33 TFW-DEPLOYED SITREP 011, 080001Z-142400Z DEC 90

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SUBJECT:  33 TFW-DEPLOYED SITREP 011, 080001Z-142400Z DEC 90



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PAASZYUW RHIUFNA2583 350090	--RHDIBFF
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P 160650Z DEC 90
FM 33 TFW (DEPLOYED)//CC//
TO RHIUFAA/USCENTAF//DO//
RUCIBBA/9AF SHAW AFB SC//CC//
RHIUFAA/14 AD PROV//CC//
RUCLBMB/33 TFW (REAR) EGLIN AFB FL//CC//
INFO RHDIAAA/CENTAF (REAR) LANGLEY AFB VA//LGM/LGS/LGM//
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SUBJ:  SITREP 011 33 TFW (DEPLOYED) 080001Z - 142400Z DEC 90
1.	SITUATION OVERVIEW.  A.  THE U.S. NAVY RESERVE COMBAT 
SEARCH AND RESCUE DETACHMENT IS IN PLACE WITH FOUR HH-60 HELICOPTERS
AND 100 MEN.
B.  THE CENTAF PUBLICATION, AIR DEFENSE AND AIRSPACE CONTROL
PROCEDURE FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD, IS NOT CONSIDERED DIRECTIVE
BY BASE RSAF PERSONNEL.  THEREFORE, THE ACOC/TACC HAVE BEEN
UNSUCCESSFUL IN SCRAMBLING OUR ALERT F-15'S.
C.  THE ROYAL SAUDI AIR DEFENSE STAFF HAVE APPARENTLY PULLED THEIR
LIAISON OFFICERS OUT OF ALL SOCS, DEGRADING THE COORDINATION BETWEEN



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AIR DEFENSE FIGHTERS AND AIR DEFENSE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES.
D.  THE RAF REGIMENT HAS THEIR RAPIER SHORAD IN PLACE AND
OPERATIONAL AT THE AIRFIELD.
E.  BASE POWER WAS OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS 13 DEC 90, DUE TO
A SHORT GENERATED BY CONTACT WITH AN UNDERGROUND CABLE.  DURING THIS
TIME, THE SOC AND ATC SERVICES WERE WITHOUT POWER SINCE THEIR
EMERGENCY GENERATOR EITHER WOULD NOT START OR WOULD NOT CARRY THE
LOAD.  THE BASE COMMANDER HAS CALLED FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND
REPORT.
F.  A TRI-NATIONAL BASE RECOVERY CENTER HAS BEEN FORMED.  THE BASE
COMMANDER HAS APPOINTED COL PAGE, THE 33 CSG COMMANDER, AS THE
CHIEF.
G.  THE LACK OF A FOD-FREE ACCESS TO AN END-OF-RUNWAY ARMING PAD
FORCED THE CLOSURE OF A DISPERSAL AREA WHERE FOUR F-15'S WERE KEPT,



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