REDACTION DOE 6 2 A •·· OSD 6 2 A 3 3 8 5 6 FOR 1 RLY RESTP- CTED DATA U'lauthori7 d disck surn sub iect to Adminl5trative end Crip1inal Sanctions Hand 8 is Re t ir eo Da a in oreisn Dii seminaU011 Section 144 b llv1nic EnesGY P t 1954 - ----- - IRIS Public Record Key Information Main UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE Document Type CaJl Number K570 0S2-l IRIS Number 01005088 Accessions Nott'll Old Accession Nbr 7-1972-17 Rcvd Index er JD 17 QCID Scanner ID Ace ID Title CHRONOLOGY OF USAFE RESPONSE TO THE CUBAN CRISIS Beginning Date 1962 10 06 End Date 1962 11 24 Pub1ication Date 1962 12 21 Classification SECRET D ooo I 7 o f9 Rel 1982 01 06 Entered Date QC'dDate Scanned Date Ace Date Media Roll# 00004130552 First Frame 1051 Last Frame 0 Linear Feet 0 OJd MFim RoH # NUMPAGE 31 Title Extensions -Abstract USAFE ACTIVITIES AND PLANNING IN RESPONSR TO CUBAN CRISIS _l escr Ptlve Notes Title Added Entries Author Subject CUBAN MISSILE CRJSlS Major Command Oac Link Administrative Markings Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals Security Review Information Audio Rec ioto tJO o 17 33 l'lY TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEA•QUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE APO NEW YORK 09012-5001 t rn ' If HO MAR 1 1981 s rcr Marking Discrepancy FOIA Request Number 88-023 TO - HQ USAFHRC CC 2 It appears that the chronology was forwarded to AFCHO in 1962 with different markings than those that subsequently appeared in the monograph The following paragraphs were marked class1ffcation Restricted Data 1 ' in the monograph The RDn annotatfon did not appear on the same material in the chronology We recommend that you apply the RD 11 marking to the fo11owing aragraphs in your copy of the chronology a 27 October Co11111and and Control section This paragraph is RD b 27 October Operational Planntng section The ffrst three paragraphs are RD c 29 October Combat Forces section The first paragraph is RD d 14 November Command and Control section This paragraph is RD ROBERT T COSSABOOM Command Historian -k· L- ' 1 -t Ii I J ' r I I '' SEPTEMBER 18 1947 Right People Right Mission Right Now RiPL Y TQ AITN OF' S 11 1 JECT' • · •c1· h 'fli · i c· 'Vl'' Ri r it ii if ti f ii l ' · ii • t ------- ----t-----f A f-1 N' A·uJ OIH ' HEADQUARTERS • J • I # J UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN ui E Office of Information APO 633 New Y ·W ' Documentation of Current Contingency U 5 1 0 qn ' 0 0 ' '- · 0 Df_C 196 · _ VJ l t - TO' Hq u SAF AFGHO Washington 251 D C 1 Forwarded hereyith is the Cuban Crisis Chronology required by your letter same subject 5 November 1962 2 The chronology has been classified in accordance with the ources of the information therein 3 Upon removal of attachments the classification of this lett t r fl if J ft will be cancelled ff 'ri Ct··'· ' l_ ·' _ F r _ - ti lnfr rmotion ui Mu l Atch Chronology TOP SECRET - NOFORN J cys - 31 pages • I i J l r ·' JfE STRICT · i This materf ntains Rest -icted D to de• Atomic F ner-gy Act of 1954 1orized dfod0-sure subject to admln rotive and criminal sa 'r1 ·'' • ti - Cir v DDoo 17' 'il i' l DECLASSIFIED lO'j UNITED 8-TATES AIR FORCES l EUROPE C JN O LQGY Of THE 0Ul3AN O ttrsrs · - - - f ··· · - · -_ •··· - '- -- - £ a•• ' s1tJiti if f $ --1·• _ __ _r_f __ I· -·tl_ -i-·ill p fit · •t•RE lA ' ' · • _ - - - ' _- _-Sall_l au rizeHa· cf di rJosllfeR0 jl _G - d tr twO ti t· _ _ _ _ _ _ __ -__ · __ ·_ ·'· __ ·j_ _ · ' · - _· ' __ __ --- -J __ __ ·_ · f''-- · _ nrtiions nlliaas eai1 a·_ J_GW·Jl'h·o e gll _ _R _ ' - _· --- -·-··· · '·' _ _ -· · - iJ - ' ·· • '·'S lio 1· AfornJc Eifurgyftfif1 9_6'· ·· · · · ·- _ · · - ·' · • ·· · · · - -- - - ··· • I • - ' - • · ·-·1 • DECLASSIFIED •_ I J OEC SSIFIED • UNITED srArEs AIR FORCES IN EU ROPE CHRONOLOOY OF THE CUBAN ORlSIS For the Period 6 October Thru 24 November 1962 § October COMMAND iiND CONTROL Negative OPERATIONAL PLANNING l r ' S ' J OINC JSAFE was informed of a need for expedited OINGWT Jl 4 61 and 316 61 planning and of CINCLANTts recommendation that 113 C-1J0 1s assigned to US AFE and PAC lUf be earmarked for commitment to these plans but he did not know until 22 Ootobe r what these plans wars Under C1NGLANT's proposal 1 the C-1301 s would arrive at JCS employment bases P-Hour minus 24 hours and return to overseas theaters NLT P-Plus 6 hours Ref' TS Msg JCS DIG 061 446Z JGS to USCINGEUR Info CINCUSAFE 6 Oct 62 if COMBAT FORCES Negative RECONNAISSANCE AND INTEttIGENCE Negative AIRLIF r Negative PERSONNEL Negative All documents ci te -thlt -Bhrot1ology are· 1ocatedlnthe -Hq IT SAFE DOS Operations or Historical Division files SUbj Cuban Crisis 1962 For CINCUSAFE summary of crisis action weaknesses end strengths aee TS Msg OIH 621-1-1714 CINGUS AFE to COFS USAF 6 Dec 62 i -·-- J °ECLASSIFIED '· fi' i SAfF rs C 6'1-- L 2 _ lf LJTEM-L- -----· ··--···-···--·-···· DECLASSIFIED 6 October Continued L_ _ ___ _ _______ _ LOOISTIOS Negative BUDGET Negative MISCELL ANEOU S Negative 2 Qcto9er thru 12 October ALL ENTRIES Negative g October COMMAND AND CONTROL 1 7u J USAF Command Poat Swmoariee stated a priority- requirement £or expeditious return of TAC 1 s Fox Able 137 from European theater to the COMJS Ref TS Msg CING 62M 13031 CINGUS AFE to USOINCEUR and CSAF 19 Oot 6 2 OPERATIONAL PLANNING Negative COMBAT FORCES Negative BECOm'AISS ANCE AND IN'mLLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative DECLASSIFIED · 14 October Continued LOGISTICS Negative BUOOET Negative Negative 12 October thru 16 October ALL ENTRIES Negative 11 October COMMAND A D CONTROL I •· I CINCUSAFE directed an increase in the US A li'E Command Post vatches General Landon also directed that command and control communications projects in the USAFE area be pu$hed forward with all possible speed Ref S Intv Mr R E Eckwright USAli'E Historian with Col F L Smith Oh War Plans Div DCS Opa Hq US AFE 1 4 Dec 62 OPERATIONAL PLANNING Negative COMBAT FORCES CINCUSAFE directed that the combat readiness of all USAFE f· tactical units be immediately reviewed Rsfi S Intv Mr Eckwrigh with Col Smith 4 Dec 62 RECONNAISSANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative 3 DECLASSIFIED · I I I 17 Cctober Continued • AIRLIFT Negative PEROONNEL Negative LOCISTICS l '-u __ _I CINOUSlw'E was directed to ready for immediate MA TS airlift to the United States WRM amounting to over 1 million pounds of BHllllUnition ejector cartridges applicable to F-105 1 s 20mm BEI ammunition and pylons for F-100 F-104 and F-105 Ref S Hq USAFE DCS Mat Report of Shipments to CONUS 4 Dec 62 BUI G ET Negative Negative 1§ October COMMAND AND CONTROL NegatiYe OPERATIONAL PLANNING ou J CSAF asked CINGUSAFE to submit on an urgent basis the most recent exeroiae test data and estimated minimum reaction times t 1 under no warning conditions for implementation of the Berlin contingency plans embodied in US AFE Oplans 128-60 130-60 156-61 and 157-62 Ref TS Msg AFXPD-PLCP 91694 CSAF to OINCUSAFE 1 18 Oct 62 