BOOMERS BRIEFS 4 JAN 91

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Subject = BOOMERS BRIEFS 4 JAN 91                                         

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Folder Title = COMUSMARCENT - BOOMER BRIEFS   4 JAN 91                                                         

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                                        UNCLASSIFIED
    4 January 1991

    1STLT BELL: Sir, the weather for Baghdad today will be
    visibility of four to six miles haze and dust, the afternoon
    visibility reduced two to three miles of blowing dust and sand,
    cloud coverage 70 percent, high of 58 and low of 36. Kuwait,
    also have scattered skies, visibility of six to eight miles of
    haze and dust, reduced to four miles of haze and dust, surface
    winds 12 to 16 knots, gusts up to 22, cloud coverage 15 to 25
    percent, high of 65 and low of 39.

            Yesterday in air activity we had 93 total detected
    sorties; 44 fighters, 33 transports, 11 helo and five
    unidentified. As you know, the air activity has picked     up
    significantly with the break in the weather. The break     in the
    weather has been from Tallil northward. There is still     continued
    bad weather in southern Iraq, with lighter air activity    detected
    there.

            Of highlight today, we had one MiG-25 fly their    normal
    dispersal pattern along the border recon. That's where     he flies
    along over the dispersal airfields, comes up and returns back to
    Baghdad.

            Sir, we expect a gradual increase in flight activity,
    weather permitting, with culminating heavy air training activity.
    We expect this to end prior to 13 January, which will enable them
    to have a two-day standdown for both pilot and aircraft prior to
    the 15 January deadline.

            In naval order of battle all --

    GEN BOOMER: They better enjoy their flying while they still have
    time, get up and see the wild blue yonder one more time. I hope
    they fly a lot in the next few weeks; that way they will be
    happier when they go to Allah. Go ahead.

    ISTLT BELL: In naval activity, all the patrol boats remain in
    port in Ras al Qulayah and Umm Qasr. We have detected out, right
    now, three amphibiants currently conducting resupply; however,
    their exact location is undetermined at this time. I also
    provided Col Steed information on naval mines, for you, both in
    video and hard copy form.

            Nothing significant on missile or ground, and the
    counterintelligence threat remains as assessed yesterday, sir.

    GEN BOOMER: Do you have any IMENT to ask this morning? Do you
    have any info on heavy construction equipment moving back into
    the elbow area from the west?

    ISTLT BELL: From this direction, sir? (Pointing to map.)

    GEN BOOMER: Yeah, back there. CENTCOM told me that they were
    seeing some of that. We haven't talked about it.
                            Reviewed by DON GWDP on 3-Jun-1997


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