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5 B dininfatiziel its 2 CA MAT Vike at Retin for Short tip ZZ tn June the 306 wire fzerafe ont srev ccaplatet an adttttonnt rier tst——thort trip Bt 1 Blarzas Ite purpore vae to ctser retoase o YeXlT boobs with Itech 27 Mich explosive £111 a aubetituze gor Seitonnt 29 in UL 48 mme Atr Porce Spezia Weapons Center using ito om 2D BL Tivnesammnens nemen memoon hi i Perum a e 1969s The purpose of Short Seip XY Alpha vae to certify careiuge of 1 nlgi 2000 point Hie33 livy mtness Previcutlyy the maxima B—%@ dont ne fou 2000 pound minens The B—S2 capacity hat been Atnited to too IJ 2 nines o each o tvo 102070 ctipein monn using the 2over stations only« fne Prbruary test desonstrated that the upper stations could aso be uses thus doubting the 2 50 1or0 2 ° c Contingeney Ogerat tors A6 the 510 comventzonmt tenbing cgeration in Gouthonst Astoy — which had grown atentity since tte inception in at0—1965 rare than daubled In eize in the tiest tow mouth or 1962 Tn Decenter 1967 I the Evcretary of Deterss has approvt an increase to i000 erties ar nonth for Pebruary of the next year but a generet otfenstve tnuced 1 y the enor in Jansazy necessitates a further tenporery iecrense in the aortle rete Mrost etriltanssuely a butldup of Unites States i ¢ ores in Horthoant Mate as a norequence of torts Koren‘s eetzure of the UGS Pets resulted tn the deployment or asttetonal B 5¢ forces 6 to the Mertsrn Pasttic« mie encry oftenatve couptes vith the 2arge fnerease in Aro Might dorttes tso resutted tn a ‘boric change in B—52 botbing tactiens In response to Operation Hegre the 2argest d 8 tr otrenetve thus fur in the Vietwanese Var H8 geriect ner eouice I in aren bonbtng to ircrense the erfectivences or the awniiable atrrett 1 Mie nev methot or operation use eo evecesstui that tt van tater ox rondad for use throughout South Vietoan The increase in the musber of J RG—235e and Besan forced a restigrment of G40 forees in Southeast Asies AMdLTonad D—5%e wore sent to U tasoo Afeiend in Trtiant ant for the 1 Sizst size benbere vere stationed at tadenm Ate Base on Octave A SMG tanker aquntron vas activated at Ching Chusn Kang Atr Base satan 3 Br wldzenry 4t appeared that the sortte increases revilting fvon the I enens‘s S22 offensive voild be persacents BcSe baring remained in count ombntmpugicta C N E ut a26 2 bovever with the possibiMity that G operations would be contined to Andersen AFB Ghan ont U Popeo Atefieidy ators 1 Sermatzatton and Beentton of Force 1 U Adt the baste comunt structure of the Strategte Air Comeant in §§ 10 h verioem Recite chonont very Attete during the Biree foir or aseo £ cope or the GAG operation hovever increased stentticanty during #150 snd‘ Ti mn bout setmint en as vell as additionnt refusltng requirenente necessitated a con § 2 stceraste srcrense in $10 forces eosin to te vertarn Puci¢ice tor the mort part these beaters ant tenkers vere sent to bases atvesty in 1C use by S1G Rovevery a nev ate refueling squadron vas activated as # Ohtng Chin Kang Ate mese on Tatvan co She AOP me Rhird Air Divioton with hesdquerters at Antersen APP B5 Q2 fl oot e orden apamtmertere as farrier Unite in the United States Surntehd atzerut ant crove on tot me 1 prinetpah untte exbortinate to the Third Air Division recatneg the mare I ‘he MM300 Resh Mime Provtetonat 2ocated at Andersen APB ouny ome 1 froktet the Wilk o the Are Light boner tore to vss sade up eastzaty of Zit personel ant vas ccmmantad ty the sender 20 bon uing cone