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Description of document: Special History of The Pueblo Incident 23 January - 1 March 1968, Volume I - Narrative

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC 20330-1000

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SAFI AAII (MDR) I 000 Air Force Pentagon Washington DC 20330-1000

November 12, 2014

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· SPECIAL HISTORY OF THE PUEBLO INCIDENT

23 JANUARY - 1 MARCH 1968 \,/

Volumn I - Narrative

[: 29 APRIL 1968

6988 SECURITY SQUADRON

SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED - NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONS

HE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT WILL NOT SE DISCLOSED TO FOREIGN NATIONALS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

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SPECIAL HISTORY OF THE Ptn:BLO INCIDENT

2.3 January - 1 March

This material contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Lavs (Title 18, u.s.c., Section 79J and 794), the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.

Prepared by

MSgt Joseph L. Dean

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Sgt Le Baron Anderson

CONTAINS. CODEY1'DRD MATERIAt

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MAP OF KOREA--USS PUEBLO CAPTURE • R 0 UT E C 25x6 J,\ • . . . . • . . . . .

THE PUEBLO INCIDE'tJT . . . . . . . . PRO.JECT 53M2A8 ., • • • • • • ••• . . .

MISSION TASKiNG ' .. . . COMMA~DO ROYAL RESPONSE • • •

Ci:; E:W ALERT • • . • • •. • • • • • M!SS!ON SCHEDULING ~ ••••••••• COMMANOO ROYAL 0PERAtlQNS T£RMIN~TEO •• COMMANDO ROYAL MISSIONS RESLIMEO •••• EMERGENCY KORCOM COVE~AGf IMPLEMENTED PERSONNEL • ••• • •'• • • •••• •

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IX. DIRECT SIGiNT SUPFORT .•••••• · .••••• COMMANDO ROYAL M1 SS I ON· RES UL TS Su~f.tAR Y • • • COMMA NO O SMOG COORO I NATl~N • • • , • • BORDER VIOLATION REPORTS ·(.f30COVIRs) · .•• , TACTICAL REPORTS {TACREPs) \.. • \. , •• SIGINT INF~RMATION TO SPECrFtc PACCM ~OM~A DS

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X. COLLECTION ANO PROC£SS!NG ••.• • • • . 57 COMMANDO ROYAL TRANSPORTATION ANO 't~FES\

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SUMMARY • . ~ • • • • • . . . SUPPORT • • • • • • • • 0PERATiONAL CONTROL •• ~ • • • ~ DEPLOYMENT 0PERAT I O''llS 0RO~R • , • • CONCLUSIO~ • • ••• ~ , •

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THE PUEBLO iNt!DENT

(3CW} THE ~o· 1 .,,.. I •• i\I K . 1..1.1.. w I ;,6 s ~. fflU."'f"'A~'f O• TH£ I.ORTH ,1,)f~~AN .... -· ..-·-·eo 1.4.(c)

SE I ZiJRE OF Tr\;:: USS Puc:a1.o AS R(F'ORTEO 1 NI 2sx1 J·F"Oi:.~·~W-UP P.L.86-:!6

NUMBER 6 TO C~ITIC 1-68. THr USS PUEBLO, WHILE CONOUCTiNG

ROUTINE OPERATIGN$ OFF NORTH KOREA, E~COUNiERED O~E S0-1

CLASS NORTH KOREAN PATROL CAAFT AT 230300Z, P?31T!ON 3925N-

12755E O:W lDEAD IN WATER). $0-1 PENDANT NUM6ER lPN} 35

APPROACHED lHE USS PUEBLO AND ~l~CLED ONCE. 0~ THC l~CONO

TRIP AROUND, PN 35 HOISTEO FLAQ CODE R!QU!STiNG SATIONALITY.

THE PUEBLO ANSWERED av HCIST:NG us E~SIGN A~O THf~ TH~ FLAQ

CODE MEANING "•i'fOROGRAPHER." ON THE THIRD Sii!NG, S0-1

HOISTEO FLAG CODE MEAN!NG "~tAVE-TO ~R 1 W:LL OP[N FIRS ON

vou." THE PUEDLO ANSWERED, ": AM IN INTlR~ATiD~AL WATERS."

THE S0-1 CCNTINUEO TD CIRCLE THE PUEBLO. THE PuEeLO iN-

TENCEO TO REMAIN IN TH£ OPEPAT:NG AR£A I~ CONSIDrQED

FEASIBLE, OTHERWISE TO W1THORAW. AT 230400Z SC-~ PN 35

QUESTED TO roLLOW. Two M!G AIRCRArT T~EN APP£Afi~C AND

BEGAN TO CIRCLE THE PUEBLO. THE NoRTH KOREA~ PA~ROL ~~ArT

THEN BACKED TOWAAD THE BOW OF THE PuEBLO AND 4=rE~P~EC ~c

BOARD WITH ARMED LANDING PARTY. THE Puce~o ?ULLED A.~EAO

ONE THIRD, ATTEMPTING TO DEPART THE AREA. AT APPROXiMAT£L'

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230428Z, POSITION 3912N-12821E, THE USS PUEBLO REPORTED

NORTH KOREANS WERE PLANNING TO OPEN FIRE ON HER. A FEW

MINUTES LATER SHE REPORTED THAT BOARDING HAD COMMENCED ANO

SENT SOS. EMERGENCY DESTRUCTION OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL WAS

UNDERWAY. SHE REPORTED THAT SHE WAS ttoESTROVING ALL CRYPTO

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REPORTED THAT FOUR MEN SUSTAINED INJURIES, ONE CRITICALLY.

(~FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED, IT APPEARED THAT THE

u~s PEUBLO DID NOT USE ANY WEAPONS IN -HER< DEFENSE. AT

APPROXIMATELY 230532Z THE PUEBLO WAS DIRECTED TO STOP AND

REPORTED SHE WAS BEING BOARDED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME

THE PUEBLO REPORTED BEING BOARDED. IT IS POSSIBLE SHE WAS

NOT BOARDED UNTIL 0532Z AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP. AN

ALTERNATE POSSIBILITY IS THAT NORTH KOREANS ENTERED SECURE . SPACES AT THIS TIME.

(!ewJ,. COMMUNICATIONS WITH USS PUEBLO CEASED AT

230532Z.l

PROJECT 53M2A8

(Stw.l., FORTUITOUS SCHEDULING AND AN UNEXPECTED MAINTEN-

ANCE PROBLEM WHICH DELAYED THE SCHEDULED TAKE-OFF RESULTED

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BETWEEN 3900N-12949E AND 4130N-13148E OFF THE EAST COAST

OF NORTH KoREJ AT THE TI ME OF THE NOi\ rH KOREAN' SEIZURE

OF THE USS PUEBLO.

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SI GN·.J F (CANT i~TtR.;:EPT HAO BEEN OSTA I NE~~· 1.__2_s_x1 _ _.l 1MMEO1.ATEL Y '··--....

FLA SHEi;> TH..E FOLLQW I NG. REPORT REC:E I VEO FROM THE COMMANDO ROYAL

MI SS I ON \·.:ro \rls~\FAC Rt: .. ~ K .. OR.E·~: QUOTE' HAVE PROBABLE "HOT STUFF"

1 NTERCE PTt·P ON.\KoPCoM .... N~vAL ·F .. REQUENcv 132. 00 Mes. TAt<EN BTWN

25x1 OSOlZ-0529~ >. ~ ;\\'.llANT couRt~R ·;·01 UPON OUR REC O \/~RV , . F!LS A 0 V I ~~·-1-_:2:s:x1=::;-W-l_L_L_R_E_C_O_V_E_R __ A_T_A_P_P_R_O_X_.

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(TSCWJ ALMOS~ SIMUL~ANEOUS WITH THE DtTEtT!~~ OF THE KoRCo~ . .

NAVAL ACT IV i TY. AN EiTERNAL <;:ONO IT I ON FI VE WAS RECEIVED BY

COMMANDO ROYAL PROJECT, 53M2AS~l._ _______ 2s_x1 ______ __.

(OSAN, KOREA) HAD INTER6~PTED NORTH KOREAN RADAR TRACKINGS

OF KoRCOM FIGHTE~S INITIA~,!-Y REPORTED AT 3912N-12723E AT 0448Z.

SUBSEQUENT TRACKING DATA RE~~ECTEO THE FIGHTERS ON AN INTER•

CEPT COURSE WITH THE COMMANOO\ROYAL AIRCRAFT. AT 0501Z THE

KORCOM FIGHTERS WERE REPORTED A~ 3942N-12958E WHILE PROJECT

53M2A8 WAS LOCATED AT APPROX I MATEL .. V 3938N-l3018E R,ESUL TI NG IN

A CoNO IT I ON FI VE BE I NG GENERATED B~\I 25xl

(IN THIS CASE INOICATIONOFKORCOM FIGHTERS

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WITHIN 50 NM OF THE

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WAS RECEIVED av THE COMMANDO ROYAL AIRCRAFT AT 0530Z AND THE

MISSION WAS IMMEDIATELY ABORTED. THE AIR DEFENSE NET BEl~Q

MONtTORED BY THE COMMANDO ROYAL INTERNAL WARNING OPERATOR AT

NO TIME HAO REFLECTED THE KORCOM FIGHTERS WHICH GENERATED THE

EXTERNAL CONDITION FIVE.

( SCW) PROJECT 53M2A8 RECOVERED AT l.__2s_x_1 _I-AT·· 0645z~··· fTm··

WAS SOON RECOGNIZED THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE

THE HIGH QUALITY TRANSCRIPT OF THE KoRCOM NAVAL ACTIVITY

WHICH THE SITUATION DEMANDED. 4 THE 347 TACTICAL FIGHTER WING

WAS CONTACTED TO PROVIDE "HOT•ROD" DELIVERY OF THE INTERCEPT

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TO I 25x1 IHow·E·v·E"Fr;•mtfSAPl(C···oF·F'·1c:·E"··J·APAN. cil:LE.o···ANO···Ai:)~/lseo··· / ... ~~-,~ .····

THAT THEY WOULD BRING ONE OF THEIR KOREAN LINGUISTS TO THis

) STATION TO ASSIST IN TRANSCRIPTION. HOT-ROD DELIVE_,.Y,.WAS,

THEREFORE, DELAYED. HOT-ROD SERVICE, HOWEVER', ~A~ AGAIN

REQUESTED WHEN THE NSAPAC LINGUIST ALSO DETER.Ml NED THAT HE

WOULD BE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A HIQH QUALITY/TRANSCRIPT O~ THE

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ACTIVITY. HOT•ROO SERVICE WAS IMMEOK~TEL' PRbVIDED AND THE ...

INTERCEPT WAS DELIVERED rol 25x1 !·1foREA AT APPROXIMATELY

1400Z.

(SCW) AT 23174SZ,r=:=:J1ssuEt>"".TH!:n FOLL~W1N(i°.RE.PORT DERIVED FROM THE COMMANDO ROYAL KORCOM NAVAL iNTERCEPT:S

REFLECTION OF THE CAPTURE OF A US VESSEL BY KoRCOM NAVAL VESSELS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN COMINT BETWEE~ 230501Z - 0529Z JAN 68. AN UNIDENTIFIED .PERSONALITY AT POSSIBLE WONSAN NAVAL BASE INSTRUCTED AN UNIDENTIFIEC NORTH KOREAN NAVAL (NKN) VESSEL(S) THAT ONE 0' THEIR

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CREWS WAS TO IMMEDIATELY BOARD THE (SAID BOAT) 80 THAT IT COULD BE BROUGHT TO PORT. THE NKN VESSEL REPLIED THAT IT WAS NOT YET POSSIBLE TO BOARD THE BOAT, BUT THE BOAT WOOLD BE BROUGHT TO PORT. THE PROBABLV WONSAN NAVAL BASE THEN INSTRUCTED THE NAVAL VESSELS TO MANEUVER ALONG BOTH SIDES or THE BOA~ ANO PULL IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE NAVAL VESSELS WERE ALSO TOLD TO GIVE !NSTRUCTIDNS TO THE BOAT BY HANO SiGNALS. SUBSEQUENTLY, AN UNIDENTIFIED NKN VESSEL REPORTED THAT IT WAS INCREASING SPEED TO CATCH UP WITH THE BOAT WHICH WAS ALSO INCREASING SPEED. ANOTHER NKN VESSEL THEN REPORTED THAT THE BOAT WOULD HAVE TO BE WATCHEO CAREFULLLY TO SE£ IF ANYTHING WAS THROWN OVERBOARD. LATER, PROBABLE WONSAN NAVAL BASE QUERIEO IF AN NKN VESSEL COULD QET CLOSE ENOUGH TO SEND A BO~RDING PAPTY OF ARMED PERSONNEL ON THE US BOAT. WoNSAN NAVAL BASE THEN RECEIVED A REPORT THAT US PERSONNEL ON THE BOAT WERE BURNING THINGS ABOARD THE!R BOAT ANO THROWING UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS INTO THE SEA. COMMENTS: THE ABOVE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE US VESSEL HAD NOT BEEN BOARDED AS OF 230529Z JAN 68

(sew) ONE AREA OF VITAL CONCERN REMAINED TO BE ANSWERED -

) How DID THE KoRCOM FIGHTERS EFFECT A SUCCESSFUL INTERCEPT OF

THE COMMANDO ROYAL MISSION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO REFLECTION,

VOICE OR AIR DEFENSE TRACKING, OBTAINED BY THE MISSION AIR•

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CRAFT.

THE FOLLOWING REPORT AS A FINAL WRAP-UP TO THEI~ RECON REAC-

TION REPORT ON PROJECT 53M2A8:

FURTHER ANALYSIS HAS REVEALED THAT THE Ko~COM FIGHTER REACTION TO THIS MISSION WAS SIMULATED AND NOT AN ACTUAL REACTION AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. A STUDY OF ALL ASPECTS OF THIS ACTIVITY INDICATES THAT THE EAST COAST FILTER CENTER SIMULATED THE AIR SURVEILLANCE REFLECTIONS OF KoRCOM FIGHTERS REACTING TO THE ACRP MISSION DURING THE TIMS FRAME OF THE KoRCOM ATTACK/ CAPTURE OF THE PUEBLO.


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MISSION TASKING

(TSC~) N~MEROUS TASKING INS~RUCTIONS· ANO PROPOSAL WER!

PASSED WiTHiN ANO BETWEEN ALL ECHELONS OF COMMAND DURING TWE

INITIAL ~EACTION TO TH~ PUEBLO INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING

CHRONOLOGY RECAPS THE VARIOUS TASKl~Q INSiRU~TIONS RECEIVED.

TIMES INDICATED ARE CATE TIME GROUPS OF rERT!NENT ~ESSAGES

UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

DATE-TIME

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230653Z

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REMARKS

REPORT RECEIVED FROM NSAPAC OFFICE JAPAN THAT USS PUEBLO BEiNG TAKEN TO WoNSAN UNDER ESCORT.7

NSAPAC OFF I CE JAPAN CONTACTED 0PERAT IONS OFFICER BY TELEPHCNE TO ADVISE HIM TO STAND-BY FOR IMPORTANT .MESSAGE OF IMMEDIATE SIGNIFICANCE. THiS WAS IN REFERENCE TO OTG 230550Z.

