00518248 3-6298 UNCLASSIFIED 2441226 10-01-1971 2441256 10-31-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18930 K7261 582 782 2451653 04-18-2000 06 51 2451652 04-17-2000 2451655 04-20-2000 AIR AND GROUND ACTIVITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA REMAINED CONSTANT. LAOS AND VIETNAM WERE AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORMS AND TYPHOONS. CLOSE AIR SUPPORT (CAS) DECREASED. ATTACK SORTIES DECREASED AND TOTAL AIR EFFORT INCREASED IN LAOS. ENEMY-INITIATED ACTIVITY LOW. MAJOR ELEMENTS OF COMMUNIST FORCES DEPLOYED TO THE CAMBODIAN INTERIOR. AIR ACTIVITIES DECREASED IN SOUTH VIETNAM. COMBAT ACTIVITY IN CAMBODIA INCREASED. SOUTH VIETNAM: ENEMY-INITIATED INCIDENTS LOW. MINIMUM CASULATIES SUFFERED BY THE FRIENDLIES. ARC LIGHT MISSIONS INCREASED. FINAL PREPARATION FOR COMMANDO HUNT VII (AIR INTERDICTION OF SUPPLIES) MADE. ENEMY-INITIATED ACTIVITY LOW. ABORTED TRAWLER ATTEMPTS MADE BY COMMUNISTS TO INFILTRATE SUPPLIES INTO COASTAL REGIONS OF SOUTH VIETNAM. CAMBODIA: COMBAT ACTIVITY INCREASED. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) ATTACK SORTIES WERE FLOWN IN SUPPORT OF CHENLA II. B-52 ARC LIGHT MISSIONS INCREASED. NORTH VIETNAM: USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE DECREASED DUE TO POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT LOSSES TOTALED FOURTEEN. NONE DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS PACAF. PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENT 0203571. SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DURING OCT 71. CONTAINS STATISTICAL CHARTS, GRAPHS, MAPS, AND WEATHER SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATING CLOUD PATTERNS OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA. IRIS NUMBER OUT OF SEQUENCE. 2451655 04-20-2000 'p' 2451655 04-20-2000