PLT OF MIL FGT ACFT GROUP TOOK HIGH-SPD EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID LGT ACFT XING AN IR RTE.

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MAKO 1 WAS 1 OF A 4-SHIP OF FGT ACFT OPERATING IFR ON IR34 TO 4-2901. ATC CTL WITH ZMA. ZMA CLRED MAKO 1 FLT TO TACTICAL FREQ (AVON RANGE CTL FREQ) AND NO ISSUANCE OF TA'S WERE GIVEN. MAKO 1 WAS OPERATING AT 500 KTS AND 1500 FT MSL NOISE ABATEMENT FOR THAT PORTION OF IR34; RTE ALTS SURFACE-2000 FT MSL. WX WAS VFR WITH A HAZE/SCATTERED CLOUD-SCUD LAYER 1500-2500 FT WITH 5 MI VISIBILITY. VISIBILITY IN HAZE LAYER VARIED; BUT VMC MAKO 1 WAS ON CTRLINE OF IR34; ABOUT TO ENTER R-2901H FOR SCHEDULED MIL RANGE OPS. MAKO 1 LEAD (#1 OF 4) VISUALLY ACQUIRED A HIGH WING SINGLE ENG LIGHT ACFT IN THE HAZE/SCUD LAYER AT LESS THAN 1 NM TO 1/2 NM XING L TO R (170 DEG ASPECT) HEAD ON. MAKO 1 INITIATED 6.5 'G' PULL TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE LIGHT ACFT. MISS DISTANCE APPROX 500 FT. VISUAL ACQUISITION RANGE; SPD (500 KTS PLUS) AND TURN RADIUS AT THAT AIRSPD AND G PRECLUDED ANY ACTION OTHER THAN A HIGH 'G' VERT PULL. RECOMMEND ACFT NOT TRANSIT KNOW 'HOT' RESTR AREAS AND KNOWN 'HOT' MIL IR RTES AT THE OPERATING ALTS OF THOSE AREAS. REC CIVIL AND CONTACT ARTCCS. MIL ATC'S/OP AGENCIES TO AVOID INFRINGEMENT AND CONFLICT WITH MIL ACFT. RECOMMEND VFR STAY VMC AND NOT 'SCUD RUN.'