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USCENTAF/DE
 
CRITICAL ISSUE
 
SUBJECT: FIRE PROTECTION COMMUNICATIONS 
 
OBSERVATION: Fire protection personnel and equipment are dispatched 
to in-flight emergencies on runways and taxiways without adequate 
radio communications. This degrades their effectiveness and is a 
significant safety risk. 
 
ACTION: Worked with TAC/BS-DE to procure needed radios. CENTAF/SC 
has insisted on secure radios which has raised the cost substantially 
and lengthened the delivery time. Radios are in transit now and 
should arrive 3 Nov 90 at Riyadh. We will distribute to bases when 
they arrive here. Until we possess adequate communications, we will 
not respond to aircraft fires with munitions on board without positive 
confirmation that weapons are not involved. 
 
AS OF 3 NOV 90 
POC:	[(B)(2)]

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