Fighting Falcon F16
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 6.0
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Airspace Structure; Company Policy; Human Factors; Manuals; Procedure
I received a call from Approach stating 'zoom departure' active/rolling. I did not receive the prior required coordination from Approach as per Letter of Agreement. After stating I was unable the controller left the line so I began frantically calling the surrounding sectors instructing them to turn all aircraft around the Zoom area. Aircraft X climbed through my airspace without a clearance and caused a major distraction to myself and could have potentially caused a loss or collision with another aircraft. This error was and has been assigned to Approach. Perhaps a different procedure could be developed to avoid this from happening again. We were lucky no one was killed today! Review the zoom departure procedure; there is too many moving parts that when missed as described above could cause a major loss of life. If it could be consolidated somehow between two parties there would be no communication breakdown.
ZLC Controller reported the underlying Approach Controller allowed a military aircraft to climb through the airspace without Center approval.