NBC OVERVIEW

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       23 Sept 90    Pentagon officials state that IZ increased forces
                     from 100,000 to 360,000 in last 10 days. 21 - 23
                     Divs in KTO.

                     Poss. Jordanian C-130 noted at Al Qayyarad, Rashid,
                     and Basrah.

       25 Sept 90    Increase unit count: 14 Divs in Ku, 25 Divs in KTO.
                          14 ARM
                          8 Mech
                          26 Inf
                          48 total Bdes

                     Sites noted on 16 Sep are along hard surface rds.,
                     major tolecomm. corridor, launch possition at
                     155'AZ (Dhahran/Bahrain).

       28 Sept 90    III and IV Corps FWD CPs identified at Jabor, KU.
                     IZ arrays its forces to perform 4 missions:
                          1. VII Corps = Defend IR/IZ border
                          2. IV Corps = Defend coast against amphibious
                     assault.
                          3. III Corps = Defend KU/SA border against
                     ground attack.
                          4. RGFC = Counterattack/Reinforce the IZ Forces
                     within KU.

                     146 sorties. Some AC assigned to Tallil are dis-
                     persing to Al Salonan afld. Tallil poss. coordin-
                     ating control center for flights to dispersal areas

       29 Sep 90     IZ converting hwy near H2 and H3 into landing
                     strips.

                     2 T shaped possitions, Scud revetments at vic
                     2917N4631E

       01 Oct 90     Dedicated tng missions air to air, air to ground,
                     and navigation flights. (Maritime attk. profiles)

       02 Oct 90     2 additional Log sites identified north of KU/IZ
                     border. Log size and locations lead us to believe
                     that log sites are assoc. with RGFC forces, and
                     could be Corps level sites.

                     DIA asseses IZ SSM missiles = 140, other sources
                     300-700, 6 potential Scud sites identified in KTO.
                     Fish lake sites bore sighted at Bahrain airport

       03 Oct 90     3 Frog launchers, 2 resupply veh. located at Al
                     Jahrah

       04 Oct 90     Fighter AC flow close to SA border;
                     may have been intell collection.




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Box ID = BX000533
Folder Title = 11TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BDE DESERT SHIELD STORM AAR VOL 1                                    
Unit = ARCENT      
Parent = CENTCOM     
Subject = NBC OVERVIEW