00518335 3-8725-2 UNCLASSIFIED 2002/07/28 2440984 02-01-1971 2441011 02-28-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063-1 18936 K7266 809 891 2451675 05-10-2000 06 51 2451680 05-15-2000 2451690 05-25-2000 ROUTE PACKAGE 1 (RP-1): NEW PETROLEUM OIL AND LUBRICANTS (POL) PIPELINE CONNECTED VINH WITH THE QUANG KHE LINE. STEEL TIGER: RECONNAISSANCE INCREASED WITH 95 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE. STEEL TIGER: ATTACK SORTIES DECREASED. AIR FORCE FLEW 2518 STRIKE SORTIES IN SUPPORT OF LAMSON 719. FIVE F-4 AND ONE CH-53 AIRCRAFT LOST TO ENEMY GROUND FIRE. LAOTIAN PANHANDLE: TACTICAL AIR SORTIES DECREASED. BARREL ROLL: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SORTIES DECREASED BUT 100 PERCENT EFFECTIVE. ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED. LAOS: TOTAL RECONNAISSANCE SORTIES FLOWN INCREASED. STRIKE SORTIES DECREASED. CAMBODIA: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE DECREASED BUT EFFECTIVENESS REMAINED AT 90 PERCENT. ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED. TRUCK KILLS LOW. A-37 AIRCRAFT LOST IN CAMBODIA; PILOT KILLED. STRIKE INTENTIONS: AIR SUPPORT FOR LAMSON 719 EMPHASIZED. BARREL ROLL A-1 AND F-4 AIRCRAFT PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR GROUND OPERATIONS SOUTHWEST OF PLAINE DES JARRES. AC-119K AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED GROUND FORCES AT NIGHT. GUNSHIPS PERFORMED NIGHT ARMED RECONNAISSANCE ALONG LINES OF COMMUNICATION (LOC). NONE DABIN NUMBER 0251452. SUMMARY BRIEFING PRESENTED TO COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF PACIFIC (CINCPAC) 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 VIETNAMESE 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. B-52 STRIKES TACTICAL AIR SORTIES VEHICLE ATTRITION 2451690 05-25-2000 'p' 2451690 05-25-2000