COMBAT FORCES Negative DECLASSIFIED --------· ·---·-·- DECLASSIFIED 0 7 18 October Continued RECOON AISSANCE Ai'TD INTELLIGE1 CE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative LOGISTICS Negative BUDGET Negative MI SGELL ANEOU S Negative COMMAND AND CONTROL Negative 19 October OPERATIONAL PLANNING r - - E · CINCUS AFE advised USCINGEUR and CSA Ii' that recent exchanges l of messages between the JGS uSCINCEUR uSAF USAFE plus information copie of other Unified and Service cownand messages contained strong in ferenc f 0£ possible actions under CINCLANT Oplans 312 and 314 CINOOS AFE noted that if United states actions were contemplated which might worsen East- t -- - West tension there were certain preparatory measures that bis command could ta lee to improve the readiness posture In view of possible Soviet 1 ·-------c ounter-aotions in Berlin or elsewhere General Landon asked for a rECLASSlflED I I lASSIFIED 19 October Continued OPERATIONAL PLANNING CONT'D summary of the sltuatiori and expressed major concern relat1 ve to the pol lsibla imp a ct of CINCLANT plans upon the ad di ti ve forces normally available to USA 'll'E to meet Berlin contingenoies Raf TS Mag CINC 62M lJOJ CINGUSA 'll'E to US INCEUR and CSAF 19 Oct 6 2 COMBAT FORCES Negative RECONNAISSANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative f 1 7 USJIFE WR14 ounting to one-half ton of Allll 86J-1 Bomb Ejector Cartridges and 45 tons of LAU-3 A Rocket Launchers was shipped via MATS to the CONUS in response to Inventory Managers direotion Ref' el Hq USAFE DCS Mat Report of Shipments to CONU S 1 14 Dec 62 rL ---·- CINCUSAFE informed USCINCEUR that the requirement to ship more than l million pounds of ammunition and additional ejector cartridges applicable to F-105 1s had reduced the USAFE war posture These shipments both reduced the US AFE overall theater stocks of war consumables and aggravated an imbalance of WRM stocks which had existed since the e STAIR STEP augmenta t lon of USAFE in 1961 Therefore with Headquarters USAF verbal clearance l ECLASSifjJDO inplace freezing of IBM stocks I r _ ______ ______ _ 19 October Jor tfoued LOOISTIJS CONT'D j° CLMSIFIED I '-IU __ ___ I in the Europe® theater was lifted to permit the order1y buildup of rea sona ble and mi nim a 1 levels of war conSll'llables in the central area Ref · s Msg 0INC 321Q1 CINCUSAFE To USCINCEOR 19 Oct 62 EUOOET Negative HISCELL ANEOU S Negative COMMAND AND CONTROL Negative OPERATION AL PL ANNING Negative GOMBlT FORGES 20 October -·-·· USAFE air defense aircraft modification inputs were suspended and the manual air defense ground environment system was optimized at some expense to the installation and testing of the 412L Air Weapons Control System Ref S Intv Mr R E Eckwright US A FE Historian wi th Col H C Gj bson Ch Air Def Div DCS Ops Hq USAFE 5 Dec 62 1ECONNAISSANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negativo PERSONNEL Negative - · 7 I DECLASSIFIED I 20 October Continued LOOISTIOS I 1u USCINCEUR forwaxded a request to the JCS that any further __ ---' directives for movement of WRM in the European theater be transmitted to his component commanders i hrough USEUOCM headquarters Ref TS Msg EGJD9 lOJ 483 USCINCEUR to JCS Info CINGUSAFC 20 Oct 62 I _u_ 1 U s AFE WRM assets were shipped to the 00 NIJS via MATS as follows 18 tons o f Pylons 92 tons of MJ9 20mm Ammunition 41 tons of M61 20mm Ammunition 5 tons of Ml16A2 Fire Bombs 46 tons or LAU-JA Rocket Launchers and 1 8 ton of Fuzes