NSAPAC OFFICE JAPAN REQUEST~D CONTINUED COVERAGE OF THE PUEBLO SITUAT:ON.8

OJRNSA STATED REQUIREMENT TO. JCS FOR CONT I NllOUS OAS IT [ 25x1 l·CO.VE.f!~H~E EFFECT I VE I MMED I ATEL~· OROP..;;;OFF::·:l!>,f:: MISSION MATERIALS AT 25x1 ... K{)ft£A1 .. o '""'P.L.SS-36

EO 1.4.(c) EXPEDITE PROCESSING.

ADMINO CINCPAC ADVISED CiNCPACAF THAT ROUTE 5C3222 WAS TO BE FLOwN ON AS NEAR CONTINUOUS BASIS AS POSSlBLE WlTH ~THER COMMANDO R~YAL MISSIONS CANCE~LED AS NECESSARv.lO

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RECEiVED TELEPHONE CALL FROM USAFSS (TAO) QU!~VINQ STA7US OF AG-118 PORTABLE T~AHSCRIB£ POSITIC~s. THE FiVE AG-llBs ASSIGNED TO THIS UN!T W~RE ON LOAN AS fO!_LC,'WS: ONC: TO P;\O~r-:cT.1 zsx1 I ANi.: ~'."OUR '!"O 6924 Sr.T\' $,.\!· •.

USAFSS ADVIS~~ DIRNSA T~AT A C~M~ANDO i !'<~ii:A!": WA~-<:;;1.;;=tRt:-.TL Y CN ORB i T

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CAP FOR THIS ~~RTICULAR ORBIT. WE WERE AOV!SEO TO ~~SURE NO FURTHER ACTION ~AS TAKE~ TO ~AUNCH AOOITlONAL MISSIONS OTHER T~~N THOSE PREViOUSLY SCHEC~LED AND APP~~YED UNTIL AV7HORITY WAS GRANTED av ,JCS ~.ND TO El..:Sl'RE T~A T NO !:HUF' 0~;:' C•F Mt::.st..:"4 MATER\ALS w..c.s l"IA::>F- A; .. 4 25x1 I KoAEA uN•: L ruRTHER c.1 ~Ec:e:o ... USAFSS

.·ALSO S"! O.TC:O PREFERENCf!; FGR- ~ECOVE9Y OF · M 1ss1 CN Ai Rcf\~rr AJ'..f 2sx1 Iv i cE OsA'.'! ouE

T 0 l N s u F F : c ! E: N T . 7·~ .• urs .; R I p T I 0 N t J.. (.: ~ L I T : E s AT THE LATTf~/-ASf .13

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MISSION WAS COMM:TTEL 70 S~0P OFF A7 0SAN BECAUSE OF F'iJEl.. ~E·~lJ i C(f:•,1uns. l ~ VIEW OF USAFSS 231545Z, Wt AS~C~ iF sueJECT MISSIONS SHO~LD BE ~tCA~~EC ANO IF FLANNED DROP-OfF AT 0$AN ev P?OJECT 53T1A8 SHOULD BE CA~CELL£o.15

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PA~S:rvRGN 232028Z QUOTED AOM:No ClNCPAC 2319352 Wtf!CH CANCELLED TASKiNG CONTA!NED IN AOMiNO CINCPAC 231058Z AND DIRECiEO RECALl CF COMMANDO ROYAL MISSION CUARE~T~Y AIRBOR~E ON TRACK l 25x1 !(PROJ::C'r 53N5A8J ANO TEP.MIN'ATION . or XCL ~OMMANCO ROVAL OP£RA~!ONS UNTIL FURT~~R NOTICE 0 16 .

NOT BEING IN R£C£iPT OF AOMINO CINCPAC 231935Z, WE QUE~iEO STATUS OF OUR 231705Z ANO lnFORMEO USArSS THAT A MISSION WAS S~HEOuLEO FOR A 232230Z LAu~cH.17

CtNCPAC OIRECif.D RECALL OF ALL PERIPHERAL RECOl\iNAlSS~.N·:.E FL?GM,-5, IN THE SEA OF JAPA~, YELLOW SEA, OR OVE~ KOREA WITH STAND-DOWN OF RECON FLIGHTS INTO THESE AREA UNTIL FURTHER ACVISEO ANO PENDING DECISION CONCERNING FIGHTER ESCORT.18

DIRNSA STATED TH~!R M!N!MuM REQUIREMENT FOR ACRP COV€~AGE TO JCS AS Oht TEN HOUR SORTIE PER DAV O~R!NJ ·OAYL.IGHT 11CURS ON 0RBiT~ 2~1 lFLYlNG LEGS 8RAV0-8RAVO THqu·· 8RAV0-0ELTA (3900N-12949E THRU ~.'715N-12600E) W r TH TAKE-OFF FR_.0,.Mliil ...,2•s•x1-""'j "AT APPROX I MATE LY 0600 LOCAl,... A"NO RECOVERY

//./ Or M 1ss1 ONS -~J>t 2sx~/ j)! .. ,1·Cf .. OaAN .19

...... o 1 RtJSA ... A·o·v·I sEJi. .. usA"f.-ss THAT .JCS HAo / AU!~.OR i Z~P· tA'J~9H Qf PR?.JC:CT 53N5A8

•.. Wl'llCt,i·D·EPJU~.!.E.1.)1 25x1 IAT 231630Z Wl":"H ,.· ./ J~.&·Q·O I ~--~.Me·ttT THA'T THE AS ~C~AFT OE PART

' .- . ..• T 11£· ·o·R B I T ARE A B "( 0 A 'f BR E AK ! F ti 0 F ! G ti TE R // // ••• •.. ··cAP PROV!OEc.20 .

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PACSCTVRON ADVISED !MAT THE RECAL~ OF THE COMMANDO ROYAL MiSSIONS WAS D~E TO THE HIGHLY VULNERABLE POSITiON OF. Mi SSI ON AIRCRAFT WiTHOUT FIGHTE~ CAP ANO INDICATED THAT COMMANDO ROYAL M!SSiONS WOULC BE IMPL£MC~TED WITH FlGtfTEF. CAP IN THE N£A~ FUTvRE.21

· .. 'WE QUERIED PAcSc:T\"RGlll ;r· CONSIOERAT!ON KAO SEEN G:VEN Tti FL'flNG COMMAND\:' ROYAL RouTE--1 25x1 lw !TH [•'-: s s I ON AIRCRAFT HO~OlNG OVE~ O~TH KDA~A~ ~AND

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MASS ECTWE£N PO!~~ BC-80 (3742N-12917E THRU 37l5N-l2600E). FROM TH!S LOCATION WONSAN AND PYONG¥A~Q AREAS WOULD 8£

·WITHIN INTERCEPT RANGE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ~~E MISa!CN AlRC~AfT COULD REMAIN OVER FRl~NOLY T~~AiTOR~. THIS WAS PREStNTEO AS A POSSl2LE ALiERNAi!1E TO A COMPLETE STAND-DC~N CF COMMA~OO·ROYAL PENCING RESvLUT!CN ~~ DIRNSA RE~Ul~EMENT STATED IN TH~~R 232l00Z A~~ FIGHTER CAP REQUIREMENT.

D!RNSA 241956Z QUOTE~ JCS MESSAGE TO CINCPAC AUTHOA!Z:~G RESUMPTICN -OF

COMMANDO t0Xe\I M;~s I 1.i!liS ~·~':! ... ~ .. ){ .. t:~P..1.' I ON o F' Ro u TE 25x1 .3.. · ·· · · · ;P.L 86-36

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WE ADVISED USAFS& ANO PACSCTYRGN fHAT 24 HOUR CREW Ai..ERT wAS 8£1HG MAIN/TAlNEOo iN ORDER TO FAC!LITATE PLANNING 4No COOROl~ATION WITM 609l RECON SQ./ WE REQUESTED ESTlMAT~ OF PROBABLE l.ASK\NG.24

US.A.FSS ADV! SEO Tl"IAT JCS ~AO i ~;::/oPMEC CiNCPAC TO RESUME COMMANDO RoV~L MISSIONS WiTH EXCEPTION OF O~BI~ 5C322~ ANO REQUESTED PACSCTYRGN TO TAKE Aci:oN TO DETERMl~E WHAT ACT!CN HAO BEE~ TAKEN TOWARDS RESUMPT:ON CF COMMAN90 RoY•t.25

PAcScTYRGN RETRANSM~TTEO AO~!NO CINCPAC 241625Z 70 TH;S .UN~T WHlCH STATEO CINCPAC .232046~RECALUNG Nl.L PARPRO FL I GHT~JwAs CANCC:<..u:o. Apf•RO\IEO PAR PRO SCHEDULI WAS TO BE RESU~EO WITH THE EXCEPT! ON THAT ROUTE I 25x1 jwAs NOT TO BE EXECUTED UNTIL FURTHER ACY!SEv. SUBJECT MESSAGE ALSO DIRECTED OEV!A7!0~ ~ROM STANDARD TRACK AS A~PROPRIA~t TO C'MPLV WITH AOMINO CINCPAC 24D340Z.~6

PACSCTYRGN RETRA~S~ITTE~ AOM!NO C!NCPAC 240340Z TO THIS UNIT. SUBJECT MESSAGE DIRECTED A!RBORNE UNlTS TO REMA:~ 0~7-

S I OE OF THE AREA w i ':Ii; s BO mr •:.ii=' l'ti[

COAST OF NORTH KOREA ~ORlH DF A LINE EXTENDING E•ST FROM THE DMZ.27


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251745Z

252010Z

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PAcScTYRGN REQUESTED USAFSS TO PROVIDE FURTHER GUIDANCE RE SPECIFIC ORBIT REQUIREMENTS IN VIEW OF CONFLICT BETWEEN OIRNSA TASKING (NSA 232100Z) ANO CINCPAC TASKING (PSR 242025Z). PENDING RECEIPT OF FURTHER GUIDANCE PAOSCTVRGN RE~UESTED THAT WE INITIATE ACTION TO SCHEDULE AND IMPLEMENT DAILY MISSIONS ON ·ROUTE I 25x1 J .. t·ft··Ji.CCOROA'JfC"E WTTH···.·: .. ,, .. P.L.86-36

PROPOSALS OUTLINED IN OUR 240430Z • .28' eo 1.4.(c)

JCS RE"UESTED CI NCPAC TO I .NATI~;: 24 HOUR PER DAY ACRP COVERAGE OF THE EAST COAST ANO DMZ AREA pp··NoRTH KOREA. FIGHTER ESCORT F:OffALL FLIGHTS WAS DIRECTED. C9MMANDO ROYAL WAS RESTRICTED TO FLYINQ ... -ONLY THAT PORTION OF' TRACK

I 2sx1 f11ETWEEN PO I NT BRAVO-BRAVO (3900Nf2§4§E AND BRAVO-DELTA (3715N-12600E).29

IN RESPONSE TO JCS TASKING REQUIRING. 24 HOUR COVERAGE, USAFSS PRESENTED

H'F.:.;:,. • FI HAL T.·f.VE·~ ·A.Ni:> THE ONE CONS!DERED TO PROVIDE

_/.THE M..OST SATISFACTORY SOLUTION, WAS TO ST~.G·E ALL Ml SS IONS f'RO~j 25x1 j USAFSS ~!QUESTED PAcScTYRQ.N·""fO ffG I VE EVERY .

,.•·;~~=I ~;::!~~~f..:.~:s·~~~; !~ ;~;:~~~~HI NG THRU COORD(NATION WITH PACAf.rt30 .--· '

USAf'SS CONCURRED WiTH 6988 ScTY SQ ,....- 251941Z WHICH PRO POSED SUS PENS I ON OF'

,/ ALL OTHER COMMANDO ROYAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY DVE TO 24 HOUR COVERAGE REQUIREME~1•31

WE ADVISED PACSCTYRGN THAT CREWS HAO BEEN ALEf!!.~.1:> ... J_<t.COM.MENCEI 25x1 lcovER--A'G'E"'AS" SoON AS OPERATING PROCCDURES CLARIFIED. WE ANTIC 1 PATEO APPR01.IMATELY

.. so_.f>EBS.QNNEL WOULD BE REQUIRED TO

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JCS ADVISED CINCPAC THAT DUE TO OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 24 HOUR ACRP OPERATION DIRECTED IN THEIR 2517452 WAS AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR ACRP FLIQHTS ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. REQUIREMENT FOR FIGHTER ESCORT OF ALL ACRP FLIGHTS FLOWN IN AREA QF KOREA AT ALL TIMES WAS REITERATE0 0 33

USAFSS AQAIN STATED THAT COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF THE KoRCOM ACRP MISSIONS REQUIRED STAG I NG FRO_"' .. j 25x1 j AND REQUESTED PACSCTYRGN TO COO.R--EJ'fNATE W f TH PACAF TO ESTABLISH T~~j 25x1 PPERAT I ON• USAFSS ALSO REQU,f;S:,.-Eo ACT I ON BE TAKEN AS NECE~~:~Rv· TO PROV 1~ . .E··J· 25x1 x:!Lw I TH SUPPLE-MENTARY TRANSCRi8E P 911 I tJ"llli .34

/ PACScTYRGN RECOMMENDE~BLISHMENT OF ••• ,f.. . .. At:?RP OPERATION o~:r .... O-F-·~eE DELAYED

.. .. PLANS GEARED TOWARD A !!io-~~-=....__,._.a.;O.PERATION WITH HOT-ROO

THEY EXPECTED REQUIREIN CS 252235Z WOULD

REQUIRE TWO SORTIES PER OAY.35

WE--.ADY I SEO PACSCTYRGN THAT 6091 RECON SQ

=~~E~~~~~c~:~--~;~r~·Az ~5~1RE1~;~s !~~ THAT NO MISSIONS WERE NOW SCHEDULED TO PROVIDE KoRCOM COVERAGE. 6091 RECON SQ HAD BEEN DIRECTED BY 5 AIR FORCE TO LAUNCH NO MISSIONS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY OIRECTEO BY THAT HEADQUARTERS. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY REASONS OR AUTHORITY FOR THIS

-,, HOLD ON MISSIONS AND REQUESTED PAcScTYRGN ·., ADVISE OF STATus.36

c·t..NCPAC DIRECTED CINCPACAF TO COMMENCE I MME-I;) I ATE COMMANDO ROYAL FLIGHTS ON TRAc~i ~~ fMODIFIEO AS FOLLOWS: STRAIGHT LINE FROM 3715N-12600E TO 3742N-12917E TO 3900N-12949E (POINTS 8RAV0-0ELTA, BRAVO-CHARLIE, 8RAV0-8RAV0t RESPECTIVELY}. COMMANDO ROYAL WAS NOT TO FLY NORTH OF 3900N-12949E. THIS ROUTE WAS TO BE FLOWN ON AS NEARLY A CONTINUOUS BASIS AS POSSIBLE, DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ONLY, WITH FIGHTER ESCORT



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REQUIRED ON ENTIRE TRACK. AT THE SAME CINCPAt REQUESTED JCS AU~HORIZE DEPLOYMENT OF COMMANDO ROYAL TO KOREA.37

