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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 JAN 91 TO 31 JAN 91 DTD 1 FEB 91
Unit: VMFA 333
Parent Organization: 2D MAW
Box ID: BX600027
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY VMFA 333 JAN 90 - JUN 91
Document Number: 40
Folder SEQ #: 26
UNCLASSIFIED
Strikes (DAS) aga*st designated military an*ndustrial targets,
Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) against SA-2, SA-3, SA-6,
and SA-8 sites, Battlefield Air Interdiction (BAI), High Value Unit
(HVU) CAP, Fighter Sweeps and Close Air Support (CAS).
The month of January began with a rigorous week of squadron
training as per the Monthly Planning Calendar, Supporting Document
Item 1. The *Shamrocks" concentrated on SIMCAS, 40.8 hours and 26
sorties, and Air-to-Ground training, 58.5 hours and 42 sorties.
Air-to-Air training was flown against French F-I's, Bahraini F-16's,
and USAF F-15's for 9.6 hours and 8 sorties.
BARCAP was flown from 11-15 January, consuming 182.2 hours and
62 sorties. Additionally, VMFA-333 stood I hour, 15 minute and 5
minute alerts in preparation for the United Nations Security
Council 15 January deadline for Iraqs' withdrawal from Kuwait.
On 16 January, 2 sorties and 2.6 hours into the daily flight
schedule, VMFA-333 received the order to initiate Operation Desert
Storm. Scheduled training was canceled and last minute mission
planning was completed for combat strike packages.
From 17-31 January, *Trip Trey" pilots provided a diversity of
support to Central Air Force Command (CENTAF) and I MEF. Total
flight time and sorties during this period was 446.9 hours and 216
sorties, 194.e hours and 101 sorties of DAS, 127.0 hours and 58
sorties of SEAD, 77.6 hours and 31 sorties of Escort, 32.1 hours and
16 sorties of BAI, 7.8 hours and 5 sorties of Fighter Sweeps, 6.6
hours and 3 sorties of CAS, and 1.8 hours in 2 sorties of Post
Maintenance Check Flights. A breakdown of combat flight hours per
pilot is Supporting Document Item 2, and a breakdown by aircraft is
Supporting Document Item 3. Targets included the Airfields at
Shaibah, Tallil, Jallibah and Basarah, Command and Control facil-
ities at Al Amarah, bridges in Al Basarah, Railroad yards at Al
Zubayr, SA-2 sites at Kuwait International Airport, various SA-6,
SA-3, and SA-2 sites throughout the Kuwait Theater of Operations
(KTO). Missions were also flown against the Republican Guard
Divisions in the area of Southern Iraq and Northern Kuwait. BAI
missions against I MEF targets included truck parks, infantry
positions, artillery positions, mechanized infantry vehicles and
tanks, bunker complexes, Divisional and Regimental,command Posts,
logistics bases and C3 nodes. Squadron pilots also provided BEAD
missions against a large number of SAM sites and target acquisition
radars with High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (IIARM) and Shrike
missiles.
Tactics used during deliveries of Air-to-Ground ordnance were
restricted to high-altitude (3e-35,000 foot roll-ins), 45 0- 300 dives
and bomb releases at around 16-18,000 feet. The high density of
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) in and around every target area forced
all missions to these altitudes. Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMS)
were initial wever. with the outstanding
3
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-38
Box ID = BX600027
Unit = VMFA 333
Parent Organization = 2D MAW
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY VMFA 333 JAN 90 - JUN 91
Folder Seq # = 26
Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 JAN 91 TO 31 JAN 91 DT
Document Seq # = 40
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 22-NOV-1996