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File: 120596_aacxq_01.txt01 05 211459Z JAN 91 00 CAT 7591 NO 5WW LANGLEY AFB VA//CAT// AWS SCOTT AFB IL//CAT// ACCT AF-ACXJRF SUBJECT: DESERT STORM WEATHER IMPACTS (U) 1. (U) FOLLOWING INFO OBTAINED [(b)(6)] PER YOUR REQUEST FOR POTENTIAL AWS/CC USE. 2. (U) CENTCOM. A (U) CENTCOM SWO HAS SUPERB WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH CENTCOM J2/J3 STAFFS. J2/J3 REQUEST FREQUENT WEATHER BRIEFS AND UPDATES, ESPECIALLY AFTER RECEIPT OF NEW DMSP IMAGERY. CENTCOM STAFF MAKES DECISIONS FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS WITH [(b)(6)] STAFF. SWOS GET NUMEROUS COMMENTS THROUGHOUT EACH DAY ON SUPER WEATHER SUPPORT. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES FOLLOW: B. ON 19 JAN THERE WERE NO SCHEDULED MISSIONS USING A HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL CAMERA (H CAM). DMSP IMAGERY SHOWED CLEARING FASTER THAN EXPECTED IN W. IRAQ. AS A RESULT, CENTCOM TASKED H CAM MISSIONS OVER W. IRAQ TO LOOK FOR SCUDS. WE THINK THIS CONTRIBUTED TO FINDING SCUDS BUT SPECIFIC DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE. C. THE 21 JAN ATO HAD H CAM MISSIONS OVER E. IRAQ. CENTCOM SWO SAME AS RELEASER DOX, UNDER FILE: IMMED [(b)(6)] 211459ZJAN91
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