for the BIB-1 B Bo bs Ref S Hq USAFE DCs Mat Report of Shipments to CONUS 14 Dec 62 BUOOET Negative MISCELLANEOOS Negative ALL ENTRIES Negative 21 October October COMMAND AND CONTROL Ov I CINGUSAFE received instructions from USOINCEUR SA'JEUR to intensify intelligence collection security and anti-sabotage measures command post manning and checks of equipment and supplies Except for the intelligence function CINCUSAFE had instituted al of these actions ---------beginning on 19 Oobober T CJR directives stated that DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED 22 October Continued COMMAND MID CONTROL CONT I D t ' _ __ u ___ l11 no rneaBUres would be taken which could be considered prqvocati ve or which might disclose operational plans Ref TS N0F0m t1sg ECJC09 101483 J USCINCEUR to CINatJS AFE CINCUSAREUR CINGtYAVEtJR and OOMSOTFE 22 Oct 62 u The first actual knowledge of the 1ban situation available to GINC USAFE a side from speculation and public news media wa s received du dng a meeting with USCINCEUR and is other component commanders at Orly AirfieldJ Paris at 1500 hours Zebra The first AFGIN estirnate of the Cuban ori sis reached CIUCUSAFE later in the day Ref S Invt ¥ r R E Eck wright USAFE Historian uith Major General G E Greene Jr DCS for Operations Hq TJS A li'E 5 Dec 62 OPERf TION AI PLANNING OOE 6 2 A OSD 61 A ·· · COMBAT FORCES Negative Negative Elm 9 -----· Declassified 22 October Continued A IRLIF'I' Negative PERSONNEL Negati ve LOGISTICS Negative BUDGET Negative MI SGELLANEOO S Negative v_ October COMMAND AND CONTROL C ' 'f ¾ i'q With USOlNCEUR concurrence CINGUSAFE ordered a discreet I increase in the overall combat oapability of his forcea which wa to i f be carried out in a gradual and unobtrusive fashion to avoid exacarbatint tensions in Europe Ref TS Msg CINC 62M 1336 CINGUSAFE to USCINCEUR 23 Oct 62 and C Msg ECJ009 175 •5 t USCINCEUR to CINCITSAFE 23 Oct 62 OPERATION U PL ANNING WP ' I Impro red readiness posture actions directed by CINCUSAFE ' included a Qra d11al return over a 48-hour period of USAFE tactical aircraft from weapons training a t 10s0 3 3 B f Ei · · l b Reduced tactical wing training in the United Kingdom and central Europe and expedited maintenance to raise the aircraft 0 R rates to 90 percent c Deployment of 1 s-quadron of F-101 1 s from f OSD 3- 3 B 5 6 I Deciassffied 10 DECLASSIFIED 23 October Continued CPERATIONiiL PL ANNING ONT 1D l f ··· oso 3 3 B 5 6 I by incli vidual ai rcraft o r flights of two over a 36-hour period for possible Berlin air corridor operations d Movement of 16 F-l0OC Is of the trai nlng wing at C D 3· 3 8 X 5 6 o replace the F-104's and e Upon return of aircrart gfo 3 3 B transfer of NSP targets from two squadrons of F-100 1s and one squadron of F-105 1s located at bases in Germany to USAFE units in the United Kingdom with the objective of freeing the central Europe squadrons for conventional air to ground and air superiority operations in Berlin contingencies Ref TS Msg CINC 6 21 1336 CINCIJSAFE To US·JINOEUR 23 Oct 62 and TS Msg OCOC5 62-1 0191 1 Comdr 17th Af' to Comdr 7Z72d AB Wg 23 Oct 62 COMB DOE 6 2 A QSD 3 3 8 5 6 ' ' ' ' '' ' ''I A total of 92 USAFE tactical airc 'aft redeployed from the Wheelus trtlning ce ter to home bases in the United Kingdom Ref S -- Jn v u' Eckwr ght w i th--Ge-±- Smith 4 Dec-62f - ---------------- DECLA$SIFIED 11 23 October Continued GOMBAT FORCES CONT 1D DECLASSIFIED SECRET The 65th Air Division Defense went on an air defense Conditio