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and administrative computers. All mission planning is also ac-
omplished in this room. The room next to this office was used as
temporary alert room, where aircrews could sleep, and main-
tenance could debrief the aircrews.  this room also housed the 
units two refrigerators.  Finally, there was a TV room, where
306SW personnel watched video.
	Once upstairs, each new arrival filled out an AF Form
 425, which was used by the host unit at Al-Dhafra the  363rd Tacti-
 cal  Fighter Wing (363TFW) Shaw AFB, South Carolina to account for
 all military personnel at Al-Dhafra.  Although the 363rd was the
host at Al-Dhafra, 306SW aircraft and personnel were the first
USAF element to arrive at Al-Dhafra.  On 23 July 1990, in support
of Operation Ivory Justice, two KC-135R aircraft with 306SW opera-
tional staff personnel and 513th Airborne Command and Control
Wing (513ACCW) maintenance and security police personnel flew to 
Al-Dhafra Co set up an air refueling operation for UAE Mirage
aircraft.  Once Operation Desert Shield began, The 363rd with 44
 F-16 aircraft and support elements arrived at Al-Dhafra and as-
sumed host responsibilities for USAF forces.
	After being briefed on the operational AL Al-Dhafra I was
driven to tent city, some eight miles from the main base.  Along
the way we went through three security check points. The first
check point, a gate just before you enter the road to tent city,
was manned jointly by 363TFW security police and UAE military per-
sonnel. The next check point was about half a mile from tent
city, while the  last check point was the front entrance to tent
city.   Both of these check points were manned by 363rd security
personnel.  At each check point you show you I.D. card.  The road

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