00518345 3-8725-12 UNCLASSIFIED 2441287 12-01-1971 2441316 12-30-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063-1 18937 K7267 442 525 2451718 06-22-2000 06 51 2451717 06-21-2000 2451744 07-18-2000 WEATHER: VARIABLE CONDITIONS. ROUTE PACKAGE (RP)-1: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS DECREASED WITH INCREASE IN EFFECTIVENESS RATE. THREE ENEMY AIR DEFENSE REACTIONS AGAINST RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY OCCURRED. F-105 IRON HAND AND F-4 AIRCRAFT USED IN RESPONSE. PROUD DEEP ALPHA (JOINT UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND NAVY STRIKE EFFORTS). AIR-TO-GROUND (AGM) MISSILES EXPENDED AGAINST SAM THREATS. ELEVEN AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT LOST IN COMBAT DUE TO ENEMY FIRE (SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES, MIG AIRCRAFT ENGAGEMENTS, AND FUEL EXHAUSTION). STEEL TIGER: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE EFFORTS INCREASED WITH 95 PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS. ATTACK SORTIES DECREASED DUE TO PROUD DEEP OPERATIONS. VEHICLE ACTIVITY IN LAOS PANHANDLE INCREASED. ARC LIGHT STRIKES CONCENTRATED ON AREAS WEST OF DEMILITARIZED ZONE (DMZ). FOUR AIRCRAFT IN STEEL TIGER LOST DUE TO ENEMY AGGRESSION, UNKNOWN CAUSES, AND ENEMY CAPTURE. BARREL ROLL: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE EFFORTS RESULTED IN 98 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE. SORTIE STRIKES CONCENTRATED ON THE PLAINES DES JARRES. STRIKE RESULTS DECLINED. SIXTEEN MIG PENETRATIONS INTO LAOTIAN AEROSPACE OCCURRED IN BARREL ROLL AREA. CAMBODIA: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE EFFORTS DECREASED HOWEVER EFFECTIVENESS LEVEL REMAINED HIGH. ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED AND CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON DAYLIGHT STRIKE ACTIVITY. ONE F-4 AIRCRAFT LOST BY ENEMY GROUND FIRE WEST OF PHNOM PENH. NONE DABIN NUMBER 0263574. 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 2451744 07-18-2000 'p' 2451744 07-18-2000