Alpha alert together i rl th the alert of SAJ forces I ------- This in effeot doubled the number of USAFE fighter inte t ceptors on short OSD3 3 B alert 5 6 Cc' J All uni ts of tba air defense force were wartime rnannad '•' · · · · at all times Ref s Intv Mr Eckwright with C l Gibson 1 LJmcRET Four F-10 C•s of the TAC rota tional OSQ S G 5 Dec 62 f _•·•- -• assume a 15-minute alert posture when- directed Ref -I TS Mag O-OOG5 62M 200 Comdr 17th AF to CINCUSAIPE 1 24 Oct 62 3cRET All USAFE tactlo tl wings went on trainin g stand-down to enable maintenance to reach maximum readiness These uni ts were requ red i I ' - to report when they had 80 to 90 percent of possessed aircraft 0 R Ref TS Mag o coc5 62M 200 Comdr 17th AF to CINCO SAFE 'ZJ Oct 62 RECONN J SSANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Nega tive AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative LOGISTICS Negative BU ooET Negative MISCEL Negat ive IDECLASSIFUSD I 12 COMMAND AND CONTROL Negative OPERATION t PL t '1 1NING lp-µi '------------ IPECLASSIFIED ' ' ' u - 2 ' ' ' ' - ···· · · --- - -- • ·- -- - ·- • -- -· ·- -- -- -·· - ----- ------ ---- ----- t· I The USAFE operational planning sts i'f began surveying the ability of command forces to disperse under US AFE Oplan 173-6 2 SHOW BO il T using only short haul airlift and the need and desirability of prepo sitioning deployment packages less spare weapons and persormel while C-130 aircraft were still availe ble Ref TS U S 4FE Senior OP Controller Log Entry 24 1715Z iOSD 3 3 8 5 6 on the wi thdraw 1 1 of F-104 1s OSD 3 8 5 6 e necessary clearance for deployment of F-100 1 s JUSMAG and CINCUSAFE agreed that the upcoming rights nagotie tions rn ade return of the f-lOA ts SAP ------ c __ highly desirable TS USAFE Senior OP Controller Log Entries 24 1715Z and 2 i l 900Z COMBAT FORCES f · · u ·· J 1 n additional six F-10 c Is deployed OSD 3·3 5H6 Raf TS Msg 0-GOC5 62M 200 Comdr 17th AF to CIN SA tf 1 21 Oct 620 -- 'D-E-CLA_-_ sSl-Fl-E D ____ vf a --0 13 24 October Jontinued COM3AT FORCES CONT'D OECLASSlFIEO Eight F-1000 1 a were held in reediness at oso 3 3 B S 6 · I upon diplomatic clearance by _____ _ Ref TS Msg O-COC5 62M 200 Comdr 17th JJ' to JINJUSAFE 24 Oct 6 RECON NAISS lli0E AND INTELLIGENJE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative 100-ISTICS l j · ·i_ U_ I OSO 3 B - ___ F-100C 1s deploy1 ng·t 5 6 were to arrive f ___ I vith the basic munitions load There were a ooo rounds of M39 20mm ammunition on hand at Moron and 24 000 additional rounds enroute to this base Ref TS USAFE Senior CP Controller Log Entry 21 20052 EU OOET Negative MISCELLANEOUS Negative JOMMAtlD AND CONTROL Negative DPERATIO DOE6 2 Af ------r-joso 3' 3 B 5 6 22 October fAID - IDE lAS FlED ·· I FRI c _ _____ _ 25 October Continued J ___ O P ER 1' ll£ O N4 L ' - P tµl ··fr t N W - QW nl -·- - ' - --- ---- - i D _ DOE 6 2 A e r Under Operation CLOUD CAPER MATS aircrews were positioned at Rhein-Main and Tempelhof Air Baaes in Germany in readiness to fly Pan American Airways pa ssenger aircraft schedules to Berlin 1£ the situation required Ref TS Intv Mr R E Eckwright USAFE Historian with Col F L Smith Ch War Plans Div DCS Ops Hq USAFE 5 Dec 62 u •r DOE6 2 A COMBAT FORCES iu I Eight F-1000 1 s were deployed jOSD3 3 B S S between 0500 and 1900 hours local Ref S USAFE ------------ Senior OP Controller Log --· Entry 25 1905Z • qu · Modification of USAFE F-100 ts for G AR-8 CBU capability got underway Ref TS Intv Mr Eckwright with