a Tendore Week wings Bant I22 Pron the United States vore augeented oy Anttvitint creus and atrerurt trom bosker unite resatnive in the contt« 1 fentar W 6 In adattton park of the Port Bov 2 42 fereet the I Korean contingency force use bused at Anderson and case unter tne hos ontrol of the Midge Bomb Wing me M2324 Streteste Wingy tocated I at Radon AB Okoainy controttet a varies or tie opmentions me Milk of he Port Bow B—50 fores wse 1ocated ot Kndern« K0—235 tervers B — ss foom nitporiat iss tios openciom in rammim win e mii Oretntione to Horthenss Aeta» he 624 Streteste Reconsatesance Squadron I Sethoned to the 20508 vas moved to Kudonn trom Yokota A2 Japan on 2 dary 1960 55 tite untt supported S40 recomstomsice accertcies 1 in the vertern Pactic 225 petactnont 2 Resto Gtratepte win toceted ot Robots vas activated at the sane time the Sad Btrateste Reconsatecance a onndalacfisdints met ot B Unclassirira_ __ 8 Tophmnbdinisiniad t 08 Suintron wae movety to provide transtent eupport tor 010 ateerors 295 Pinay the 1220% Ar Refuting Omadrony ateo aesigned to the 1 Saset Btratoote Ming provided Ke135 raate ttlay Comtat Ltghtaing nippent for PICN® operattons in Soutrenct Aatey as wett is foe Hox 2 refueling Aupports ‘e £2@0th activated in Jarungy 2968 ias tesevce JA to it Chine Ohian Kane AMJ Matveny a mav operating tocetton for 810 gorcen 25 s ‘he Le9¥th Soretonts Wing docated at U topeo Atrierd mattant conn I froited the Xeune Rigor refueting operntion ‘me Young Riger fore Pirotnhad PICK with returltng aussort for ite operations to Boutneast § 2 m nston ne M230th supported that part of the Are Lignt € Lecver force oversting from U topto—2 Petastment 1 kts Strateste # Hines Mocatad as KML ABy rattan wae ateconttoued on 35 Priruny 239 I 1 e cl6t the tho reeatatng Third Ate Divieton evtrstrate unite she 1 © 3960th Btratentc Ming and the erth Corminicattons Squidrony both 2ccute c Mt Andersen APM Ouen provided the Divieton vith base mupzore int sone — Pitesttone Aupport reepestivelys The 27th Comunteatton Squatron I atso entntstnad tro orernetng iocatiors in Sate proms ro conic suovore fr the Ae Mont foros 01 20 at Bien ton ant 0% 10 as mm A000 acentad at Ton ton tmut Atrield South Vietsas 2% — ¢ Are Stabe sorete Tate Tn task mme dre Right progen eontied to rov during the early 1 nontte of 1963 gotng beyond even the ptanned tncrease An the renthiy Tortie rites In Hovenber 1967 the Secretary of Defense had approved 4 on increase fron 800 to 1200 aorter per nonth Inte inces mas I progremad to go fnto attest on 1 dabronty orion a rigid wirorup dering Jenvorys Ten atdltfonat D500 tor a totat of 25 vere to be I ners to U Repaos the necorsery construction to ascoommtute treme aie Coit ton bovine and PectM fen for the tien tive B—5¢e vere epected I To be complete br the ant or daruazy then the resataing comtmeenion yee cecpiotey hout dune 296% the tost ive 2—5ze vourd be sert me I Size basing plan catted for 52 Beste ana two Ko—i3se at Antersen Are Cha and 25 Besen and 30 Ke—tsze as U Sipso Atrtient mrationa2® I z y Imm a « HebmbGbaklt ze 4 Ue baul S10 hot stoned a grotust buittup storeing the first o the yours Prom 1 through 19 donsnzy 2T nocties per ty wouta ie 3 foun trom 20 through 24 Jemiary 30 sorties per dari Prom 25 throug ® 28 dentary 33 norttes per days and Heon 29 through 31 Janaary 37 is forties per dave Pinattyy L sorties per day or 2200 sorties po milbpriimatnnmanaada nd 5 tis a tous — Sf 906 corsten for damiazy witte 926 sorties vere actuntty teunctet 2® 