00518344 3-8725-11 UNCLASSIFIED 2441257 11-01-1971 2441286 11-30-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063-1 18937 K7267 359 441 2451718 06-22-2000 06 51 2451717 06-21-2000 2451744 07-18-2000 WEATHER: ROUTE PACKAGE (RP) 1 HAD FAVORABLE CONDITIONS. BARREL ROLL AND STEEL TIGER HAD POOR TO MARGINAL CONDITIONS. TROPICAL STORM JUDY MOVED EASTWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. RP-1: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE CONDUCTED INCREASED WITH 94 PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS. LOGISTIC ACTIVITY REMAINED LOW DUE TO FALL OUT FROM SEVERE STORMS. STEEL TIGER: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE INCREASED WITH 96 PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS. COMMANDO HUNT VII (AIR INTERDICTION OF SUPPLIES) COMMENCED. ARC LIGHT MISSIONS INCREASED WHILE ATTACK MISSIONS DOUBLED. A-37 AIRCRAFT INTRODUCED TO STEEL TIGER. F-4 AIRCRAFT ESCORTED GUNSHIPS TO STRIKE ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) POSITIONS; HOWEVER, AC-130 GUNSHIPS HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH LASER TARGET DESIGNATORS WHILE F-4 AIRCRAFT CARRIED LASER GUIDED BOMBS AND A PAVE SWORD (LASER SEEKER) POD. LAOS PANHANDLE: VEHICLE ACTIVITY INCREASED. RATE OF ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) REACTIONS TO UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT IN SOUTHERN LAOS INCREASED. VEHICLE ATTRITION AND SECONDARY EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES INCREASED. ARC LIGHT STRIKE EFFORTS CONCENTRATED ON AREA WEST OF THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE (DMZ). TWO F-4 AIRCRAFT LOST IN STEEL TIGER DUE TO GROUND FIRE. CREW MEMBERS NOT RECOVERED. BARREL ROLL: ATTACK STRIKE MISSIONS INCREASED. BARREL ROLL SORTIES CONTINUED IN SUPPORT OF GEN VANG PAO'S OPERATIONS. SORTIE STRIKES CONCENTRATED IN PLAINE DES JARRES AND ROUTE 7 AREAS. CAMBODIA: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE DECLINED WITH 91 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE ACHIEVED. ATTACK MISSIONS INCREASED IN SUPPORT OF FANK OPERATIONS CHENLA II. ARC LIGHT MISSIONS DECLINED DUE TO REDUCED REQUIREMENTS IN LAOS. OVERALL BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT (BDA) INCREASED. A-37 AIRCRAFT LOST TO GROUND FIRE AFTER EVADING THE ENEMY FOR OVER TWO HOURS. PILOT REACHED FRIENDLY LINES AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. NONE DABIN NUMBER 0263573. 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. INTERDICTION COMMANDO HUNT VII 2451744 07-18-2000 'p' 2451744 07-18-2000