PERSON AND I (N DEP RADIO) NOTICED MAXWELL TWR HAD TURNED AN ACFT FINAL TO RWY 15R IN THE WAY OF Y'S FLT PATH. MLT Y RELEASE WAS 'FLY RWY HDG, MAINTAIN 20.' WHEN Y CAME ON FREQ I ISSUED TFC. 'MLG Y TFC 12 O'CLOCK 2 MI, OPP DIRECTION WORKING WITH TWR, ALT INDICATES 1700, TURN RIGHT IMMEDIATELY HDG 020.' MLT Y MADE A COMMENT, 'THIS AIN'T RIGHT.' Y WAS NOT ISSUED TFC OR DEP BY MAXWELL TWR. Y MADE NO OTHER REMARKS CONCERNING THIS SITUATION AND CONTINUED ON WITH HIS IFR FLT. I WROTE THIS BY MEMORY AS I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO THE TAPE. AS BEST WE CAN TELL MTR X WHICH WAS Y'S TFC WAS TOLD TO ENTER A 5 MI INITIAL AND TURNED IN EARLY AND MLT Y WAS NOT ISSUED TFC UNTIL WE SAW THE SITUATION AND TOLD THEM TO BREAK OUT THE TFC OVER THE SHOUT LINE. BUT THE ABOVE SITUATION ABOUT MTR X INSTRUCTIONS/TFC ISSUANCE IS JUST HEARSAY AND NOT FACT. I FEEL THE TRNING PROGRAM AND MAXWELL TWR NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT SEP IS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 97664: I BELIEVE THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE TWR CTLR WOULD HAVE INSTRUCTED MTR X TO HOLD ON THE DOWNWIND UNTIL THE DEP WAS CLR OF THE AIRSPACE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.