1 U BeW® — tmeso tane tor an onterty teunsttton to tne 1200 servi € tate vere not destined for RVLtMIment hovevers On the rorning ot P 2 #3 teem the 168 Paso a tow intatioece eterice versery sas © Shiieing oF the coast or forth Keren In internation usters atout I ® 24 mites ottitere trom the port of Honsan me Reebio vae on a etes c tively routine intelligence gathering mission one or a series of I sintier stestons that has been carted out since toverter 1986 0 k At neon the Pueblo van intercepted by a Yorth Keren poirot tone ant ordered to heave to The Pueblo reptted that she mae in intermtiout 1 ‘ters and continued on course An hour inter theee nore patio bouts arrived accoepanted by to 108 aircrafts Ime torts torews 8 verses agstn Aivectes the Pueblo to heave to An 1504 ioser cine fhe Purblo redtont thas she use betrg boarded Porty—seisn mioungs § deter the Mistlo radtoot that—alt engines vere stopped and that ane tus going off the nie The Pastto vas then forsiity escorted to cre 1 sort of Horan by the North Korean boats ter posiice as ine tize of capture ine tamisis x 39 291 about hree and one—tate alter out— side Morth Korean tersitoriat vaters 26 j Ut 6994 Touch seentngty far removed trom the are Bight operation in Southooss Aste thie event wse to result tn seportont ciaogen in pse 1 strength basing ond tactice in the Par Bast« Piree ays after oie I Mesos capture Mnsdquarters USAF notitien the major comnts that d retnforeemant of Army Hwy and Ate Force unite in Yores ana cone Hhovous vnters vas under consideration and that the cati wp or 8 certain Atr Matfoont Guard Atr Reserve ont Yavat meserve coice ne An procers« Hemdquarters VBAP told 810 that the Secretary of pnfoce 8 emmm secret 1 wo F o R n wo nrhSAtENED a arr Hee NC ASYEED OP ebeCALL x9 hind agreed to carly deployment of attittonal B 5ze to URSI peoting presiientien eppromi ® Within house B 32 unite vere sclectot‘for deptoyrent ont a varning order vse tent to the autortinate units cone © cernet 2%° at the aune tine a IC message to the Jotot Chtere of Stage and the Mef of Btatt of the Ate ores anpmstzed that the — qutevess way to ressont to a ateike request for Morth Keresn targets C would be to use the Are Light force in place on Ouzn Using this c forse beakers could be over the target 24 to 30 hours after notifi o u gaston 39 c _ Cth tos one day tater on 26 dunia the J¢B informed Genera Hnssaro that the Secretary of Defense Mad approved the deplopment of £ wenty—ats addtedonal B—son with supporting tankers to Vismic The f daptayrent van to begin on 3 Pobruary ant be conslate by 6 Pebruays c ‘me unclnnntties nickname asstenet to the D—S2 deploment vas Port ¢ Bow nitin plans salted for senting the antiie force to Guam but tscusstons vere undervey concerning basing at Joost sose of the air erate ot Haters A2 Octoavas®@® nen the American Prtasty in Rigo ge reported that the Juranere governsont had no objection to ustng Octnavn f for 3 52 operntions the JCB authorized BIG to deptey 25 2—Sae to Kadena ‘e reratning 21 B—fts vere to deptay to Antersen AD qus 2P 1 CLs det® tho first 2 52 atreract becan areiving at Kadena and Anerson __ Ce on the atternom of 5 Pabrwarys Ry the evening of T February the I dertayrent vae complete vith 11 atzerart tn places At the ease tion un mir Ate Diviston Ma sent an ADMIT to Kaden to take contzo or the DCH Bort Bor tore Earider SAG had adviced CHIEPIC that the Kader I e Port Bos force would be ready for operations by approcieately 2100 on 9 Bobruazy If strikes vere