00518250 3-6527 UNCLASSIFIED 2441287 12-01-1971 2441317 12-31-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18930 K7261 982 1177 2451653 04-18-2000 06 51 2451652 04-17-2000 2451655 04-20-2000 AIR ACTIVITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA INFLUENCED BY UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS. UNITED STATES ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED. ALLIED CAPABILITY INCREASED WHEN UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES ATTEMPTED TO WITHDRAW. LAOS: TACTICAL AIR (TACAIR) DECREASED WHILE ROYAL LAOTIAN AIR FORCE (RLAF) INCREASED. ENEMY GROUND FORCES INCREASED ACTIVITY IN BARREL ROLL (INTERDICTION AND CLOSE AIR SUPPORT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA) AND STEEL TIGER (STRIKES AGAINST PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT FROM NORTH VIETNAM). GEN PAO'S FORCES DRIVEN FROM PLAINE DES JARRES (PDJ). EIGHT UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT DOWNED AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTIVITY. SOUTH VIETNAM: ENEMY-INITIATED ACTIVITY AT LOW LEVEL. AIR OPERATIONS DECREASED IN-COUNTRY. ARC LIGHT AND TACAIR SORTIES WERE DIRECTED AGAINST ENEMY ACTIVITIES. CAMBODIA: KHMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY TERMINATED OPERATION CHENLA II (OPERATION TO CLEAR AND SECURE MAJOR ENEMY SUPPLY) 4 DEC. NONE DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS PACAF. PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENT 0275432. SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DURING DEC 71. CONTAINS STATISTICAL CHARTS, GRAPHS, MAPS, AND WEATHER SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATING CLOUD PATTERNS OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA. 2451655 04-20-2000 'p' 2451655 04-20-2000