BEING IN RECEIPT OF CINCPAC 260436? WE WERE UNABLE TO UNO£RSTANO ABSENCE OF ACTION BY 6091 RECO~ SQ/5 AIR FORCE TO PLAN FOR LAUNCH OF SPECIAL MISSIONS. AT THE TIME OF THIS MESSAGE 6091 RECON SQ WAS PLANNING FIRST MISSION TO BE LAUNCHED AT 261815Z. WE QUERIED PACS<;J'V-.~GN IF THEY WERE AWARE OF WHAT FACT5R•·' WERE CAUSING THIS FAILURE TO REACT TO WHAT APPEARED TO GE CLEAR TASKING.38

PACSCTYRGN STATED THAJ FACAF HAD ADVISED THAT DELAY IN IMPLEMENT~TION OF ACRP SCHEDULE WAS DUE TO NECESSITY TO COORDINATE FIGHTER ESCORT REQUIREMENT ANO THAT PACAF WAS WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME PAcSCTYRGN ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD MOVE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF 09AN.OPERATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MEAN WHILE, ACRp OPERA-

··········trONS. ·wERE····To··c·owT··rN·u·E---F·Jto-Mf 2sx1 I . .. UNT~AL ARRANGEMENTS HAO BEEN MADE FO'R~STAG ING.39

CINCPACAF .. OIRECTED 5 AtR FORCE TO TAKE ACT I ON TO iMM£fH-ATEL Y COMMENCE COMMANDO ROYAL FLIGHTS ON TRAe-Kf 2sx1 I AS MODIFIED IN ACCOROANCE WITH CINCPAC 260346Z. FIFTH AIR FORCE WAS ADVISED TO RESTRICT LENGTH OF MISSION TQ TIME OF FIGHTER ESCORT AVAILABILITY.40

PAcScTYRGN ADVISED THAT MEETING AT CINCPAC JRC HAD CONVIR~EO THAT LACK OF

',FIGHTERS WAS PRIMARY ~EisoN FOR HOLD .ON COMMANDO ROYAL MISSION IN KOREAN AR.EA. FURTHER, JCS HAO EXPRESSED WILLING~E~S TO PERMIT COMMANDO ROYAL MISSIONS TO FL ~-I 25xi ROUTE DUR I NG HOURS OF DARKNESS WHILE FLYING OVER LAND WITHOUT FIGHTER ESCORT. SINCE REQUIREMENT WAS FOR DAYLIGHT COVERAGE, THIS CONCESSION PROVIDED NO IMPROVEMEN~ IN COMMANDO



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ROYAL MISSION HOLD. CINCPAC JRC INDICATED THEY WOULD REQUEST JCS TO ESTABLISH A ROUTE SOUTH OF THE DMZ ON WHICH COMMANDO ROYAL COULD rLY WITHOUT

, FIGHTER ESCORT IN ORDER TO SATISFY ~~~ DAYLIGHT COVERAGE REQUIREMENT.

"· .. . PAcSCTVRGN FURTHER ADV I SEO THAT UPON ............. ~T OF FORMAL. ,JC$ AUTHORIZATION FOR

. ' 25x1 PERATION, IT WOULD BE ESTABLISHED N AS CONDITIONS AL.LOWED. IN THE

MEANTIME, COMMANDO ROYAL WAS TO CONTINUE STAGING OUT OF YOKOTA WITHIN THE FIGHTER ESCORT LIMITATIONS OUTLINED IN CINCPACAF 262040Z.41

CINCPAC ADVISED C!NCPACAF THAT JCS 270044Z MODIFIED CINCPAC 260346Z . ESCORT REQUIREMENT AS FOLLOWS:

A. ALL COMMANDO ROYAL MISSiONS TO HAYE PROTECTIVE .COVER BY EITHER FIGHTER ESCORT OR COMBAT AIR PATROL DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.

S. MISSIONS AUTHORIZED DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS WITHOUT FIGHTER ESCORT OR COMBAT AIR PATROL PROVIDED:

(1) MISSION AIRCRAFT COVERED BY FIGHTERS ON. STRIP ALERT.

(2) MISSION AIRCRAFT REMAIN AT LEAST 25 NM SOUTH Of DMZ ANO REMAIN OVER THE KOREAN LANDMASS.

(3) ENTRANCE TO AND EXIT FROM THE ORBIT IS ACCOMPLISHED FROM/TO THE

SOUTH.

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MAY BE MOO IF I ED TO REMAIN 25 NM SOi.iTH E01

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OF DMZ WHILE OVER KOREAN LANDMASS. OVER WATER PORTION OF THESE TRACKS TO REMAIN UNCHANGEo.42

WE ADVISED PACSCTYRGN THAT 6091 RECO~ SQ WAS PREPARED TO FLY NIGHT M!SS:ON ON THIS DATE AS RESULT OF AUTHORIZATION

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TO FLY DURING HOURS OF DARKNESSj HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF DAYLIGHT TASKING ONLY WE PROPOSED TO HOLD FOR DAYLIGHT COVERAGE.43

PACSCTYRGN CONCUR~£0 WITH PROPOSAL OUTLINED IN OUR 270553Z TO TAKE NO ACTION TO FLY OTHER THAN DAYLIGHT HOURs.44

PACAF DIRECTED 5 AIR FORCE TO TAKE CINCPAC 270413Z FOR ACTION WITH EXCEPTION THAT OVER WATER PORT 1.0NS OF f 25x1 1'86-36 WOULD BE AS MODIFIED BY..-C+NCDAC 26o346Z. 1

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OVER WATER P01:1Tf.Off (:fF.-WESTERN LEG Q.f.' ... _ ... - "''"'"''

I 25x1 h'o--i{A.VE SAME RES TR I CT I ON AS MOO IF I ED TRAcK [c3222.45

ADVISED PAcSCTYRGN THAT 6091 RECON SQ HAO CONCURRED WITH OUR PROPOSAL TO LAUNCH·-V'IREE MISSION A DAY TO PROVIDE 20 JQ·. 21 HOURS OF COVERAGE AS FOLLOWS: ONE -~f'SSION LAUNCHED AT l400Z WITH ONE TO FOLLOW AT 2000Z ANO ONE AT 280200Z. NEXT MISSION THEN PROGRAMMED FOR 281800Z TAKE-OFF FOLLOWED BY LAUNCHES AT SEVEN HOUR INTERVALS THROU~H 0800Z EACH DAY. THIS PROPOSED SCHEDULE, ALTHOUGH AGREED UPON BY 6091 RECON SQ, HAO NOT BEEN VARIFIED BY 5 AIR FORCE; THEREFORE, WE REQUESTED PACSCTYRGN TO SECURE PACAF APPROVAL TO ENSURE SCHEDULE COULD BE MET. THIS ACTION WAS ,CONSIOE~EO NECESSARY IN VIEW OF PAST RELUCTANCE BY 5 AIR FORCE TO RESPOND TO TASKING REQ~~Ew;NTS RECE I YEO BY TH IS UN IT WH t CH WERE c)'f-:,ADDRESSEO TO THEM. 46

·-·~· PACSCTYRGN ADVISED THAT PACAF SUPPORTED SCHEDULE AS OUTLINED !N OUR 271517Z AND WOULD ADVISE 5 AIR FORCE VIA TELECON. PACAF HAO ALSO AGREEO THAT FORMULATION Of SCHEDULE SHOULD BE PRIMARILY BASED UPON REQUIREMENTS RECEIVED BY THIS UNIT.47

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USAFSS TDC 270458Z AND TAO 270307Z. THE JCS MESSAQE COHTAtNEO THOSE INSTRUCTIONS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED IN CiNCPAC 270413Z. USAFSS 270458Z INDICATED SUB~ECT JCS INSTRUCTIONS WOULD NOT pRO• VIDE MAXIMUM UTILIZATIOM OF ACRP RESOURCES

~~71·:~,~:i:~:~~ .·.:~ . ... ~=!u~-~(;+~·A~~~-~:-:-~N.:~F~~! ~~~~HT~ ·... . .. <:<::~·. ·. · ·· .. . FULL LAUNCH, RECOVERY AND PROCESS I NG

·. ··<.::·: .. .. · .. eON.T.J.NGENT BE ESTABL I SHEO. USAFSS TAO ·... . ········· ..... 270307Z" JlR.o.v I OED AL TERNAT l \IE CONCEPT

280337Z

280640Z

·c;F .. OPERAT I ONs···rNCLUD I NG: ····· ····-····· ··- "· ···-- --~.

A; . §PERATl~N STR: CTL ~ .. FR.0M.l __ 2s_x1-..1.

~~····os:t!.RA':"t.QN ~R.oM- 11111...,--2,,.s .. x1 ___ .. 1 AND -- ...

·..... s. OPERATlQN FRok·f 2sx1 · ........ ,-•2•5x•1-11111j ··· .. · . ._ _____ .. ANO

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P~Ef.'ERENCE WAS FOR FULL. t:A.!,l_NCH, RECOVERY ANO PR .. OCESS I NG CAPAS IL I TY At·j 2Sx1 !PRO-V I DEO F"-OR IN CONCEPT 8 AND C WHICH \.#AS FULLY ENbORSED BY OIRNSA.48

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CINCPAC WENT ·+o.JCS INDICATING THAT \t 2sx1 bPERAT I ON WA$ DES IR ED FOR MOST

EFFECTIVE KOREAN AG.RP COi...LECTION. c I NCPAC REQUESTED AU"T.HOR I TV TO DEPLOY F"OUR C-130 A I RCRAFT :o·I 25x1 fro MEET 24 HOUR COLLECT I ON REQu I REMENT OR .. TWO C-130S TO MEET TWELVE HOUR REQUIREMENT. UNTIL FURTHER ADVISED, C'.NCPAC STATED THAT, DURING HOURS OF OA~KNESS, ONLY THE OVERLAND PORTION OF MODIFIED TRACK AUTHORIZED WITH MISS!ON TO BE COVERED SV FIGHTERS ON STRIP ALERT. DURING DAVL!GHT HOURS ALL MISSIONS ON MOOiFiED TRACK TO HAVE EITHER FIGHTER ESCORT OR CAP.49

FIFTH AIR FORCE AOV:SED THEY WERE IMPLEMENTING A THREE MIS&IO~ PER DAV SCHEDULE WHICH WO~LO•PROV!OE ORBIT TIMES AS FOLLOWS!

2818002 THRU 24002 2901002 THRU 070CZ

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HO.URS).

FIFTH AIR FORCE INDICATED THEY WOULD CONTINUE THIS SCHEDULE INDEFINITELY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A~RCREW AND AIR~ FRAMECAPABILITY.50

DIRNSA WENT TO JCS RE CiNCPAC 2803372 ANO NSA 231200Z RESTATING REQUIREMENT FOR NORTH KOREAN COVERAGE ONLY CURING DAYLIGHT HOURS WCTH ACFT &TA31NG FROM

.......................................... 1 2sx1 I OIRNSA REQUESTED ACTION SE

~~i':~~t~l:; : ;; ······ ..... . '·I~:~:,· Fr: I ~~ ~m::~=: M ~Em~: o~ ;r; IN. D .::. ''=•: . . TO DAYLIGHT HOURS {APPROl<IMATELY 10

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··.:·=: ··· ...... HOURS). ALL REMAININ~ AIRCRAFT TIME

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2822252 '\ '"•:::- '•, PA~.:s·cr·Y~_GN STA ;~0 .. THAT. .. vwr f L JCS : A PPRO·V~~ ·F·-O.f.1 __ S~3 OUT .OF-I 25x1 l

2908012

290806Z

'·":._,, RECE I vEo··, ........ r.1-1E···~oROP-·oFF WAS TO BE

·:\. :<. ~~=~~:~:=~Ee·l·~~:f*J$S§\~x7 coyr5~~~SIONS • . : :- FURTHER, PACSCTYlfGN DI REC TED THAT WE

·::· .. FLY MINIMUM NUMBER OF MISSIONS NEEDED ···t.:o. PROVIDE DAYLIGHT ONLY. ORBIT TIME. W{:~ERE REQUESTED TO ESTABLISH SCHEOULE WITK<:~091 RECON SQ ALONG ABOVE LINEs.52

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WE ADV ;~£-o PAcSCTYRGN THAT 6091 REC ON SQ AND 5 Atl!:....f.QJICI HAD REf US ED TO . CHANGE EST~ED SCHEDULE. 6091 RECON SQ ADV I SEO TH·A:t ... PACAF ANO 5 A I A FORCE WAS CONS I DER ED T-0. BE THE! R SCHEOUl.. I NGI AUTHOR I TY ANO THE"v>wcu1..o RESPOND ONL v TO TASKING RECEIVE~:~~OM THEM. WE, THEREFORE, ADV I SEO p,A·c:S~ T VRGN THAT WE WOULD MAN SCHEDULED Ml s·a:10Ns UNTIL TH Is PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED• 53 <:. WE ADVISED PACSCTYRGN THAT ~M~1 ~~ OROP•OFF OF MISSIO!ll MATERIALS .WAS;...--. ACCOMPLISHED IN CONJUNC"i"iO.N WITH"l 25x1

REFUELING STOP WHICH THEREBY ELIMINATED



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3104SOZ

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THE REQUlREklNT FOR HOT-ROD SERVICE. WE FURTHER ~OVISED THAT we WO~LD ATTEMPT TO IMPLEM~NT TWO M!SSfONS PER OAY SCHEDULE. WE ANTICiP-.T!D, HOWEVER, THAT INSTRUCTION T~ 5 A!R FORCE F~OM PACAF CHA~N~lS wou~o SE ESSE~T!AL :F TW~ PER CAl SCH£0JLe WAS ~o BE ESTAB~lS~£o.54

PACSCTYRGN CONCUR~EC W!~H ACTIO~ TO MAN SCHEOU~ED MISSIONS AND !~D!CATEO iHAT PROBLEM WOULD BE ~ESOLVEO Wi7H PACAF AT EARLiEST OPPORTUN:7~.ss

PACSCTVRGN !NDICATED 80~EC~Ll~G CONFLICT !NOICATED iN OUR 290801Z WAS 01sc.L1SSE:O w1·rf.f PACAF 1-.r.w THAT PACAF HAD AGRE£0 THAT SCHEDULE WAS TO BE BASED ON SiGINT COLLCCT!ON ~E~U'.RE~~NTS LEvlED ON 6988 ScTV SQ !N CONCERT WITH A:RFRAME AVAILABILtTY. PACSC~YRGN ALSO ADVISED THERE WAS A JCS MESSAGE 291633Z TrlAT

- - - - __ AUIHO~!ZEO TWO AIRC~AFT 70 STAGE F~OM .j 25x1 to J:'l..Y TEN 1-1:::i..:R vF;S!: o: . .'"'!NG ~AYLIG~T HOURS DNLV. AE WERE D!REC7ED ~O TAKE NO AcT:ON ON THIS lTt~ UN!!L ADVISED THRV NORMAL CHAN~E~S ON iM?LEMENTATION.56

