354 TFW BATTLE STAFF DIRECTIVE #45

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SUBJECT:  354 TFW BATTLE STAFF DIRECTIVE #45

Quite a few people are failing to respond appropriately during
ALARM RED. By refusing to take cover in a bunker or otherwise
protected area, the risk of injury is increased.   It is not
impossible for a SCUD to hit us. Ask the guys at KRMC. They had
one hit 10 miles from them 21 Feb. Additionally, red hot
shrapnel raining down from the sky after an intercept of a SCUD
by a Patriot could result in fires in tent cities. It would be
totally stupid to burn up or take a hit lying in your bunk or
looking out the door at the fireworks. It is mandatory for all
personnel to take the proper precautions in protecting the Air
Forces' most valuable resource---YOU! This war is not over yet.
There is still plenty of opportunity to get yourself killed if
you let yourself get complacent. Rethink your priorities--it's
your warm body that your putting on the line when you don't
respond.
           
               [(b)(6)]
ERVIN C. SHARPE, Colonel, USAF 
Commander, 354TFW