00518337 3-8725-4 UNCLASSIFIED 2002/07/28 2441043 04-01-1971 2441072 04-30-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063-1 18936 K7266 989 990 2451675 05-10-2000 06 51 2451680 05-15-2000 2451690 05-25-2000 ROUTE PACKAGE 1 (RP-1): TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE INCREASED. VEHICLE ACTIVITY INCREASED. STEEL TIGER: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE DECLINED BUT 98 PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS MAINTAINED. ATTACK SORTIES DECREASED. DAYLIGHT SORTIES REQUIREMENT FOR CLOSE AIR SUPPORT DECREASED. NIGHT INTERDICTION OPERATIONS INCREASED. STRATEGIC BOMBER MISSIONS DECLINED. ENEMY SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE (SAM) ACTIVITY INCREASED. F-105 AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED A STANDARD ARM AGAINST A FANSONG SIGNAL NEAR THE BAN KARAI PASS. AIR TO GROUND MISSILES FIRED AT SITES LOCATED IN NORTH VIETNAM. F-4 AIRCRAFT EMPLOYED LASER GUIDED WEAPONS TO STRIKE ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) SITES IN NORTH VIETNAM NEAR BAN KARAI. O-2 AIRCRAFT LOST AND F-4 AIRCRAFT DAMAGED WHILE OPERATING IN MU GIA PASS AREA. LOGISTICS ACTIVITY DROPPED. ARC LIGHT SORTIES DECREASED. TACTICAL AIR STRIKES AGAINST MAJOR INTERDICTION AREAS INCREASED. VEHICLE ATTRITION DECLINED. A-1, O-2, AND TWO F-4 AIRCRAFT LOST TO AAA AND SAMS. BARREL ROLL: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY DECLINED. ATTACK SORTIES DECLINED. A-1 AIRCRAFT LOST TO ENEMY GROUND FIRE NEAR LONG THIENG. CAMBODIA: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE INCREASED. STRIKE SORTIES INCREASED. ARC LIGHT MISSIONS INCREASED; B-52'S EXPENDED. TWO F-100 LOST TO ENEMY GROUND FIRE. OVERALL TACTICAL AIR POWER CLOSE AIR SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT FOR VIETNAMESE TROOPS DECLINED DUE TO THEIR WITHDRAWAL FROM LAOS. NONE DABIN NUMBER 0251594. 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 LOGISTIC 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