00518249 3-6411-2 UNCLASSIFIED 2441257 11-01-1971 2441286 11-30-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18930 K7261 783 981 2451653 04-18-2000 06 51 2451652 04-17-2000 2451681 05-16-2000 AIR ACTIVITY INCREASED. UNITED STATES ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED. ATTACK SORTIES FLOWN IN LAOS, CAMBODIA, AND NORTH VIETNAM INCREASED WHILE SORTIES FLOWN IN SOUTH VIETNAM DECREASED. ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY IN LAOS AND SOUTH VIETNAM WAS CHARACTERIZED BY SPORADIC HARASSMENT TACTICS PROBING FOR FRIENDLY WEAKNESSES. GROUND ACTIVITY IN CAMBODIA AT HIGH LEVEL. LAOS: COMMANDO HUNT VII OFFICIALLY BEGAN 1 NOV. TRUCK MOVEMENT INCREASED. UNITED STATES ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED. LAOTIAN STRIKE FORCES WERE AUGMENTED BY A CONTINGENT OF A-37 AIRCRAFT. GROUND ACTIVITY LOW. ENEMY DEFENSIVE REACTIONS INCREASED. SOUTH VIETNAM: ENEMY-INITIATED ACTIVITY WAS LOW-LEVEL ATTACKS BY FIRE AND LIMITED GROUND ATTACKS. FIXED-WING SORTIES DECREASED. CAMBODIA: MILITARY ACTION CENTERED ON CHENLA II. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) ATTACK EFFORTS INCREASED. CAMBODIAN MILITARY SITUATION DETERIORATED WITH FORCES ARMEES NATIONALE KHMER (FANK) (CAMBODIAN ARMY) SUFFERING DEFEAT IN CHENLA II AREA. NORTH VIETNAM: PROTECTIVE REACTION STRIKES INCREASED. AIRCRAFT LOSSES INCLUDED F-4D OWL FAST FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER (FAC), F-4E GUNSHIP ESCORT, A-37, AND HH-53D JOLLY GREEN HELICOPTERS. NONE DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS PACAF. PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENT 0263677. SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DURING NOV 71. CONTAINS STATISTICAL CHARTS, GRAPHS, MAPS, AND WEATHER SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATING CLOUD PATTERNS OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA. 2451681 05-16-2000 'p' 2451682 05-17-2000