.. -PACAF ADVISEO 5 A!R FOP.Ct 1'HJt.T CINCPAC HAD RECE I VEO CLEARANCf: AlllD .ll.i.i7H:,R 'TY TO DEPLO·Y. T~.AN1'o RoYAt C-130 Ar R-

C RAFT ,..01...::~ .. r-7 . WE PROVIDED PAcSc!YRQN ~=~~ CONOP FOR _ .... , 25x1 !STAG I NG AND .A1' TH~ SA~f. ... i M.E

. ~ ADVISED THAT THE r~o M'.SSIONS SCHEOULEO \. ~ FEBRUARY WOULIJ REJY,A ~ N ; N PLACE: AT -~ ALSO, 5 At R FOF1C=: l"iAO !'l!C I CA TEO

.. DES I REO C0\1£-RAG~ E.0.~L ~ !':i:; '!"HAN THE OAY(iQHT HOURS AND WOULD SEEk TO HAVE THE T.E N H 0 i.1 P. R E ~ U I !H"."" -~ I'! -:- ! Iii C I' E A S E: 0 • THIS WOULD RE~U!RE.i''NO ~i5S:CH1iS PER DAY !='ROMf'"25x'11Y!CE Th£ .ON(; t1.U:35'0N PRESENTLY P~.58

WE AOVISEO PAcSCT~RJN T~AT 6G9J R~CON SQ INTENOEO T~ PECOVF~ l fE~R~ARY MISSION

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310Bl1Z

311843Z

010128Z

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PACSCTYR~N ADVISED WE WERE AUTHORIZED TO STAGE COMMANDO RoVAL OPEP.ATIONS OUT OF .OEJ l N ACCORDANCE WI TH PACAF 31-002sz.60

PACSCT'rRGN CON.C:.\IRREO w ~ Tfl Oi.iR 3103!0Z /AND REQUESTED-Vt:'.- t\l.\P"ESS UF'ON 5 AlR

I FORCE THE NEED TO ~ONSERV~ AIRFRAME I HOURS TO FULF~LL AO!ifCTIQN Rf?ltl,E-

MC:NTS AGA I NST.-1 25x1 _TAR-,' GETS• WE W~·ftE RE1¥UESTED TO AOV I SE

! 5 A IR FoRc.£·· THAT, IF THEV I NTENOe:O Tv

.... ' .... 'i/ PURSUE Ci;H:.LECT I ON OUTS I OE OF' TH~ AUTH-

OR I ZED pAVT!ME COVERAGE, THAT THEY SHOULO./SUBM!T Rl!QUl~EMENT TO PAC/l.F FOR VALIO·ATION ANO FORwAP.CtNG TO C!NCPAC FOR/~UBMJSSION TC DIRNSA FOR VALIDATION AN_.t) TASK I NG• 61

./USAF SS OUTL I Nf:O I MP ACT OF 5 A IR F CRC E .. /~SAL F'OR TWO !"'!SS I CN $ DA IL 'Y OUT OF

.. ~62 '

cle:eRUARY ... f" ......... THE 6091 RicoN SQ PROV! O'EO i'OLLOWING . . " CONDITION FOUR EXCEPTiDN FOR 5C3222M

ENTER 3730N-12700E, CXfT 375CN-12855E THEN RETURN, E~TER 3750N-12855E, EXIT 3730N-12700E ANO THEN R!TURN SAME ROUTE AS APP~OPRiATE.63

010~34z.<>/ PACSCRYRGN REQUESTEC WE D~7ERMiNE 6091 RECON SQ PLAN!3 TO c_°..~!JN-Lt~·i 25x1 lEF!='ORT AS RESULT Of. .. .PLAt'fl'fEO ~SAN OE: PL QYfAf.~7. 64

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0,1cf63sz 'WEdAOVISEO THAT 6091 RECON sl HAO TERM:-

'1~:;;;~1~:~!:~!056:::~~ .............. ::::~::::::::::::- ... . :: ::~:~~:=·:7!'~!~·;~';=~·::;;~·T0 £ P~5~~ME~ ~ o EO 1.4~"t'Cf:_·.:._. .. -- ... ·THE.RE .. ~ .. AS A RESUi.."f OF 1!'-!f1R iNAS:L!TY

<.:> ::: ... · ..... T-o.sv.e~§R•T .... F.URTl"'f!'·RI 25x1 loEPl..OVMENTS ··· ...... ·--.·.WE AOVISEtr·T-·HAT ...... ).!/_E w;:;:;t_ PLANN:NG ON

... :·::·:::ttV-l!lG A MOOiFlED"'Ro"O'T~I 25x1 I ilNORMAi..i..Y

1 -~ . ~ ··--...• ., ... ,, ........ .

020610Z WE SUBMITTED ~fE:'f.; .. st!J"a<;'='";;;:H.Ji;;;E.:::D~! .... !1..,r-... · ...... ~ ...... """""~ PROVISION TO Fl..'t F,(:':)1'E 25x1

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030048Z

031446Z

042354Z

070145Z

0821152

. . . sEQUENTL v cHANGED··Ta ... aRAvo-K 1 Lo,. 1 N

·. .. ·:~~··~~6·~-F~~.o A~~'~~~ ~~·t~··~~=~T-Jau 12raA 1 OF THE ORBIT. OUT·SJ CE THE RESTRICT: ONS

· IMPOSED ev CINCPAC.2'80337Z w~o-FoxTROT ENTRY PO! NI. OR-BfT 2sx1

.. MO~iF~EO TO EXCLUDE THAT PA OF THE OR-·······... BIT WEST .. OF 132J.21E WITH ENTRY POINT

·······.CHANGED TO··ALPHA-LIMA VICE ALPHA-Mll<E.66

. PAcScTvRGN Q~~Rlro scHEDuL1NG oF M1ss10N

.. FOR 9-. 5 HOURS ON 2.'FEBRUARY VI CE FULL TEN Hoi:J~s.67 . ·.

USA-f:SS A~V"t·-~_ED THAT MOO IF;~[) .. , 25x1 I 0RBIT~UNSATISfACTORY ANO REQUESTED EITHER{ 25x1 I ROUTE BE USED WITH ENTRY BNXvo•LloLF AND 8RAvo-FoxTRoT RESPECTIVELY.68 · ..

WE Aov 1 sEo USAFSS THAT·I 25x1 I wouLD NOT E FLOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH 0314462.

\ WE\ ADV I SEO PACSCTYRGN THAT 6091 RECON \ s:·~·:••o ALL MISSIONS TO BE FLOWN ON I 2sx(~oo IF I ED OF<B IT TO BE SCHEDULED ~ R ~ HOURS. WE HAO STATED REQU:RE-MENT ~~R TEN HOUR MISSIONS; HOWEVER, 6091 RE··~ON SQ lll:OICATEC. THEY WOULD SUBMIT SCHtDULE TO 5 AiR FORCE FOR 9.5 HOURS. 69 \_

PACAF ADV:S.EO THAT 5 AiR FORCE ADVON CONCERNED TH,AT ANY HOSTlLE ACTION ON PART OF KoRCO.MS WOULD PROBABLY OCCUR DURING FIRST ~IGHT !N THE MORN~NG OR LAST LIGHT Just PRIOR TO DARK. THEY, THEREFORE, REQUtSTEO CINCPAC TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION\TO CHANGE COMMAOO ROYAL SCHEOU LE ON\1 25x1 IT 0 AC COMO- . DATE TACTICAL REQUIREM~NT ~OR ON ORBIT COVERAGE A MINIMUM O~ TWO HOURS PRIOR TO DAWN AND MINIMUM TWO HOURS PRIOR TO AND THRU LAST LIGHT EACH OAY.70

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090411Z

090757Z

100335Z

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102235Z

102317

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PACSCTYRGN REQUESTED WE PROVIDE CONCEPT TO SUPPORT REQUiREMENT STATED IN PACAF 082115Z WITH ~INIMUM IMPACT ON OTHER ORBIT REQUIREMENTs.?l

CiNCPA~ ~EQUESTED C.NCPACAF TO PROVIDE CONCEPT Cir C:~.E;R~J.l,C•N fO~ !MPLEMENTATION OF PLAN TO PROVIDE :c~ERAGE REQUESTED IN PACAF oa211sz.72

WE ADVISED PAcSCTYRGN THAT TWO KoRCOM MISSIONS DAILY WOULD ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM OF TEN MISSIONS TC·BE USED TO COVER OTHER ORBIT REQUiREMENTs.73

PAcScTYRGN OUTLINED O~TIONS TO SAT:SFV PACAF 082115Z WH1CH !NCLUDED: .

A. Two FIVE HOUR SORTIES DAILY mmmunnmmn . H UnummF•RO-M·i 25x1 l .. ,T 0 c 0 v ER DA w N AND Dus I< RE-

QU I REMENT•'.l\J"KI 8 WOULD SATISFY THE TACT I CAL REQUIREMENT AND PARTIALLY SATISFY THE NSA REQUIREMENT OF APPROXIMATELY TEN HOURS PER DAY.

B. COVER BOTH PAC~F RE~UIREMENT ~NO NSA TEN HOUR DAYLIGHT COVERAGE WITH ONE TEN HOUR AND ONE FIVE HOUR SO~TIE PER DAY.

c. Two TEN HOUR MISS!ONS PER DAY.

O. VARIATIONS OF OPTiOMS 8 ANO C ABOVE TO INCLUDE ~ORTIONS OF RcuTE

25x1 TO PERMIT THE REMA'. M ! 1\11; A IR-

FRAME CREW AVAILABILITY TO MEET ·~TH£R OUTSTANDING NATIONAL REQUIREMENTs.74

' PAcSCTYRGN ADVISED USAFSS THAT OPT!ON ALPHA CONTAINED IN THEIR l00336Z APPEARED TO BE BEST CONOP TO SATISFY PACAF REQUIREMENT WITH MINIMUM !MPACT ON NSA REQUIREMENT AN°D CURRENT RESOURCES AND THAT THIS UNIT WOULD BE DIRECTED TO IMPLEMENT OPTION ALPHA UPON CINCPAC VALIDATION OF PACAF REQUIREMENT.75

AFSSO PACAF PROVIDED FOLLOWING CONOP

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1119252

1202392

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FOR MINIMUM COMMANDO ROYAL COVERAGE OF TWO HOURS PRIOR TO DAWN AND TWO HOURS PRIOR ANO THRU LAST LIQHT EACH DAY. PACAF PROPOSED TO LAUNCH.TWO SORTIES PER DAY WITH EACH PROVIDING FIVE HOURS ON ORBIT FOR DAILY TOTAL OF TEN HOURS. THE MORNING SORTIES WILL BE LAUNCHED TO BE ON ORBIT TWO HOURS PRIOR TO DAYLIGHT FOR TOTAL OF FIVE HOURS WHILE THE AFTERNOON SORTIE WOULD BE ON ORBIT FOR FIVE HOURS TO INCLUDE COVERAGE THROUGH LAST LIGHT. PACAF FURTHER STATED BOTH FRONT ANO BACK END CREWS WERE ADEQUATE FOR TASK AND COULD IMPLEMENT THESE REqUIREMENT$. IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF APPROVAL.76

WE PROPOSED THAT PACAF/CINCPAC REQUIREMENT FOR COVERAGE TWO HOURS BEFORE DAY BREAK AND TWO HOURS AFTER SUNSET COULD BE sArlSFIED WHILE AT THE SAME TIME

.... FUL..f..tJ,,LING DIRNSA REQUIREMENT FOR TEN

... .. ~~~-~::·-~~--~:-i:~:~~:·oy . IS-

S 1 oNs oN._RoO'n.' 2sx1

TION AT POINT RAVO- HARLIE TWO HOURS ~-- BEFORE DAYBREAK LOITERING BETWEEN BRAVO-

.. ·-EJ._RAVO ANO 8RAVO-CHARL IE UNTIL AFTER OAY-S.~EAI< AT WHICH TI ME IT WOULD PROCEED NORTH. TO ~ A-l I MA ANO ALPHA-M 1 KE • AN · 1 s s 1 o N THEN To e E

~----~-F-(}R--A···t£N"""• RoUl!i"s···········--·······

SORTIE TO PR E TEN HOUR COVERAGE TO !NCLUOE TWO HOURS AFTER SUNSET,77

CINCPAC TO JCS RECOMMENDING APPRO~AL OF PACAF 082ll5Z ANO PACAF 102317z.7B

PACSCTYRGN ADVISED THAT PACAF 102317Z MORE ACCEPTABLE THAN PROPOSAL OUTLINEO IN OUR 1107412 ANO REQUESTED ACTION OUTLINED BY PACAF BE ACCOMPLISHED UPO~ RECEIPT OF AUTHORITY TO IMPLEN~NT ev 5 AIR FORCE.79

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200230Z

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AFSSO PACAF INFORMED 5 AIR FORCE OF CINCPAC APPROVAL OF PACAF 102317Z ANO REtUESTEO 5 AIR FORCE TO fNITIATE COVERAGE AS REQUESTED.81

AFSSO 5 A IR FOR.CE STATED OPIRATI ONU :~ONTROL OF COMMANDO ROYAL OPERATION ON I 25x1 lRESTS WI TH FIFTH A IR FORCE 'AOVON. . .

ON 12 FEBRUARY, 6091 RECON SQ INDICATED THAT COMMAN6~ROVAL WOULD FLY O~iRLAND PORT I ON OF PR ('f1'AR V ROUTE i 25x1.DUR I NG TIMES WHEN FIGK1'.ER CAP NOT AVAILAl'LE PROVIDING STRIP.ALERT AVAILABLE lf'i SUPPORT OF COMMAtfDO· llOVAL:Ml88lON8 Aff,D

=~~T=~=I~!:~:~ !7:;}~: =~=~:A:~E~!\18 ABORT·. FI f'TH A IR FoRC.~ AOVON r N Rt-.,SPONSE TO TH IS MESSAGE ADV I SEO--., THAT ESCORT\ OR CAP WAS TO BE PROV I OED cl'uR I NG ALL PORTIONS OF COMMANDO ROYAL R·.0.UTE OF FL 1\~HT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS AND ~URTHER TH~T FIFTH AIR FORCE AOVON OR HIGHER AUTH6RITV RESERVED THE AUTHOR I TY TO CHAN_GE TH IS\

82 MISSION. (DET 1, 6922 ScTY SQ J.30845Z)

WE ADVISED THAT PACAF l02317Z CONOP WA\S IMPLEMENTED 16 FEBRUARY ANO ADV I BED. ·. USAFSS THAT DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION\WAe DUE TO 5 A 1 R FoRcE/6091 REcoN SQ R§LA~. \ IN IMPLEMENTING THE NEW SCHEDULE. \'

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COMMANDO ROYAL AIRCRAFT WILL FLY ROUTE BETWEEN 3900N-12949E, 3742N-12917E, 3742N-12900E, 3756N-1284BE, 3712N-12648E, AND 3710N-12600E UNDER THESE CONDITIONS: POPEYE, NIGHT, ANO NON-POPEYE DURIHG DAYLIGHT WITH FIGHTER ESCORT. POPEYE 18 DEF I NED AS IN CLOUDS, '1 N ANO OUT OF THE CLOUDS EVERY 13 SECONDS, OR IN VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN ONE MILE.