Jol Smith 5 Dec 62 Negative DECLASSIFIED V iFRD '---------- 15 ----· 25 October Continued l '-D-E_C_LA_S_S_IF-IE_O_ · _____ · ii ' FruJ AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative LOGISTICS Negative BUOOET Negative MISGELL ANEOU S Negative COMMAND AND CONTROL Negative 26 October DECLASSIFIED ··111m f Q j ty '11 ' -·'- ' f DECLASSIFIED 26 October Continued OPERATIONAL PLANNING CONT'D ooE 6 2 A 1 9s0 3 3 8 5 6 FRD GINGUstu requested that three additional CLOUD GAPER aircrews be placed on 12 hour alert for movement 1oso 3 3 8 5 6 JRei' TS Mag CINC 62M 1402 26 Oct 62 l--1u· ·1 To improve the strike force readiness and dispersal posture CINC JSAFE directed the development of a plan la ter called Operation HAWK EYE for movement a£ one F-84F squadron of the 366th TFW at Chaumont Air _ Base France to a forward operating location FOL with a capability of 15-days conventional operations · High on the list of possible FOL's to be sµrveyed were the German Air Force bases at Lechfeld and Memmingen Ref TS Msg OPLW 62M 1406 CINCUS AFE to Comdr 17th AF 26 Oot 62 QMBAT FORCES Negative REGONNAISSJUTCE P ND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative LOGisrICS -Negat i-ve-- BUOOET Negat i ve lbECLASSIFIE b ll il rriUI r - -la --fi-ed_ _______ lFRD 26 October Continued MISOELLANEOUS Negative 27 October COMMAND AND CONTROL OSECRETRD The JCS authorized the OSD 3 3 B 5 6 Re£ TS Msg JCS 7035 1 JOS to USCINCEUR1 ' I Cot 62 Qf' 1 Y ' ' positioned on alert as follows -----------clf ---tc rew on 8 hour alei L I · lore on 3 hour alert and ____ l crew on 3 hour alert and I crew on 8 hour alert Ref TS USAFE Senior CP Controller Log Entry 27 llOOZ 1 eciassffi•d r znm '- ---111a r--- - Z1 October Continued COMBltT FORCES I l U --- The Fox Able 140 136 and 139 136 rotations to the U SAFE area scheduled for November were postponed until further notice by TAC Ref TS USAFE Senior OP Controller Log Entry 27 lllOZ Strike units were permitted to return all tactical aircraft above 70 percent of possessed 0 R to normal training activities S Intv Mr Eckwright with Col Smith 4 Dec 62 RECONNAISSANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIF '1' Negative SONNEL Negative LOGISTICS Negative ET Negative MISCELLANEOUS i Negative COMMAND AND CONTROL Negative 28 Octobex 19 Ref QSECRET 2S October Continued FRD OPERATIONAL PLANNING nu l t -J'- -----D The CLOUD C ' PER aircrew status comprised 1 0S0 3 3 B 1- €5V6 • 1 0$D 3 3 B I C5 f _ ---- 1 crew on 3 hou r alert 1 crew on 8 hour alert 1 cxew available for training 1 orev on 3 hour alert 1 crew on 8 hour alert Ref TS USAFE Senior CP Controller Log Entry 28 lOOOZ COMBAT FORGES OSD 3 3 8 5 6 DOE6 A RECONN AISSANGE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative LCGISTICS Negative BUDGET Negative MISCELLANECU S Negative 29 October -------- · Q IDL------ ---------------------- Negative I sECRET FRD 20 29 October Continued OPERATIONAL PL ANNING c JSECRE'f FRD Negative cY'i il S · ·· - - ·· · ' '----- · H rs --- --1-- 29 0 00Z • u ___ l With 8 F-100C 1s -1 __ l s F-100C 1s 0 R and 2 out of commission I __ · •1tha 72 72d ABW was verbally directed by the Seventeenth Air Force commander to deploy the balance of the available aircraft I · i I Inputs of the F-100 1 s to the modification center at I ' • rre to be made l Re f a TS u SAFE Senior GP Controller Log Entry 1SJ5Z end 1845Z 1°s0 _ 3· 3 B 5 S I U I The Seventeenth Air Force Commander advised that he was dropping the 11hold ready'' level of all