neades prior to that tine they could be Aounchat trom Guan on 24 houte nattees Stmultonesusty SHC requested Jts pernteeion to launch a fev Are Light cortiee fron Kadena using the Pore Bow force Tate would be done to sash ponslbte future strikes Spninst Hoeth Korean targets CHIERIC agreed with this reasoning end recommended the 0GB approve the request 20° Trough the American Brbnsty in Japon odvieet sgntnet such action the 05 eubsequently npprovsd the request and attoved the use of the Port Boy force both Uppsicintbisint Agus II aH ee E 0 wel Sieey 10 1 at Andersen and Kadena for Southonst Asta strikes At the care tine the JGS advised that separate action vae being taken to obtain epprovst € or a teaporezy Increase in the 1200 sorte per neath Arc Light authcrt € sation 3 tn — U dap ‘he proposnt vas received by CORBIHMEY with connttersite MI — eedins Vin me mroinimh oi Aip itigi an e samiis c Beconing critics arount Ene Han Genaral Hestroreiant couts ure att I the Ase Light sorties he cout gets He asked for 18 sorties per day for Operation Hingera and another 18 sorties per diy to be used south B 2 or we rourtoenth purutten to stso recomentan the adtitionat cortices br sinttabte by 15 Peoruny After recetving CORSMET‘s recoenen« 1 c datton stong with that of CRICRIG the JGG authorized a tenporery in« c erence in the sortie rate to 1000 per northi£ ts a renutt or thie J co intees snerense the sortie rete bad been sore than doubted since the q i fires or the year Gottes Sie the musilo fncident provided a very comentent oppor 1 Reel te memers oie As Sie fooes ase Sporty inprite me sortie vate the Port Bow force yaa never used for operstions eqninet 1 tasgate in Korea during the iret hele of 1968 me prospect or ary sitizary action being taken in that area en a rerutt or the ractto § Ancigent van becontng trerensingly reaote Discusion by the ititezy Aenistice Comteston tn Koren resurding the zeturn of the Puesio pad 1 braun even before the Port ov terse arived in tmstmio ° mough unproductive to gar U 8 authorities vere apparently content to continue the tatke in Hten of any forcible action to recover the 6 Seitic Piite Sotiee forsee ts th Setiguast Society aree may sets evbetontiaity reinforced contingency etrike plane vere conptete ant 1 there wae nothing tere to do but avatt the outcome of the negotiations at Pansunten 1 UL fok In the meantine G10 vas considering the porntbitity thas the sortie rate vould not return to the approved 2200 rate arter the 1 constuefon of Operation Miagares Tn a message to the Onter of Stare of the Ate aree S1G noted that 1f consideration vas being gtven to 1 Tonntiihit m 7 B vs I is I 205 Tol 10 ‘OHERIC Presentation to sie in iy my m n Sileafer Bott lly MC 20 oop 67 to ton 2 2 mach tep for Ourvent Ops MMG Yy to 0G at al lencucizer Ale I Mintfone Gontarance IMG Hotes cemvmratey c2 U 6 ter Cr D aloe Megs 010 ROFLR vo cote as ate Aintorta Bayort on Shore Sri 1 6s atthe ana wore rnfacodd hyo 6 te Oo — 250 Gimay Tots MMovetens Junitone Soane Paruery 196T—Pine 3060 oxeract of machina nun Mating pesp ty Doribs io tie 1 16 ite 66 po id © 261 les 840 WORL ao B17 ‘ecabtead tess ot tect i rintet iCiare p o_ mtearaiee 0 opsin sn 8 © 252 Sumer Tots MMoowltctoor innttiont Suate Jamany 2967—tie 3069 oxsrnes of machine us Mating peop by DobtaE Wy Bit ® 16 ing @ pe io 50 #53 mme Pork Bow force in discureat Snter in this chapters £ I o ash te the lr 3 due 67 in sto 19 2 20 pes 61 235% Soe iiss of O10 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