COMMANDO ROYAL AIRCRAFT WtLL FLY ROUTE BETWEEN 3702N-l2917E TO 3635N-12600E

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DURING NON-POPEYE DUR:NG DAYLIGHT WITHOUT FIGHTER ESCORT, REPEAT WITHOUT FIGHTER ESCORT. GP-3 END QUOTE.

THIS ROUTE WAS fNITIAT£!) WITH COMMAND.O ... r

ROYAL PROJECT I 25x1 loNm20u·F·EaFfJ.~R\;u~:.~.t::=""°· ~~- 1~~~ ADM I NO CI NC PAC ADV: SE o 1·t-1AT 5 A.l··R:::::>·_.... F 0 R c E RE Q u Es T T 0 Ass ( G N A N E w·· +:R'i\°c K NUMBER TO THE MOD I 'F; ED I 35xi . f6Re IT HAS BEEN APPROVEC BY JCS.192C:l.2Z AND THAT THE I 25x1 tti,I>.· ·e'EEN ASSIGNED NUMBER j 25x1·· NEW RO:JTE NUMBER WAS AUTHORIZED TO B~ !MPL£M£NTED IMMEDIATELY.


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CHAPTER Ii I

COMMANDO ROYAL RESPONSE

(SCW)THE 6988 SCTY SQ RESPO~SE TO T~E USS PUEBLO CAPTURE

ANO THE SUBSEQUENT KORCOM EMERGENCY TAS~!NG ~AS ESSENi!ALLY

A "TWO-PHASE" ACTION. THE FIRST PHASE COVERS THE PERlOO 23

JANUARY TO 1 FEBRUARY DURING WHICH TIME COMMANDO ROYAL MIS-

SIONS CONTINUED TO BE STAGED FROM YOKO!A. T~C SECON~ ?HASE,

THE I 25x1 IOPERATl.ON., m BEGAN .. QN __ l __ fe:~.~UA~X .. Wl-tEN CO,..,MANOO ROYAL

C-1308 AIRCRAFT ANO CREWS WERE DEPLOYED ~~r···~~~~----T~~~i~ -;~ ~~\.~~~~f PROVIDE ~QUIRED KoRCOM COVERAGE.

\-ct THE FOLLOW I NG IS A SUMMARY OF THE "F '. Rs·r-PHAS£: 11

REACTION TO THE PUEBLO INCIDENT.

CREW ALERT

(SCW) IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF A MESSAGE ~EP0RT:N~

THAT 1~HE PUEBLO BEING TAKE TO WONSAN UNDER ESCORT~ ACT!ON

WAS TAKEN TO FORM ANO ALERT CREWS IN ANT!~IPATiO~ JF E~ER3E~CY

ACRP TASKING. 6 ALL AIRBORNE OPERATORS WERE PLAC~O ON AL~~T

ANO TWO CREWS WERE ALERTED TO PREPARE F'OR l~MEO!Ai£ LAUNCH.

IN ORDER TO ENSURE POSITIVE CONTROL ANO TO MiNIM!ZE CONFU-

SION, AN OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER WAS ESTABLlStffC TO

COORDINATE ALL CREW SCHEDULING ANO TO R£VI[~ ALL MESSAGES I

PERTAINING TO THE PUEBLO INCIDENT. THE CONTROL CrN~ER WAS

MANNED BY AN OFFICER OR SENIOR NCNCOMMISSIONEC OFF'iC~~ ON A

24 HOUR BASIS UNTIL 1 FEBRUARY.



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(SCW) COORDINATION WITH 6091 RECONN~iSSANCF;/::~;~~A·~~ON WAS

EFFECTED TO PROV I DE A MI SS I ON TO FL v ROU'!'E I 25~1··:/. ~~9~ \RECOVERY

OF PROJECT 53M2A8 WHICH WAS RETURM!NG FRCM -:':'~T ,DUE ;!ro\A .. ~·/ _/.I

CoND IT I ON FI VE. IMMEDIATE ACT I ON I NCLUO~:D·./7~E ~'~$Cr1C~uU1 NG OF

PROJECT 53T1A8 (OR! G 1 NALLY PROGRAMMED F:6R·; .. &'oi;Tg SC322~ o~ 30 // : ::

JANUARY) FOR A 230830Z TAKE-OFF. T!jf~ .~:{ss I ot/ w.~s L4~NCHED AT 0912Z AND REMAINED ON-WATCH FR9'/asti34 T;). 231829lW

THE scHEDULE To FL y RouTE I 2sx~· .. l/,•'~3N5AB, /TA1tE-oFF' 2~1s3oz\~ 53N6A8, TAKE~OFF 232230Z; .,_I .,.._2_sx_1 _ _,fTAKE-OFf' 240430Z. , HROJECt

53N5A8 WAS LAUNCHED AS ~tH~DULEb AT 1630Z A~O, AS 01b;.PROJECT

53TlA8, LANDED AT I 25x1 rKoRE~-/ TO OROP-Of'F Ko/RC OM I NTkblcEPT

25x1

COMMANDO ROYAL 0P'ERAT I ONs/TERM I NATED ' j , '·

(SCW) ON _24 JANUAR:ii, CI NC PAC REtALLEO! PROJECT s/3N5A8 ON

RouTd 2sx1 VAs WELL ~-' PROJECT 53N,4AB ON, ROUTE .. I _2_sx_1 _·_.1 DUE

TO DIRECTIVE TO TERMINATE ALL COMMANDO ROYAL O!:£RA";~!o~e ;.JP'<l":"IL

FURTHER NOT I CE .13/15/16/18/20/21 /As A RESU i... T Ct" T!iJ h I RECTED

/ / STAND-DOWN, THE _FOLLOWING MISS IQ-'NS WERE/ CANCELLED:

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TAKE-OFF 232100Z, ROUTE ._I _2_s_x1 _ _.n 25x1 r TAK !:-C~F 24q8y0Z,

TAKE-OFF 242100Z, Row+EP1--·2s.x1--~ ROUTE .. I ... 2_sx_1 ...,f PROJECT 5301A8,

AND PROJECT 5302A8, TAKE-OFF 242200Z, Rou~E~'---2-5x_1 __ ~l :N

ADDITION, THE SCHEDULING ACTION TO ADO PROJECTS 53N6A8 ANC

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5303A8 TO FLY ROUTE I ~~ loN 24 JANUARY 1968, WAS CANCELLED

AND SUBJECT MISSIONS WERE NE\ll'ER OFFICIALLY ADDEO TO THE PARPRQ

MONTHLY SCHEDULE.

COMMANDO ROYAL MISSiONS RESUMED

(SCW) THE LAST ACRP COVER.GE OF NORTH K~REA WAS PROVIDED

BY PROJECT 53N5A8 WHICH WENT OF~-WATCH AT 2321072. ON 25

JANUARY WE WERE ADVISED THAT NOR~AL COMMANDO ROYAL SCHEOVllNG

COULD BE RESUMED W i TH EXCEPT I ON 0{ ROUTE! 25xi I ~;H ! CH WAS NOT

TO BE FLOWN UNTIL FURTHER AOVISED~25/2G As A RtSULi, PROJECT . . ' .

53T3A8 WAS RESCHEDULED TO TAKE-OFF\AT 2503352 ON ROUTE 5C3121 ~ :

IN ORDER TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OF POSSIBLE SOVIET·SURVEILLANCE

OF THE ENTERPRISE TASK GROUP AND/OR bTHER SCV!Ef ACTi~ltTV

RELATED TO THE PuEBLO INCIDENT. Cot..L'EcT i ON OF·l11111

_2•s•x1 .. 111! c O~ML•N ! -

CATIONS BY THIS MISSION WAS HIGHLY PRd..CUCT!"v'E (~6.4 H,bURS VHi;-

R/T COLLECTED); HOWEVER, I 5

2sx1 J.1NTERc6,PT WAS t.1il:GL:GV8LE

(0.3 HOURS},

(SCW) PROJECT 53P1A8 ORIGINALLY SCH~DULED ~OR ~OUTE '

5C3220, TAKE-OFF 250800Z, WAS LAUNC~·EO AT\ 25033SZ Tb PRO'/ I DE ... \

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COVERAGE DURING A MORE FAVORABLE TIME.\FRAM~. TH I s iM I s s I 0 N

PROV 1 OED THE F 1 RST WORTHWH 1 LE COVERAGE '-?F r.l,o?.TH \KoRE~.·i

COMMUNICATIONS SINCE 2321072. THE ONLY ~TH~R ~JsJ10N F~OW~ BEFORE TASK I NG AGAIN CHANGED WAS PROJECT 5-;3P2.~8 \w~: CH

ROUTE I 25x1 l·R.Q~~~=~.08 IN FROM I 25x1 J.9 ~l 2 5 \~A·~ \J ~ R('f • · ... , .. ·.

S t::e=! t.it! '°?: ·4=· ' A i\··.1.tti ,;. ·'• i ! • .. ,.. .. 't.,_. rr ~ .... : .. ;>!~~)~ · 1>< \\ :!

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EMERG!NCV KORCOM COVERAQE IMPLEMENTED

(Stw..l. ON 26 JANUARY A JCS REQUEST Tv INITJATE 24 HOUR

ACRP COVERAGE OF roRCOM TAP.GETS RESULTED IN THE CANCELLATION

OF ALL OTHER COMMANDO ROYAL MISSIONS IN C~O~R TO ENSURE A!R

FRAMES WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PRO~OSED COVERAGE.29/31 . -

TH IS ACT I ON RESUL T£0 IN THE TERMINif°ici°tfOF A.Lt. COMMANDO ROYAL :: ·§· g;.:v l

MISSIONS OTHER THAN THOSE TRANSITING TO AND FROM SOUTHEAST

ASIA AND THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE KORCOM TASKING. C~M~ANDO

ROYAL MISSIONS IN OTHER AREAS WAS NOT R~SUMEO UNT:L 5

FEBRUARY. 0U£ TO OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS, HOWEVER, JCS

REDUCED THE KORCON COVERAGE REQUIREMENT TO DAYLIGHT COVERAGE

ONLY.33

(SCW) IN ORDER TO ENSURE AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY TO RESPOND

TO THE SPECIAL KORCOM TASKING, THE COMMANDO ROYAL AfRCRAFT

DEPLOYED l._ ____ 2_5x_1 ___ __,,,lro PROV 1 DE RouiE I 25x1 I co·.rERAeE

WAS RECALLED TO YOKOTA ON 27 JAN.~ARY. ! N ADD! TI ON,\ THE FOL

LOW I NG MISSIONS WERE CANCELLED (R~·A.D PRO.JE!:'.1. NUMBERt ROUTE,

TAKE•OFF TIME)

53P3A8 53P4A8 53QlA8 53Q2A8 53Q3. 53Q4A8 53JlA8 53S2A8 53SlAB 53SaA8 53NlA8

25x1

252100Z 252200Z 260400Z 262100Z 262200Z 2s22ooz············ 272100Z 282100Z 282200Z 282200Z 290330Z'

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ALSO, THE FOLLOWING MISSIONS WERE CANCELLED BY 5 AIR FORCE AS

A RESULT OF THEIR INTENTION TO PROGRAM THREE KoRCOM MISSIONS

DAILY:

53U3A8

53T2A8

53UlA8

53L2A8

53VlA8

25x1

292100Z

292200Z

_302100Z

302200Z

3l(l.800Z

(sew) ON 27 JANUARY, two COMMANDO ROYAL MISSIONS WERE

FLOWN ON MOO IF I ED ROUTE sca2·~2 (TAKE-OFF: 270800Z AND

25x1

(SCW) 0URING THE PERIOD 28 THRU 3l JANUARY MODIFIED ROUTE

25x1 , .... 1 .. ~.S IONS WERE LAUNCHED AS FOLLOWS·~\ 272000Z; 280200Z;

281500Z; 2S22Q!lZ; 290545Z; 291500Z; 292206·?; 300505Z; 301830Z:

302345Z; 311815Z·; ···AND 31235SZ. THE MI SS I ON \.LAUNCHED AT ·. I

292200Z WAS FORCED TO R[CQVER AT [~J~_UE TO \A. :PARTIALLY IN-·. .

FLATED LIFE RAFT WHICH CAUSED WJNG VIBRAT·.!ONS. \THIS MISSION

'-~-~ ', ~ \ RETURNED TO ORBIT AFTER REFUEL I NG ANO.. WAS, n~EREF"ORE, ABLE

-~·;,........_.. ····... ··... \

TO PROVIDE COVERAGE UNTIL DARKNESS. As ~ ""RE s u t:>T. T H.E M I s s I 0 N ···--.... ·-. · ..

LAUNCHED AT 300505Z RETURNED Toi 2sx1 IPRJ.()~-~:~-"R~~5·~·.1NG ORB.IT. ·--.... ____ _

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THE MISSION LAUNCHED AT 300505Z WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO BASE

THROUGH COORDINATION BETWEEN THE AIRBORNE MISSION SUPERVISORS

OF THE TWO MISSION AIRCRAFT VIA URC-53 COMMUNCATIONS.

PERSONNEL

(SCW) THE MOST IMMEDIATE PROBLEM PRESENTED BY THE .~:-~~

CREASED ALERT POSTURE RESULTING FROM THE PUEBLO INCIDENT WAS

THE A203Xl~I (KOREAN LINGUIST) ANO A292Xl (MANUAL MORSE)

PERSONNEL SHORTAGE. THE EMERGENCY KoRCOM TAS~ING WAS EX-

PECTEO TO BR I NQ THE Ko RC OM INTERCEPT BA~_ICl,.OfHEDTO UNACCE PT-

ABLE PROPORTION& UNLESS PROMPT MANNING RELIEF WAS PROVIDED.

25x1

1

(SCW) ON 23 JANUARY,.15 A203XlMI PERSONNEL WAS ASSIGNfO

TO THIS UNIT INCLUDING ONE TOY TO PROJECT RIVET TOP IN

SOUTHEAST ASIA. ON 24 JANUARY, WE ADVISED PAcSCTVRGN THA!