units to 70 percent except the 86th Air Division Defense and the J66th TFW which would drop to 60 percent The purpose of this action was to start aircraft through maintenanc·e Ref TS USAFE Senior CP Controller Log Entry 29 2200Z RECONNAISSANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIF' r Negative PERSONNEL Negative LOOIS Negative G- SECRET tFRb 21 Declassified·•• • 29 October Continued BUI GET Negative MI SCELLANEOU S _ Negative COMMAND AND CONTROL Negative OPERATIONAL PLANNING JQ October JU I The command I a survey of German Air Force bases to find a FOL for the 366th TFW' determined thatlOSD 3 3 B 5 6 a desirable location Ref TS Msg 0000 62M 500 Comdr 17th AF to CINCUSAFE JQ Oct 62 COMB AT FORCES Seventeenth Air Foree directed movement of remaining F-1000 1s f'romlOSD 3 3 B 5 6 I flights of two departing t -3 B S CIBOO and 1200 hours on the JOth and 31st and the balance of incomndssion --- F-loocts at 1400 hours on 31 October Rei' TS USA FE Senior CP Controller Log En 30 0150Z ou I Seventeenth Air Force directed movement of 10 F-104G 1s from OSD 3· 3 B S G Ref TS USAFE Senior CP Controller Log Entry 30 0510z I REOONNAISS ANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative Negative I I j Oeclassified 30 October Continued PERSONNEL Negative LOOISTICS Negative BUDGET Negative MI SGELLANECU S Negative COMMAND AND CONTROL Negative OPERATIONAL PLilNNING Negative OOMBAT FORGES · 21 October r--- U - -- l r An advance party arrived l Di3 3 B S 6 fO make preparations for the Operation HAWK EYE deployment of an F-8 4F squadron -- Ref TS Intv Mr Eckwright with Col Smith 5 Dao 62 RECONN USSANOE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative Negative Declassified 31 October Continued BUOOET Negative MISCELLANEOUS Negative 1 November COMMAND AND CONTROL '-U_· ___ Nonconcurrence by SACEUR caused oaricellation of Operation HAWK EYE Ref S Mag CINC 32202 OINCUS AFE to GOFS G AF 1 1 Nov 62 _ -- • S Msg GINO 32203 OINCUSAFE to Comdr 17th AF 1 Nov 62 and S Intv Mr Eokwright w ith Col Smith 4 Dec 62 OPERATIONAL PLANNI Negative COMBAT FORCES Negative RECONNAISSANCE ii ND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative LOOISTIGS Negative BUCGET ----------------egat WE ----------------------------'----- MISCELUNEOU S Negative Declassified 24 COMMAND AND CONTROL Negative OPERATIONAL PLANNING -----iDeclassified g November QU USOINOEUR advised CINCUSAFE that the additive forces in a Berlin contingency would consist of 10 STRlKECOM Squadrons GASF and requested CINCUSAFE's recommendations on the composition 0£ these squadrons by type aircraft and armament and primary and alternate bases Ref TS USAFE Senior OP Controller Log Entry 2 1900Z COMBAT FORCES The F-1040 movement to Hahn was completed at 1512 Zebra This denlo17rl'lent permitted the following alert status oso 3 3 B S 6 2 F-104C'a on 5 minute alert 6 F-1040 1 B on 1 hour alert 8 F-1040 1s on 1 hour alert during hours of darkness Ref TS USAFE Senior CP Controller Log Entry 2 21152 and TS Msg OCOC5 6a i 0287 Comdr 17th AF to GINGUSAFE 2 Nov 62 RECOUNil IS NCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative LOGISTICS Negative BUOO-ET Negative ----- ' Declassified 25 L--- 2 November Continued MI SCELL IINEOU S Negative ro- - l November COMMAND AND CONTROL Negative OPERATIONAL PLANNING Negative COMBAT FORCES Negative RECONNAISSANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative LCGISTICS IU I USDJl WllM shipments via MATS to the COIIDS comprised 6 tons of Pylons