00518326 3-8366-5 UNCLASSIFIED 2002/07/28 2440708 05-01-1970 2440738 05-31-1970

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063-1 18936 K7266 4 100 2451675 05-10-2000 06 51 2451675 05-10-2000 2451690 05-25-2000 ROUTE PACKAGE 1 (RP-1): TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE DECREASED. RF-4C AIRCRAFT AND ESCORTING F-4D AIRCRAFT WERE HIT BY HEAVY ENEMY ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA). PHOTOGRAPHY AND SIDE-LOOKING AIRBORNE RADAR (SLAR) RECORDED CHANGE IN NORTH VIETNAMESE METHOD OF HANDLING SUPPLIES. TRUCKBORNE SUPPLY MOVEMENT REDUCED. STEEL TIGER: ATTACK SORTIES DECREASED. TARGET DISTRIBUTION CHANGED. STRIKES AGAINST ENEMY LINES OF COMMUNICATION INCREASED. TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE DECREASED. IGLOO WHITE: ACTIVE SENSOR STRINGS REPORTED DECREASED. LAOS PANHANDLE STRIKES: AIR EFFORT WAS CONCENTRATED ON NORTH VIETNAMESE SUPPLY INPUT THROUGH BAN RAVING (STRIKE INDUCED LANDSLIDES). TACTICAL AND ARC LIGHT STRIKES AGAINST THE NORTH VIETNAMESE LOGISTICS SYSTEM DECLINED. BARREL ROLL: AIR FORCE ATTACK SORTIES DECREASED. GROUND ACTIVITY DECREASED. TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE DECREASED. TWO TACTICAL FIGHTERS AND ONE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WERE LOST TO GROUND FIRE. 7 AIR FORCE ESTABLISHED QUICK REACTION FIGHTER FORCES DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE A READILY AVAILABLE SOURCE OF ORDNANCE TO STRIKE FORWARD AIR CONTROLLERS (FAC). CAMBODIA: SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ATTACK SORTIES WERE FLOWN BY AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT. FIVE AIRCRAFT WERE LOST TO GROUND FIRE. STRIKE INTENTIONS: INTERDICTION EFFORT CONTINUED WITH EMPHASIS AGAINST SUPPLIES, DETERIORATED ROADS, ANIT-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) POSITIONS. SORTIES FLOWN IN SUPPORT OF GROUND FORCES. NONE DABIN NUMBER 0251361. SUMMARY BRIEFING ON SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) AIR OPERATIONS IN LAOS AND ROUTE PACKAGE 1 (RP-1) IN NORTH VIETNAM, CAMBODIA HIGHLIGHTING STRIKE AND RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS OF THE 7 AIR FORCE (AF) AND ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (SAC). INCLUDES DETAILS RELATIVE TO WEATHER, ROUTE PACKAGE 1 RECONNAISSANCE, DEFENSE REACTIONS, NORTH VIETNAMESESE LOGISTICS INTENTIONS, STEEL TIGER, IGLOO WHITE, LAOTIAN PANHANDLE STRIKES, BARREL ROLL, SORTIE EFFORTS, CAMBODIA, AND INTELLIGENCE. ALSO INCLUDES MAPS, STATISTICAL CHARTS AND GRAPHS, AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. INTERDICTION 2451690 05-25-2000 'p' 2451690 05-25-2000