A SE~IOUS KOREAN LINGUIST SHORTAGE WAS ANTICIPATED AS A

RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY TASKING. IN ADDITION, IT WAS PQINTEO

OUT THAT, IF COVERAGE WAS TO BE PROVIDED ON A THREE MIS~ION

DAILY BASIS, EACH MANNED WITH THREE A203X1MI OPERATORS~ IT

WOULD BE NECESSARY TO TERMINATE VIRTUALLY ALL KORCOM ~RANS

CRIPTION ANO ANALYSIS AT THIS UNIT.86 PACSCTYRGN RE~UESTED

WE REEVALUATE THE A203XlMI REQUIREMENT BASED ON OIRNSA RE-

QUIREMENT FOR ONE TEN HOUR SORTIE PER DAY DURING DAYLIGHT

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HOURS WI TH PROCESS I NQ I 25x1 1/·I N ADO IT I ON PAC~CTYRGN O IR-

EC TED THE RETURN OF THE A203XlMI ASSIGNED TOY TO ~ROJECT RIVET

87 ToP. WE DID NOT REQUIRE EMERGENCY A203XlMI MANNING ASSIST-

ANCE UNDER THE ONE SORT!E PER DAY OIRNSA CONCEPT; HOWEVER,

THE BACKLOG OF KOREAN INTECEPT WAS EXPECTED TO B~COME AN

INCREASING PROBLEM.ea THE REQUIREMENT FOR 203X1MI MANNING \

ASSISTANCE WAS RENEWED ON 26 JANUARY WHEN JCS 1 DiRECTEO

CINCPAC TO INITIATE 24 HOUR ACRP COVERAGE OF No~TH KOREA. 29

WE INFORMED PACSCTYRGN THAT THE JCS REQUIREMEN~ WOULD VIRTUALLY

ELIMINATE THJS UNIT 1 S KoRCOM TRANSCRIPTION EFFORT AND THAT

A292Xl MANNING WOULD ALSO BE CRITICAL WITH ONLY EIGHT QUALIFIED

A292Xl PERSONNEL AVAILABLE. To RESOLVE THE MA~NING PROBLEM,

WE PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS BE TAKEN:

AIRCRAFT ANO CREW DEPLOYED TOI ~~ ~· RECALL OF

I 2. RECALL

OF 292Xl OPERATOR TOY TO PROJECT RIVET TOP IN ADDITION TO

THE A-203XlMI TOY TO THAT PROJECT. 3. SUSPENSION OF ALL COM•

MANDO ROYAL MISSIONS NOT BEING FLOWN IN SUPPORT OF THE EMERGENCY

KOREAN TASKING. THE A292Xl AND A203XlMI OPERATORS TOY TO

RIVET TOP RETURNED ON 1 FEBRUARY.

(SIPICCO) ON 26 JANUARY PAcScTYRGN REQUESTED USAFSS TO

PROVIDE AVAILABLE CoNUS 203X1Mt RESOURCES TOY T6 THIS UNIT. 89

USAFSS THEN QUERIED UNITS ON AVAILABILITY OF PERSONNEL POSS

ESSING A SECOND LANGUAGE CAPABILITY OF KOREAN FOR TOY TO THIS

UNIT AND AT THE SAME TIME ADVISED PAcScTYRGN THAT NINE KOREAN


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LINGUISTS WERE AVAILABLE IN THE CONUS ANO READY FpR SHIPMENT

AS SOON AS A BASE OF OPERATIONS 25x1 v WAS OETER-

M I NED. 90/9l ON 27 JANUARY, USAFSS IDENTIFIED EIGHT 203X1MI

P_ERSONNEL WHO WERE BE I NG SENT TOY TO TH IS t:N IT FOR 60 DA VS. 92

(SHVCCO) Two OF THE 203X1MI AUGNENT£ES ARRIVED ON 27

JANUARY, FIVE ON 28 JANUARY ANO ONE ON 30 ~ANUARY. THESE

AGUMENTEES WERE:

NAME RANK PARENT UNIT

LONGSTREET, JOHN M SSGT 6948 SCTY SQ ToucHBERRV, THOMAS SSGT 6948 Sc TV SQ GANOS, MICHAEL C Sen 6948 ScTY SQ GRAYSON, DANIEL J SGT 6948 Sc TV SQ CLINTON, HENRY M SSGT 6993 Sc TY SQ LUKE, CHARLES r SSGT 6993 SCTY SQ TILLMAN, TERRY W SScn 6940 TECH TNG GP SMITH, CAMILLE L SGT 6940 TECH TNG GP

(SCW) 0UE TO THE TENSE POSTURE RESULT!NG FROM THE

PUEBLO SEIZURE, WE MANNED ALL COMMANDO ROYAL MISSIONS AGAINST

NORTH KOREAN TARGETS WITH TWO 292Xl OPERATORS TO ENSURE

OPTIMUM INTERNAL WARNING CAPABILITY. iT WAS SUGGESTED THAT

292Xl MANNING RELIEF COULD BE PROVIDED BY REDUCING THE N~M-

BE~ OF SUCH OPERATORS ON EACH MISSiON TO ONE; HOWEVER, IT

WAt. DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO USE TWO 292Xls PER MISSION AT

LEI ~T UNTIL THE BI TUAT I ON s1~•n. 'ZED. Two 292Xls WERE

ASclGNED TO EACH MISSION UNTIL 14 FEBRUARY WHEN WF. RETURNED

89/93 TO THE NORMAL ONE PER MISSION.

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CHAPTER i V

ROUTES

53~22 ( SHVCCO) ROUTE 1 .. _2 .. sx_1 _.~""R"ECEf VED. c1:ost···A:·\"f~~T-~CNn AS·m·A: ... n ••••• m./P.L. 86-36

EO 1.4.(c)

RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY KoRCOM TASK!NG. THiS ~OUTE INCLUDES/ .·

THE FOLLOWlhG POINTS: ,

BRAVO ALPHA 4130N-13149E BRAVO BRAVO 3900N-12949E BRAVO CHARLIE 3742N-12917E BRAVO DELTA 3715N-12600E BRAVO ECHO 3715N-12450E BRAVO FOXTROT 3618N-12400E BRAVO HOTEL 3503N-12123E BRAVO ITEM 3425N-12149E

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THIS ORBIT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BOTH KoR~~M A~c! ~~

COVERAGE WITH THE BULK OF THE Ko RC OM COV£..RAG E BE: NG PR OIJ I OED

BETWEEN PO I NTS BA ANO BE. THE SEC ONO i'!t··j SS I ON FLOWN !JN Tr-t IS

ROUTE ON 23 JANUARY HELD BETWEEN PO 1.NTS BB ANO ·so AS REQUESTED

BY DIRNSA IN THEIR ~TATEMENT OF Mf~IMUM REQUiREMENTS TO JCs. 19

(SAVCCO) DuR 1 NG THE PER 1 ccv· OF THE "HOLD" o·r.a .A.LL j 2sx1 I •• P.L. 86-36 EO 1.4.(c)

MISSION, FURTHER RESTRICTION. ON THiS OAer~ WtRE :MP03~D. ON

JANUARY, ADMINO CINCPAC o~~ECTED AIRBORNE uN:7s1

To REMAIN

OUTS I DE OF THE AREA WI T.H 1 N 80 NM OF iHE COAST OF' NORTH KOREA '!ORI H

27 OF A LINE EXTENDING EisT FROM THE DMZ. TME 0CS REQUEST

OF 26 JANUARY FOR AWENTV-FOUR HOUR COVERAGE OF NOF'~ KOREA

ALSO INCLUDED

TRACK I 25x1

T_i:.iE RESTRICTION "f'O FLY ONL'f THAT PORTl<JN OF

~-ETWEEN PO I NTS 8RAV a-BRAVO A'll 0 BRA 'IO-D£L TA. 2 9/ 3?

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c I NCPAC THEN AUTHOR I ZED MOD IF I CAT I ON o~ .... TR .. ~ .. C.K.St 25x1 t:.A.''ff.r::::::::::~:::::::'.,~.":'1~~·1'!.:,

25x1 IT·o···PtAMiT A I RC RAFT To REMAIN 25 ~M ... S-OUTH. OF .PM2·w·HI LE_/ .

ov£R KoREAN LANO MAss. As. A ·Rts.uL T, wHEH opERA'1' 1~Ns oN ....... ···-· .... ;

ROUTE I 25x1 lwERE RESUMED ON 27 ~~l\IUA'RY.~THE FlRST TWO MISSION~ HELO 25 NM SOUTH OF POINTS 8RAV~~CHARLIE: ANO BRAVo-OtLTA • ... ···

( $'OW.J ON 27 JAN\iAR~ DI RNSA REQUESTED AN E VALU,-"T I ON OF ...... ···

RouTEI 25x1 l·:As MODIFIED BY JCS {ORBIT BETWEEN a..r{Avo-8RAVO

ANO BRAVO-DELTA ONL'f).94

WE ADVl6EC THAT THE./TRACI< BETWEEN

PO I NTS BRAVO-BRAVO AND 8RAVO-CHARL IE OFFCRE.O···)il- COVERAGE

NOT AFFORDEC ev THE TRACK BETWEEN POINTS<BRAVO-CHARLIE AND

BRAVO-DELTA. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT ~UTURE MISSIONS BE

INSTRUCTED TO HOLD BETWEEN POINTS 8.i:i'AVO-CHARLIE AND 12800E

) IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OPTIMUM INTERC.~PT OF THE WONSAN AREA

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.· TARGETS.gs OIRNSA CONCURRED W~fH THIS PROPOSAL A~O BEG INN-

I NG 28 JANUARY ROUTE I 25x1

(S11\·eee) ON 20 JANUARY

· 9S tAs FLOWN BETWEEN THESE PO I NTS. .

CI NCPAC AUTHOR I ZED ROUTE I 25x1 I TO BE FLOWN AS FOLLOWS: A. MISSION AIRCRAFT TC RCMA!N AT

LEAST 25 NM SOUTH OF THE DMZ WHILE OVER KOREAN LANO MASS;

8. ENTRANCE TO ANO EXIT FROM ORBIT TO BE ACCOMPLISHED FROM

AND TO THE SOUTH; C. WESTERN POINT OF TRACK: 3715N-12600E;

O. NORTHERN POINT OF TRACK: 3900N-12949; ~NO E. MOOIFIEO

TRACK FROM WEST TO EAST AS FOLLOWS: (1) CoMME~CE AT 3715N-

12600E; (2) THEN EAST ALONG ANO AT LEAST 25 NM SouTH OF DMZ

TO EAST COAST; (3) THEN SOUTH ALONG COASTLINE TO 3742N; (4)

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THEN DUE EAST TO 3742N-12917E; AND (5} THEN NORTH ON ORIGINAL

TRACK TO 3900N-12949E. 49 TH£ FOL.LOWING £XCE?TION TO THE CON-

DITllON FouR WARNING ~IN( WAS tSTABL!S~EO AS A RESULT OF THE

ABOVE MODIFICATION: ENTER 3730N-12700E; E~!T 3750N-128S5E 1

THEN RETURN, ENTER 3750N-12855E, EXIT 3730~-1200£. 63 A FALL-

BACK ROUTE WAS ESTABLISHED TO BE FLOWN WHE~ FIGHTER COVER WAS

NOT AVAILABLE ONI 3702 .. N..::.~·· }P.L. 86-36 ,/:Eo 1.4.(c)

12917E·To 3635N-12600E. ............... ···

(Sll'/660) ON 16 FEBRUARY A NEW MOO 1 FI C~T>··"CJ"N .... ~~ ROUTE /

5C3222 WAS I MPLEMENTEO AT THE 0 I RECT.l·O"N Oi'" 5 A IR FORCE A.o'~o~i ,.,···

CooRD 1 NA TES FOR RouTE I 25x1 ffMO~ 1 F' I ED} WERE NOW AS F~{Lowef: 3900N-12949E; 3742N-129.17E; 3742N-12900E: 3756N-1284,:.8E; A~·o 3712N-l2648E. iH Is ROUTE. TO SE F' LOWN UNDER f-"OLLO~l NG co~-

D IT 10NS: POPEYE, NIGHT, AMO NON-POPEYE DURING () .. AYLIGHT/WITH

FIGHTER ESCORT• A POPEYE CONDIT I ON WAS DfBCR f .. -'·ED AS I l'f/ Ct..OUDS, ! ;

!

IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS EVERY 13 SECONDS 1 ,dR ; N VIS VB; LI TY 0 ..

LESS THAN ONE MILE. DURING Nor.:-POPEYE co.N~!T!ON OU~ING DAY• /

1.IGHT WITHOUT FIGHT£$<' ESCORT COMMANDO ~OYAL WAS;RE/QU<RED TO

FLY ON THE FAL.L-BACK ROUTE (3702N-12~t7E TO 3635t+~l2600E).e4

(SllVCCO) ON 26 FEBRUARY, ADMl~O C:NC:PAC .ADW:St::O THAT .JCS!

HAO APPROVED 5 AIR FORCE AOVON ~_..ODIFICAT!ON To;/RcvTEI 25x1 .. ,

AND HAO REQUESTED THAT THE MCOfF'IED TRACK BE ~SSl~~EO A NEW

ROUTE DESIGNATOR. THE MOOtf..l~o ROUTE I 2sx1 Jlw:.s Tt"l~REFORE, REOESIGNATED ROUTE 25x1 ~·ND WAS FLOWN F'Cl'-l THi:: F'•"ST "!"1M~

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UNDER THIS DESIGNATION ON 25 FEBRUARv. 85 THE FOLLOWING DI-

GRAPHS WERE ASSIGNED TO ROUTE 5C3223:

BRAVO BRAVO 3900N-12949E BRAVO CHARLIE 3742N-12917E BRAVO MIKE 3742N-12900E BRAVO NOVEMBER 3756N-12848E BRAVO OscAR 3712N-12648E BRAVO PAPA 3710N-12600E

25x1 I··· ... (SH'ICCO) DUE TO THE NECESSARY KoRCOM TA:~1··NG. ANO SUBSE

~·~·~·N;~~':..;·~:':~~ REBTR I CT IONS I MPOSEO UPON A! RC RAFT ;~VlNG OVER ·-. .....

KOREA, SE VERA L ADJUSTMENTS TO OTHER ROUTES WERE REQUIRED• . · ...

25x1

GOLF. IT WAS ALSO PROPOSED TO MODIFY RouTEI 25x1 fTo FLY

THAT PORTION OF THE ORBIT OUTSIDE THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED

BY CINCPAC WITH ENTRY POINT BRAVo-FoxTROT.49

RouTEl 2sx1 f. WAS MODIFIED TO EXCLUDE THAT PART OF THE ROUTE WEST OF . .

13212E l A M 64/65/66 WITH ENTRY POINT ALPHA- IMA VICE LPHA-. IKE. i

USAFSS DID NOT CONSIDER THE MOO IF I ED ROUTE .._I _2s_x_1 __.IT·o· EfE .. ,

SAT I SF ACT 0 RY AN 0 0 I R EC TED USE 0 F R 0 UTE I 25x1 f .. - H .l'll .... ... -- , -•.• ~s~-if.!i= .• ~c'1f!!.l'-iF~-~~~:H: ps:.,..~}ri!~~,...,...:---t'!l.-.. J-,,_--.,-,,--___.

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..... _J!!81r.R·~~B ...... ·· ~--- !IL~· .... ~· ~., . ..... :/ ..,.:;t' ..... ..,. .. ,. ~~ ~ ... .r:;i v / ......

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TO PROV I DE __ 2_sx_1 __.~--0~-~-~AGE UPON R~_s"GM~-T I ON OF CoM~~NDO ROYAL

MISSIONS IN THAT AREA.

