00518258 3-7239 UNCLASSIFIED 2441531 08-01-1972 2441561 08-31-1972

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18932 K7262 4 216 2451653 04-18-2000 06 51 2451652 04-17-2000 2451655 04-20-2000 GROUND AND AIR ACTIVITY LOW. TROPICAL STORMS ELSIE AND FLOSSIE MADE LANDFALL SOUTH OF THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE (DMZ). FRIENDLY FORCES LOST THEIR AGGRESSIVENESS DUE TO LACK OF AIR SUPPORT. SOUTH VIETNAM: ENEMY-INITIATED ATTACKS OCCURRED. ARC LIGHT SORTIES CONTINUED. TACTICAL AIR (TACAIR) AND GUNSHIP SORTIES DECREASED. CAMBODIA: JOINT FORCES ARMEES NATIONALE KHMER/ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (FANK/ARVN) OPERATION REGAINED KOMPONG TRABEK 25 AUG WITH THE AID OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) AND VIETNAM AIR FORCE (VNAF) TACAIR IN DEFEATING THE ENEMY TANKS. NORTH VIETNAM ARMY/VIET CONG (NVA/VC) OBJECTIVE, SOUTH VIETNAM WITH USE OF CAMBODIA AS A LOGISTICS BASE, CONTINUED. NORTH VIETNAM: LINEBACKER OPERATIONS MAINTAINED THE INCREASING ATTACK SORTIE TREND. ATTACK SORTIES DECREASED. NIGHT STRIKE/AIR RECONNAISSANCE EFFORTS INCREASED. AIRCRAFT LOSSES INCLUDED F-4J, RF-4, A-7, F-4, FIXED-WING, AND ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT. NONE DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS PACAF. PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENT 0581257. SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DURING AUG 72. CONTAINS STATISTICAL CHARTS, GRAPHS, MAPS, AND WEATHER SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATING CLOUD PATTERNS OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA. 2451655 04-20-2000 'p' 2451655 04-20-2000