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UNCLASSIFIED
AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELIEVED BY 'HE NEXT MISS'CN, FROM HERE, THP
MOHAWK FLEW BACK 'O RAH.FA, DR"PED CF-- 7HF IMAGERY, REFUELED AND
IIEA@ED FOR T,OYE B@SP", A -WO ti'G'UR T6TAL MISSION TIME WAS
ABOUT YEN HOURS. TOTAL T:4E FROL BRIEF T' DEBRIEF WAS ABOUT 14
HOURS A @IAINTE@'ANCC C@@N",A@'T TEAM ON Si. AT RAHFA ASSISTED IN
REFUEL OPERAT70NS AND 'HANDLED LIMITED MAI@TENANCE -ONTIN-EN-IES.
THE CORPS L--o @CTIVE-@Y PARTICIPATED IN DESIGNING SOME OF TH-PS@P
SLAR TRACKS, W:T@ -NE BEING SUBSEQUEN-LY -ESIGNATED 3-STAR.
'%4@, A'-! THE OV-'@@ AIRCRAF- ARE NOW MOI,':r'ED TO BE COMPAT'B'-E WTH
IOSM @'-STARS GROUND STA'IONS. DUR TNG THE HEIGHT OF HOST:LITIES,
ONLY THR--P "ERE MODIFIED. THIS LIMITED 0,.R CAPAB'Ll7Y TO DATA
LINK TO 6@lT@S HAVING THESE GROUND STATIONS.
(5) WE INVESTIGATED THE POSSIB:LITY OF INFL;G@i' RE--UEL:NG FOR THE
MOHAWKS. WITH TH:S CAPABILITY AND THP- USE OF GSTS, WE CC"LD
A@'HIEVE AN EVEN MCRE EXTENDED ON TRARK TIME. CW4 RO't4LAND
I S AND
CW4 POW@ER CON'ACTED VMGR-3r2, A MARINE REFUP -N- 'JNIT, AND
D:SC@SS@@, REFUELING PR@REDJ' E".Tpmo
U, RES, TRAINING, ENT MODIFICATIONS
AND COMPATIBIL;:V.
(6) ONE 0,- 'U@R DAILY R'-.2 MISSIONS C'@UR:P-RS PILASSIFIED i'IA' ' RERIALS
ORIGINATING A' ARCEN' AND DESTINED F'R THE CORPS G-2. T@4E MATE-
RIALS ARRIVE AT K:Nr PAHD V:A 'RE DESERT SPRINT COUR:ER, NOR@IALLY
ARE '@4r SATTALIC.4 S-2 SE",3N. T H E
A C-130, AN P.,KED UP BY .
OADED "bUR
PACKAGES ARE THEN ABOARD AIRCRAP- AND PASSED TO CORPS
PERSONNEL DURING A SCHEDGLED FUEL STCP AT RAHFA.
(7) THE BATTALICN EXPER:7NCED A CLASS C AIRCRAFT MISHAP @N 8 FEB.
THE INVESTIGATION INDICA@@S THAT Tw@- FJEL CAP ON Tilg@ I,P-.PT@ HAND
DROP TANK VIBR@TED LOOSE'XND WAS ST@UCK BY -Hr PROP DURING A
GROUND RUN UP. T4E PROP AND FUEL CAP WERE @OA@AGED BEYOND REPAIR.
THE DROP TANK HAS BEEN REPAIRED.
(8) THE BATTA.:ON WAS ALLOCATE@ ADDITIONAL RAMP SPA"E. THIS AREA
WAS PAVPD, LINES PAINTED AND AIRCRAFT TIE D'WNS INSTALLED.
(9) WE QAVE RECE,-VED 1-U-- TRA'LERS FO,? USE :.N@ THE LSA. COORDINA-
T0 N
T IS UNDPRWAV r',R HOOK--4-u @D UT:L"IES TO THE L;NITS. TO MAKE
R@@OM FCR TH'ESE -RA"'ERS, THCI MOTOR POOL AND VPI.wl"LE PARK WAS
mOVE@ 'O ANOTHER STYE 41-HIN THE CCMP@@UND.
('O) FLYING RECAP:
CO A @0 B, 15TH CO B, 1ST
DESERT SH:P-'-@ 1638.8 860.4 3'.C
DESERT STn.R'@, 1868.1 879.@u 1.33.9
I 1 6 3 . 9
IOTA'- 3526.9 729.4
MONTHLY HIGH 1270.4 .056.4 5'0.4
(',270.4 IS ALL -.IMC 'AONIHLY @l"H FOR OV/RV A@IFT. 1355.4 IS
BE'-IEVED TO BP AN ALL TIME 'HIGH F@UR '0@ARDRA:-.)
(11" MISSICN @E-@AP:
DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM -OTA@
(4Nr@V90-16JAN9!) '17JAN-3MAR9!)
SLAR 1 6 5 1 8 5 3 r
@YUICKLOOK '28 T33 26'u
roRV 68 7' 138
IGRV NA 73 73
TOTAI'5 361 461 822
NOTE 1: GRV 'S 2 T",FT PER :SS'ON
2: I'Rv'@-IRS MSN CN 2 FE6 9@
@'AR@
r. I.N'O. V.AIL. @'E,!VERY CONTIN"JES TO BE SPCRADIC. THE
lpqvo@NkING MEAL IS N@"@ SERVED BY A 'ONTRACTOR.
UNCLASSIFIED
Box ID = BX000080
Folder Title = XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL NOTES
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent = ARCENT
Subject = XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL NOTES 3 OCT 9
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