( Sll'JCCO) SUBSEQUENTLY y<foRD 1,N~T I ON WI TH 6091 \R~CON SQ

RE SUL TEO 1 N- ENTR.Y PO 1 NT FOR Rouy-E'.~ I CHANGED TO 8RAVO-K I LQ../{3120N,-12400E)

25x1 . l,B E I N G

AND 8RAVO-FOXTRQT .. :

(3618N-12400E) RE_~·PECT 1 VEL,.·V. FOLLOWING IS STATUS ~F\THESE

ROUTES WHEN RE~tJMEO ON 5.FEBRUARV:

__ 2_s_x1_ ... f;;;, ENTER ALPHA-LIMA. EXCLUDE PORTION O~ RQUTE

WEST OF 13212E. "

ENT.ER BRAVO-FOXTROT. FLvl 2sx1

.NO MISSIONS TO BE FLOWN ON THIS ROUTE UNTIL

25x1 FUTH

ENTER BRAVO-KILO. FLY I 25x1

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CHAPTER V

FIGHTER COVER

(SCW) ON 24 JANUARY, PACSCTYRGN ADVISED THAT THE RECALL

OF THE COMMANDO ROYAL MISSION ON ROUTEI ~~

WAS DUE TO THE HIGHLY VULNERABLE POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH

OUT FIGHTER CAP.21

COMMANDO ROYAL K6RCO~ COVERAG~ WAS TERMIN

ATED AFTER RECALL OF.MISSION ON 23 JANUARY UNTIL THE FIGHTER

COVER PROBLEM COULD BE RESOLVED. ON 26 JANUARY, JCS DIRECTED

THAT ACRP COVERAGE OF NORTH KOREA BE RESUMED WITH ALL FLIGHTS

TO BE ESCORTED BY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AT·AL( TIMES. 29/ 33 CINCPAC

WAS AUTHORIZED TO INCREASE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT STRENGTH IN SOUTH

) KOREA BY A TOTAL OF TWELVE AIRCRAFT TO PROVIDE ACRP ESCORT

DUTY.33/37

(SHVCCO) ON 27 JANUARY CINCPACAF OUTLINED FIGHTER COVER

REQUIREMENTS IN DETAIL WHICH INCLUDED: A. COVER TO BE PRO-

VIDEO BY F-4C AIRCRAFT BASED AT KUNSAN, KOREA; B" MINIMUM OF

TWO OF FOUR F-4 AIRCRAFT TO BE AIRBORNE ANO IN POSITION TO

PROVIDE ESCORT FOR COMMANOO ROYAL AT ALL TIMES WHEN MISSION

OPERATING ABOVE 37 DEGREES NORTH; C •. MINIMUM OF TWO FIGHTERS

TO REMAIN IN POSITION TO INTERCEPT HOSTILES WHILE OTHER ELE-

MENT OF TWO FIGHTERS IS WITH TANKER; D. IF LESS THAN FOUR

FIGHTERS AVAILABLE, MISSION TO ABORT OR BOTH COMMANDO ROYAL

AND TANKER WILL WITHDRAW TO A POSITION SOUTH OF 37 DEGREES


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NORTH UNTIL FIGHTER FORCE IS RECONSTITUTED. 4 0

(Sll'ICCO) ON 27 JANUARY, PACSCTYRQN REPORTED THAT CINCPAC

JRC WAS REQUESTING JCS TO ESTABLISH A SPECIFIED DISTANCE

SOUTH OF THE DMZ AT WHICH COMMANDO ROYAL CO~LD FLY WITHOUT

FIGHTER ESCORT WHILE REMAINING OVER THE SOUTH KOREAN LAND

MASS. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT JCS HAD AUTHORIZED COMMANDO

ROYAL OPERATIONS 25 NM SOUTH OF DMZ DURING NIGHT HOURS WITH

OUT FIGHTERs.41

CINCPAC, THEREFORE, AUTHORIZED COMMANDO

ROYAL MISSIONS DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS WITHOUT FIGHTER

ESCORT OR COMBAT AIR PATROL PfOVIDEO: A. MISSION AIRCRAFT

COVERED 8Y FIGHTERS ON STRIP ALERT; a. M1sst'ON AIRCRAFT RE

MAIN AT LEAST 25 NM SOUTH OF THE DMZ ANO REMAIN OVER THE

KOREAN LANO MASS; ANO C. ENTRANCE TO ANO EXIT FROM THE

42 ORBIT ACCOMPLISHED FROM ANO TO THE SOUTH.

(SHVCCO) ON 16 FEBRUARY, THE FIGHTER COVER REQUIREMENT

WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW COMMANDO ROYAL MISSIONS TO FLY THE

Moo 1 F 1 E o RouT EI 2sx1 l·wt-TttOUT rTlHtT!"R--cnrv-E-R tfl.iifi __ N_G ____ THE o A y

84 UNDER I FR CONDITIONS. ON 1 MARCH' 5 A IR _.f'_oJtcE ADV ON Pue-

.). .. ::-;.-..:·

LI SHED 0°PERAT IONS ORDER 501-68, COMMANDO ROYAL: ESCORT,

WHICH PROVIDED DETAILS OF FIGHTER ESCORT REQUIREMENT. THIS

PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATED THAT INFORMATION ON FIGHTER ESCORT

REQUIREMENTS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED IN VARIOUS MESSAGES. IT

DID, HOWEVER, REQUIRE THAT COMMANDO ROYAL REMAIN AT LEAST

30 NM VICE 25 NM SOUTH OF THE DMZ. e-,.~.:.::J~BC' ;-_-~:, -« · ........ n ... T

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CHAPTER VI

OSAN OPERATION ESTABLISHED

(SllVCCO) ON 26 JANUARY, USA.FSS PROPOSE~ THAT AN OPERA

Tl ON LOCATION BE ESTABLISHED ATI ~~ lKoREA To suPPORT JCS

RE9UIREMENT FOR 24 HOUR DAILY COVERAG;~~~ THE EAST COAST

AND DM'Z AREA 'JF NORTH KOREA.29/ 3 0 THIS UNll··.~DViSED THAT

APPROXIMATELY 50 PERSONNEL WOULD BE DEPLOYED : ,,.·G .. OPERA

T 10N WAS ESTABLISHEo.32

USAF"SS THEN REQUESTED PAcS~T~°RGN

TO COORDINATE WITH PAC/!\F TO ESTABLISH THd 25x1 f···-OP..E.F?.~Tl·~·N>:~ND TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO PROVIDE .. 1 __ 2_5x_, __ l·osA·~r·w1~~.:.:·::·1~;Li.:~~~f

34 SUPPLEMENTARY TRANSCR i BE POSIT i ONS. TH: S WAS FOLL-<fWEO

) BY A CINCFAC REQUEST TO JCS FOR AUTHORlZATION TO ·Cf°EPLOY

COMMANDO ROYAL RESOURCES TO KOREA AS NCCESSAR-v°/~O SUPPORT/ i ,..

TASKING.37

ON 27 JANUARY, PACSCTVRGN IN_l:)(~ATEO THA"!' 1 UPO·~

F 0 RM AL AU TH 0 R I Z AT I 0 N B Y JC$ , AN 0 I 25x1 fo PER AT ! 0 N W 0 UL D BE i

ESTABLISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SEVERAL MESSAGES ON T~I$

SUBJECT WERE RECEIVED CONCERNING CONCEPTS ANO RE~uiREME~T~

ANO THEN, ON 30 JANUARY, PAcScTYRGN INFORMED TH!S UNIT !HAT : I

JCS HAO AUTHORIZED TWO AIRCRAFT TO BE DEPLOYED rol 25x1 ho'

39/48/49/51/156 PROVIDE TEN HOURS OF DAILY DAYLIGHT COVERAGE. :

THIS WAS SOON FOLLOWED BY A MESSAGE FROM PACAF TO 5 AIR fORCE

'57 PROVIDING CLEARANCE TO DEPLOY TWO C-130 A!RC-R.t.fT TO B PACSCTYRGN THEN ADVISED THAT WE WERE AUTHOR!ZEO TO STAGE

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j ll\\\ \ . 60 COMMANDO ROYAL Mi SS IONS OUT OF 09.AN AS Cf! ~\S;~TED BY P.A.CAF.

(SHVCCO) ON 31 JANUARYv~NE OFFICE~ 6~P\ONE NON-COMMIS-

SIONED OFFICER FROM TH!S

THE IMPEND! NG DEPLOVM.ENT

.tJ"~: T wZRE ~ENT, ;~~TO PREPARE FOR

OF COMMANDO RQ'f A4 \A\'. R\:;R~.FT A~Q CREWS• !! 1

A PRELIMINARY CONCE°PT OF OPERATION WAS/ f"O~~ULAT'f:D A~O FOR-

WARDED TO PAC~.C-~YRGN OUTLINING PERSONN·E~ ~,E\Qu\i R~t-1ENTS, REPORT

! NG ANO TRA,-NSCRIPTION PROCEDURES, ANDlFACJL\ITl,ES\AVAILABLE

AT 0"4 •. ti~ TO SUPPORT THE CoM;ANDO' ,Rf YA',L otPLOYMENT.

BILL~TING AND TRANSPORTATION FOR CRE~S AN~ ·R~JECTIPERSONNEL

WERE EXPECTED TO BE ESPECIALLY CRITl'CAL PRlodu:~\ ARE~S. 59/ 97/ 9s ! ! \ \

ON 1 FEBRUARY TWO MISSIONS WERE LAUNCHEOj,_,._...,.2s•xlllil1--""i1To FLY

MODIFIED ROUTE. 25x1 1\ Df•L~\, MISSIONS WERE

THEN IMPLEMENTED ON 2 FEBRUARY FRO~ THAT B~St~sgygg EFFECTIVE

010800Z THE 6988 SCTY Sq ELEMENT ~EPLOYED ~O, 2~1 ~SSUMEO

RESPONSIBILITY FOR COLLECTION, TR~NSCRIPTl~N~ AND\REPORT!NG

OF ALL ACRP KoRCOM TACTICAL voted INTERCEPT. ~00 -ON 4 FEB-

RUARY THE COMMANDO ROYAL OFFICER/ (CRPO) AT rEJ I M.P,LEMENTED '

A DAILY STATUS REPORT TO THIS U~IT.lOl THE 6~91 RE\CCNNA I SSANCE

SQUADRON ESTABLtSHED A DETACHME~T (DETACHMENT,~) Al1 ~~ ~O ~ I

CONDUCT COMMANDO ROYAL OPERATtdNS AND ON 14 F4~RUARY, 5 AiR

FORCE ADV I SEO THAT OPERATIONAL, CONTROL OF THE EJcoMMAlllOO

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ROYAL ELEMENT RESTED WITH 5 AVR FORCE ADVON AT~~--

MISSION STATUS

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BASIS OF PROVIDiNG ONE MISSION LAlLV FOR OAYLtGHT COVERAGE,

WE WERE AWARE, AS EARLY AS 31 JANUARY, THAT 5 AIR FORCE DESIRED

EXPANDED COVERAGE WHICH WOULD REQUIRE TWO MISSIONS DAfLV.l02

THIS PROPOSAL GENERA:EO SOME CONCER~ ON TH~ E~~~CT !T WOULD

HAVE ON OTHER COMMANDO ROYAL COLL~CTJON R~QUlR~MENTS.El/62 (SHVCQO) THE EXPANDED COVERAGE REQUIR£ME~T WAS FORMALLY

STATED BY PACAF ON 9 FEB~UARV WHEN THEY RE~UESTED IMMEDIATE

ACTION TO CHANGE THE COMMANDO ROYAL SCHEDUlE TO PRO~IDE

COVERAGE A MINIMUM OF. TWO HOURS PRIOR TO DAWN ANO A MINIMUM

OF TWO HOURS PRIOR AND THRU LAST LIGHT EACH DAY. PACAF

STATED THAT THIS REQUIREME~T WAS BASED ON 5 A1R FORCE ADVON

CONCERN THAT ANY HOSTILE ACTION B~ THE KcRCOMS WOULD PROBABLY

OCCUR DURING FIRST LIGHT.7

C SEVERAL MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED

ON THIS PROPOSAL WITH PACSCTYRGN RECOMMENDING TWO FIVE-HOUR

SORT I ES BE LAUNCHED DA IL 'V FROM I 25x1 Ire- M£·£·TmHi'H£HHHDl\WN"ANO ouSJk. L. 86-36

REQUIREMENT. 11172/ 73/ 74/ 77 PAcScTYRGN AOv!SEO USAF$$ THAT, EO l.4

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UPON VALIDATION o~ PACAF REQUiREMENT ev CiNCPAC, THE 6988

SCTY SQ WOULD BE DIRECTED TO :MPLE~ENT THE TW~ SORTiE DAILY

PROPOSAL. 75 ON 11 FEBRUARY, P~CAF PRQV!DED 1HE ~OLLOWING

CONCEPT OF OPERATION TO CINCPAC: TWO SO~TiES P~R DAY TO BE

LAUNCHED WITH EACH OBTAiNING FIVE HOURS Oh ORBIT :1Mr; THE

MORNING SORTIES TO BE LAUNCHED TWO HOUAS PRIOR TO DA1LIGHT

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PLACE AT I 25x1 J.§ ..... usAFSS .. eottct:rRRt::o--·w-< .. Tn·PACAr .. ·e-ot.n·~·;::pr· ANll

CINCP4C RE~OMMENOEO TO JCS T~AT THC PA~\F PROPOSAL BE

APPROVEo.78179 ON l3 fEBRuA~v APPP~VA~ C? THE PACAF REQUIRE

MENT WAS PRCVIDEO BY CINCPAc. 80 ON 14 ~t8RUARY PACAF

DIRECTED 5 AJR FORCE TO IMPLEMENT TH:S 81

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DA I LY s I x-HOuR Ml SS I OHS WE.RE BEQ.4.N o~ :!.6 F£8RUARV. ~y·

COMMANDO ROYAL WAS !NIT!ALLY SCHE~L~ED TO TAKE-OFF AT

1930Z ANO 0430Z; ~O~EViR 1 TA~E-OFF ~:MES WE~E ADJUSTE~

TO l900Z ANO 0500Z ON 18 f EBR~ARY.

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(sew} As INDICATED PREVIOUSLY, THE INITIAL PERSONNEL

REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT THE j 25x1 J.QPERATION WERE PROVIDED ON

31 JANUARY WHEN A PROJECT OFFICER ~ND·PROJECT NON-COMMIS-

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8 I ONED OFFICER WERE DEPLOYED TOG ... i=:·~.L~·;)WE~ BY TWO CREWS

ON .1 FEBRUARY. ON 2 FEBRUARY' THE EI G H;·2·oax:J_Ml---~\UGMENTEES ~ .. ·,

TOY TO TH IS UN IT FROM CoNUS RESOURCES;·~LONG WIT~ .FO·~~: · ... ······· ..... ::::

ADO IT I ONAL 6988 Sc TY SQ A203XlM I PERSONNEL, WERE DE PLOYED <::. ·-.:;.

Tq 25x1 lo ·PftOVt·OE TRANSCRlPTTON m.JfNCf.FfE .. POR_T .. i_N .. G ...... SU.PPORT~l02 ........... :'.,,~~- 1~ THE STATION BACKLOG OF KoRCOM INTERCEPT (87 TAPES) WAS ALSO

FORWARDED TO 0SAN TO BE TRANSCRIBED ON A TIME AVAILABLE

BASIS. THIS BACKLOG WAS COMPLETELY ELIMINATED BY 12

FEBRUARY.

