IRAQI ACTIVITY AND THREAT UPDATE FOR 24 25 FEB 91 154

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Subject: IRAQI ACTIVITY AND THREAT UPDATE FOR 24 25 FEB 91  154          

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Folder Title: USS MIDWAY MESSAGE FILES FOR 19 - 25 FEB 1991 CNA 2753  FOLDER 21  BOX 2                        

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      SUBJ: IRAQI        ACTIVITY AND THREAT UPDATE FOR 24-25 FEB'91 (U)
      OPER/DESERT        STORM//
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      1, (0y'Rlml! 1114P) ACTIVITY: DESERT STORM LAND CAMPAIGN KICKED OFF
      'AORNING 24 FEB WITH COALITION FORCES CROSSING INTO IRAQ AND KUWAIT,
      E)HILE REPORTING REMAINS SPORADICP FORCES HAVE MET RELATIVELY LIGHT
      RESISTANCE AND AS OF 1600C CAPTURED MORE THAN 5500 ENEMY SOLDIERSO
      THERE HAS BEEN NO CONFIRMED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONSE HOWEVER
      PREPAREDNESS FOR THEIR DEPLOYMENT IS HIGH. ALL COALITION FORCES
      HAVE GONE BEYOND THEIR FIRST DAY OBJECTIVEST IRAQI AIR ACTIVITY hAS
      LIMITED TO AT LEAST FOUR ACFT FLEEING TO IRANIAN AIRFIELDS, NO
      NAVAL ACTIVITY NOTEDE HEAVY SMOKE CONTINUES TO OBSCURE LARGE PART
      OF KTOT COALITION AIRCRAFT CONTINUED BATTLEFIELD INTERDICTION
      AGAINST FAYLAKA AND BUBIYAN ISLANDSO TALLIL PONTOON BRIDGE,, SHAIUAti
      RADCOM FACILITYO AND GROUND ELEMENTS INLAND (C2o TROOPS, ARTILLERYO
      ARMORO AMMO)O
          A, IRAQIS ABILITY TO EMPLOY TACTICAL AIRPOWER HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY
      REDUCED BECAUSE OF COMBAT @OSSESO DEPARTURE TO IRANO DISPERSAL
      WITHIN IRAQO AND AIRFIELD/SUPPORT FACILITY DESTRUCTIONT IRAQ IS
      KEEPING MOST OF ITS SURVIVING COMBAT AIRCRAFT AT ITS MAIN OPERATING
      BASESG RUNWAYS AND TAXIOAYS AT MOST MAIN OPERATING BASES ARE
      SERVICEABLEO BUT DESTRUCTION OF MAINTENANCE HANGARS AND MUNITIONS
      STORES INDICATES THAT BAGHDAD COULD GENERATE ONLY A VERY LOW SORTIE
      RATE SHOULD THE AIR FORCE DECIDE TO SUPPORT GROUND UNIT$P
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