Ref s Hq US AFE DOS Mat Report of Shipments to CONUS 14 Dec 6 2 BUDGET Negative MISCELLANEOOS Negative ----------------------- J N o vS em b Se r thm ll No remb ALL ENTRIES Negative 26 I Declassified M November COMMAND AND CON'f ROL FRD l -u_ _· __ f INCU SAFE advised U SGINCEUR that deteriorating pilot proficiency coupled with the abnormal break rate on non-flying aircraft made it desirable to a reassign the NSP targets in acoordance with ooE6 2 A ·· the 21 October program ' l JOSD 3 · 3 B l S c return the USAFE training wing detachments ____ _ ________ -ti· # 1 · Ref S Msg CINC 32207 CINGUSAFE to USOINGEUR 14 Nov 62 CONFIDENTIAL USCINCEUR requested that US A FE maintain the existing readiness posture indefinitely or that OINCUSAFE recommend alternate measures tor providing an equal readiness Ref C Msg EGJC09 18821 USCINCEUR to GINCUSAFE 14 Nov 62 CINCUSAFE agreed that the F-104C squadron and --- the F-lOOC's -f_ _ '_ could 'emain inplace for the time being but rei tera ted to U SGINCEUR that USAFE could not maintain its existing I readiness posture indefinitely Ref TS Msg OOT 62M 1586 CINClJS to USCINOEUR 14 Nov ·6 2 OPERATIONAL PLANNING Negative COMBAT FORCES Negative RECONNAISSliNCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative i Declassified · VrflID WWW CZ COibl •- J 27 OSD 3 3 B 5 6 _____ I Declassified 14 November Continued PERSONNEL Negative LOOISTICS Negative B JOOET Negative MI SCELL ANEOU S Negative ALL ENTRIES Negative GOMMAND AND CONTROL 15 November - 16 November u USGINCEUR approved the OlNCUSAFE recommendations for modifying _ __ _ the existing readiness posture and advised General Landon to inform him --- if the situation became critical Refi S Msg ECJCO 18958 USCINCEUR to CINCUSAFE 16 Nov 62 OPERATIONAL PLANNING Negative COMBAT FORGES l -u ____ I USAFE wing training detachments began movement back to the USA FE Weapons Genter '-t ___ __ to resume normal training Ref s Intv Mr Eckwright with Col Smith 4 Dec 62 0S03 3 8 5 6 7oeclassified I ' - _-- I Declassified I 16 November Continue COMBAT FORCES CONT I D i iU All command units were directed to continua maximum efforts i to schedule maintenance crew availability and flying training in a manner that would insure a command capability to generate the forces required by SACEUR 1s nuclear strike program on a compressed time schedule Ref S M sg OTO 62721 CINCUSAFE to Comdr 17th P F 16 Nov 62 u The USAFE combat force 0 R rate exceeded USCINCEUR SACEUR requirements Ref S Intv J Mr Eckwright with Col Smith 4 Dec 62 RECONNAISSANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative AIRLIFT Negative PERSONNEL Negative LOOISTICS Negative BUOOET Negative MISCELLANEOUS Negative 17 November thru EJ November ALL ENTRIES Declassified Negat l v __ 29 November COMMAND AND CONTROL U I USOINGEUR advised his component command era that wnalioration in the international situation permitted a return to the normal readiness status Refr S Mag EGJC09 19439 24 Nov 62 OPERATION AL PLANNING Negative COMBAT FORCES Negative RECONNAISSANCE AND INTELLIGENCE Negative Negative PERSONNEL Negative LOGISTICS Negative BUOOET Negative MISGELLAN EOO S Negative 30 1 d I Declassified U SAFE ALERT STATUS DOE6 2 A l I f oL i I i r ' A - l - -•·-- - - • · ·' '---- -·- - -- - -- __ -n - _- -- SOURCE USAFE Command Post Reports - -------------- 1l±1ncht 'v-1 -1 ---JMl'- h t-with G aptain A P ---Ham'-ielfy--Gm-rent-Aetiet'l 8----- ------- Di vision DOS Operations 13 December 1962 SECRET I Declassified r@ —