XVIII ABN CORPS RCP PERINTREP

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Subject: XVIII ABN CORPS RCP PERINTREP                                   

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000054

Folder Seq #:         82

Document Number:          2













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         SUBJECT:' 15tH AEB DATA COLLECTION FLIGHTS DURING INSTRUMENT

         METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) FLIGHT

         1.       THE 15TH AEB IS THE ONLY REALTIME AERIAL SURVEILLANCE

         COLLECTION UNIT IN XVIII ABN CORPS. CURRENTLY FLIGHTS ARE CONDUCTED

         ALONG TRACKS IN BLOCKS OF AIRSPACE PUBLISHED IN THE AIR TASKING

         ORDER. THE MISSION CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED DURING IMC

         FLIGHT. FLIGHTS NOW DEPART KING FAHD INT'L ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT

         RULES (IFR) CLEARANCE DIRECT TO JUBAIL. IFR CONTROL AND TRAFFIC

         SEPARATION CEASES AT JUBAIL, 75 MILES FROM THE MISSION TRACK START

         POINT. DURING VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC), MISSION

         AIRCRAFT CLEARS ITSELF FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT. IF IFR, THE MISSION

         AIRCRAFT CANNOT SAFELY PROCEED. THIS AREA IS VERY CONGESTED WITH

         MULTIPLE TYPES OF AIRCRAFT AT ALL ALTITUDES. COLLISION AVOIDANCE IS

         A MAJOR CONCERN.

         2.       IN ORDER FOR DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS TO CONTINUE DURING ALL

         WEATHER CONDITIONS, A SYSTEM TO PROVIDE IFR CONTROL/             ST



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         TOMMIE C. BROWN, LTC, AV,            CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES

         AFZA-CA                              DECLASSIFY ON: OADR

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             ANK H. AKERS JR, COL, GS   ACOFS, G3
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File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-16
Box ID = BX000054
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG REAR CP G3 13 DEC 90
Folder Seq # = 82
Subject = XVIII ABN CORPS RCP PERINTREP
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 05-JUL-1996