(SHVCCO) As OF 2 FEBRUARY THE PERSONNEL STATUS AT OSAN

WAS AS FOLLOWS:

E8035 1 (PROJECT 0FF!CER)

A203XlMI 14

203XlMI 8 (CONUS TOY AGUMENTEES)

A203XlMB 9 (INCLUDES ONE PROJECT NCO)

A203XlMA 4

A292Xl 4

A294XO 4

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COMMANDO ROYAL CREW COMPOSITION "ON MISSIONS STAGING FROM 08AN ....

WAS AS FOLLOWS: A203XlMI - 3; A203XlMB - 3; A203XlMA - 2;

A301X3 - 2; A292Xl - 2; ANO A294XO • 1, THE F 1.RBT CREW

EXCHANGE WAS EFFECTED ON 13 FEBRUARY WITH THE NUMBER OF

A292Xls PER CREW REDUCED FROM TWO TO ONE. ON 14 FEBRUARY

AN ADDITIONAL CREW WAS DEPLOYED TO ~IHJE· .. T0·1ff·C"ll"EA.SE ... fo······~~\.~~~~f

TWO MISSIONS DAILY BEGINNING 16 FEBRUARY. ON 31 JANUARY

PACSCTYRGN ADVISED THAT USAFSS HAD REQUESTeD THE 6922 SCTY

WG TO ALERT TWO A203X1Mls FROM THE 6990 SCTY SQ FOR DEPLOY•

MENT TO DET 1, 6922 SCTY Wa. PACSCTYRGN INDICATED TH~Y

INTENDED TO A891QN THESE PERSONNEL TO THE 6988 $CTV SQ VICE

0ET 1, 6922 SCTY WQ SINCE THEY WERE AIRBORNE QUALIFIED WITH

TWO OF THE NON-CREW AUQMENTEES TOY TO THE 6988 SCTY SQ TO

IE REASSIGNED TO OET 1, 6922 SCTY WG AS REPLACtME~TS,lOS

THE 6990 SCTY SQ INDICATED THAT DEPLOYMENT OF TWO A203X1Mts

FROM THEIR LIMITED RESOURCES COULD CAUSE FLYING HOUR PAO-

BLEM8. WE, INFORMED PACSCTVRGN THAT TOY A881STANCE FROM

6990 SCTY SQ WA8 NOT REQUIRED AND THIS ACTION WAS, THEREFORE,

CANCELLED.l04/lOS/l06/l07/lOS ON 28 FEBRUARY, 6948 SCTY

SQ CONCURRED WITH OUR REQUE8T TO CHECK•OUT ONE OF THE

203XlMI AUGMENTEE9 TOY FROM THEIR UNIT FOR AIRBORNE

109/110 DUTIES.

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25x1 !.Pl.-ACEO uAm8£V-E-R·E·USTRAttt·····c-nu e·A·s E·····s UPPO.RT .. F.ACrLl·T·1· Eus·~u ...... :.:.;·:.X~~-1~ PARTICULARLY BILLETING AND TRANSPORTATION. THE OUTSTAND l,.f1H{o.::·

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COO PE RAT I ON AND SUPPORT PROV I OED BY DET 1, 6922 ScTv .•• w~

SERVED TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF THE LIM I TEO BASE; s(j PP ORT/

Av A I LAB LE I N THE s E ARE As • THE E x p ANDED M I s.~{{o N AT ... oi.:r 1,

6922 SCTY WG PLUS COMMANDO ROYAL PROC::ES$:1~G REQU,l~E"MENTS ALSO REQUIRED THAT SU PPLEMENTAR l :tQ~·-1 ~MENT B E/.f,.ROV. I OED.

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( SH't'CC9) EQu I PMENT. THf··E:sTABL I SHMENT .. Of' COMMANDO

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RovAL OPE RAT 1 oNs AT OEtf·~~~u 1 RED THE r.RA~,.FE.R OF ADD 1 T/t ONAL

TRANSCRIBE POS I TJON; TO DET l, 6922 SCTY/WG. ON 26 JA,NUARY,

USAFSS PROPO·l·E~ THAT TWO MOB I LE TY-601~/~UTS BE FURN 18,·~ED BY

25x1 bR,. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, ,.FOUR f.'G-118s BE PROV I o;"li:o BY / .··

6990 SCTY SQ PLUS ONE HUT. {I THE.A ALTERNATIVE WAS /TO PRO• _:' ...

v I 0 E A c A p A 8 I L I Ty T 0 HA V.E A M I N i Mu M 0 F N I N E TRAN s c'R I a E .· .·

POS.ITIONS AVAILABLE AT) 25x1 f 4 ON 27 JANUARY, PACSCTYRGN

0 I REC TED 6990 SCTV../SQ TO PLACE FOUR AG-1189, TWO SPARE I< I TS

AND FOUR PORTABL~ MC-88s ON 180 DAY LOAN TO 6988 SCTY SQ

Wt TH I MMEO I A.TE SH I PMENT OF TH IS EQUIPMENT FRO~ 6988 SCTY SQ

TOI 25x1 fiN ADDITION, 6924 SCTY SQ WAS REQU¢STED TO DETER

MINE IF ONE OF FOUR AG-118 POSITIONS ON LOA~ FROM 6988 SCTY

SQ TO THAT UNIT COULD BE RELEASED FOR RETU~N TO 6988 SCTY

SQ.lll .THIS ACTION WAS CONSIDERED AOEQUAfE TO SATISFY THE . INITIAL PHASE OF THE COMMANDO RoYAL, ...... 2-sx-, ... roPERATION WITH

ADDITIONAL PROCESSING CAPABILITY TO BE PROVIDED AS NECESSARY •

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THIS UNIT WAS ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE AND

SUPPLY SUPPORT OF THE G--~~ERAT I ON TO I NC LUOE THE FOUR

AG-llA POB IT IONS ON LOAN FROM .TH.E- .. 6990 SCTY SQ •112 ON 28

JANUARY 1 PACSCTYRQN DI RECTEO 6922 S~-~-V WG. TO' MOVE TWO COMFY '··· .... l

CARO HUTS AND GENERATORS Toi 25x1 1•-"Q._THE 6990·-sc:ry SQ TO ..... ,_"· .......... ..

PLACE THE AG-11es oN LOAN As o 1 REcTED. TH[ .. As·;;;o11aa.: .. _wE-RE To

BE RETURNED /TO THE 6990 SCTY SQ AS SOON·,~~COMFY:::~-~~~~~-1~ HUTS WERE IN PLACE ANO HAD PROVEN OPERATIONAL CA.PA;·, LI TY/.113

THE 6924 SCTY SQ WAS DIRECTED TO RETURN_.ONE ·~G-118 w I TH I PORTABLE MC-88 AND ONE G-276 OEMl;)O-tlL~~R TO T~E 6988 sc../y SQ.

THIS POSITION WAS RECEIVE_g . .-of,j 5 FEBRUARY; HOWEVER, OU~ TO ··""··

CONDITION OF POSITl_ .. otr~· IT WAS RETAINED AT TH1:s UNIT F,OR __ ... ·

REPAIR. WHE·»~f~AIRED, THIS POSITION WAS TO BE SHIP~EO TO

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( St1VCCO) ON 2 FEBRUARY, THE COMMANDO ROYAL ·PRO/JECT . '

OFFICER AT 0SAN ADVISED THAT THE COMFY CARD HUTS COULD NOT

BE EFFECTIVELY UTILIZED SINCE ONLY ONE POSITION I~ EACH HUT

' WAS CONFIGURED FOR TRANSCRIPTION ANO THAT OTHER P,OSITIONS . HAD BEEN MODIFIED so·:THAT FOUR COULD BE USED. bN 3

fEBRUARY 1 IT WAS REPORTED THAT FIVE TRANSCRIBE. POSITIONS

IN THE COMFY CARD HUTS WERE BEING FULLY UTILIZ'D FOR TRANS-' i1

CRIPTtON AND THAT, UPON RECEIPT OF THE AG-118~/tHE COMFY

CARO POSITIONS WOULD BE TAKEN OVER avl a~ ~~A RESULT

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RECEIVED. ON 6 FEBRUARY THE C.o'fifM·~~oo RoYA.L OS.AN. p::Roc·E-'ss I NG

CAPABILITY CONSISTED ().F··fl~~~ POSl.Tfci"~s •. ·TH.V~_.fNCLUO.ED FI VE COMFY C_~~D PO~I-~ IONS AND . .-f~-~EE AG,..·f1_8~- .fd~E ,c\Gfll8

AT Ef·tl'A; OUT FOR A P.~_WE.R CABLE \,'l··iTH .. ·+~F;o'.t.1 FTHi A~-118 PROGRAMMED FORB·ST.ILL ATI. 25x1 IA~A_n:·;NQ PA.~T;$,). 114

( Sll'.'CCQ) ON 13 FEB~UAR'.(.) PAcSCTYR.~N QUER fED;i IF THE

COMFY CARD HUTS WOULD SA_T.1 SFY COMMA-t(.oo ROYAL/ P~;OCESS r NG

REQUIREMENTS ATI ~~ f~o,

BE NEEDED TO SATISFY THIS

IF NOT.//tiow MANY ,AG"9Jll8s WOULD

REQU.-fR·E-~ENT. llS // T!fE COMMANDO .· .· : ..

ROYAL PROJECT OFFICER AT I 25x1 r·, ND I CA TEO ,tHAT/ BOTH CoMF y

CARO HUTS WERE BE I NG UT I LiZED FOR TRAN~icR I rh I ON OF CoM-. . .

TWO

MANDO ROYAL INTERCEPT. /OF THE EIGHT pos1i10NS AVAILABLE,

FI VE WERE BE I NG USED /FOR TRANSCRIPT 1;0,N w .. aH THE THREE / ....

REMAIN I NG POSIT I ON.S USED BY , ... - 25_x_1 -vi N S/UPPORT OF THEIR

TRANSMISSION SECURITY EFFORT. WITH TH .. t FOUR AG-118 POSI-..

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TI ONS OPE RAT I _ONAL ANO THE FIFTH PROGR/AMMEO TO BE FORWARDED

FROMI 2sx1 f.AFTER REPAIR, IT WAS OET,.'i::RMINEO THAT All KoRCOM

INTERCEP:T COULD BE PROCESSED ON TH~'~E POSITIONs.116

(Sll'/998) ON 15 FEBRUARY, USAF'SS REQUESTED THAT THE

AG-118 POSITIONS ON LOAN T00/0PERAT I ON BE RETURNED TO

6990 SCTY SQ AND THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO PREPOSI

TIONING THE AG-1188 AT 6922 SCTY WG TO BE USED DURING

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THE CRPO OBJECTED.TO THIS PROPOSAL POINTING OUT THAT THE .:~, ·· .. -::~~-~· ~:

AG-1188 WERE B~ !.,8 UTILIZED APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN HOURS DA IL y .118 ~ .. &

THtS PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED ON 24 FEBRUARY WHEN PAcScTVRQN

DIRECTED 6924 ScTY SQ TO RETURN THE THREE AG-118s ON LOAN

FROM THE 6988 SCTY SQ IMMEDIATELY. FURTHER, WE WERE ADVISED

TO HOLD SHIPMENT OF THE AG•ll8 PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FROM THE

6924 scTv sQ FOR sH i PM ENT To B·· u-Pott·RECE.TPT·~- tNs·'.~c,·~Ei<>-N;·: .. ~::::·,~c;-1~ ANO REPAIR OF SUBJECT POSITIONS BY THIS UNIT w.~/w.f·Rf THEN

TO SHt P THE FOUR AG-118S TO 6990 SCTV.. S-Q···j(fi~ 6922 SCTY_)-1~ AS REPLACEMENTS FOR THE FOUR..A&:;;;"flS~ PROV I OED. BY THE/·~990

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AccouNTAB IL f TY. ~A~/ THEN TO ScTY SQ TO THE I 2sx1 lo:i>ERAT ION.

) BE TRA-NSFERREO WI TH THE FOUR AG-118s AT EJ··ON LOAN FROM

6990 SCTY SQ BECOMING THE PROPERTY OF THE 6988 SCTY SQ AND

THE FOUR AG-118S RETURNED FROM THE 6924 SCTY SQ TO THIS

UNIT FOR SHIPMENT TO 6990 SCTV SQ (TWO EACH) AND 6922 SCTY

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WG (TWO EACH) BECOMING THE PROPERTY OF THE 6990 SCTY SQ.

THE THREE AG-1188 RETURNED BY THE 6924 SCTY SQ WERE RECEIVED

ON 3 MARCH. ON 13 MARCH, TWO AG-118s WERE SHIPPED TO 6922

SCTV WG. SHIPMENT OF THE REMAINING TWO POSlTl~NS TO THE

6990 SCTY SQ WAS DELAYED PENDING COMPLETION OF INSPECTION

AND REPAIR AND RECEIPT OF PARTS FOR SPARE PARTS •KIT.

--te+ TRANSPORTATION. OuE TO A VEHICLE SHORTAGE AT OsAN,

0ET 1, 6922 SCTY WG SHARED A STEP VAN WITH THE COMMANDO

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ANY LONQ TERM OPERATION. A TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTATIVE

FROM PACSCTYRGN VISITING 0SAN INDICATED THAT AN ATTEMPT

WOULD BE MADE TO GET ADDITIONAL VEHICLES WITH THE AIR LIFT-

ING OF VEHICLES TO 0SAN FROM THE 6922 SCTY WG OFFERED AS A

POSSIBILITY. COMMANDO ROYAL TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS

WERE ESTABLISHED AS ONE CREW eus, ONE SIX PAX CREW CAB,

AND ONE METRO VAN. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS PARTIALLY SATIS-

FI ED WHEN WE WERE PROV I !;>JD ONE THREE PAX Pl CKUP ANO ONE

SMALL METRO. WHILE THIS PROVIDED SOME RELIEF, IT WAS

BARELY ADEQUATE FOR OUR NEEDS. THE VEHICLE CONTROL OFFICER

AT cm:J·AOV·+SEO-·TKA·T A t;ARCE ST£p···vAN wou·Lo ·aE rs·suE·o t•o· .. / .. /

THE COMMANDO ROYAL OPERATION WHEN AVAILABLE.120

A.sTfP/ ....... -···········

VAN WAS PROV I OED BY 14 MARCH. CONT I NU IJI~ t·fFORTS WERE ... -··

MADE TO OITA 1 N A 29 PASSENGER c·REW ~us FOR I 2sx1 I I 2sx1 JHo·wE:;~~~/AB oF 15 MARCH THE vEH 1 CLE

PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE ONE WHICH COULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO

121/122 BE SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.

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HOT ROD COURIER SERVICE . .-·· ... -·· ,'

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(SOW) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TH.E·1 25x1

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REQUIRED A MEANS OF PROVIDING T~PE·s ANO MISSiON MATE,IALS

TO THE 0SAN ELEMENT AS ... ~-~·t'L',..~s .A MEANS FOR THE TI MEI.;'\

DELIVERY OF MISSIO~ .(NTE~-C.EPT (NON•KORCOM) TO THIS IJ,N\IT.

FREQUENT C-130.··l'R~INER··~IRCRAFT SUPPORT FLIGHTS TO ANi? ......

FROM I 25x1 tP.ROV i OED A CONVENIENT MEANS FOR E:XCjH~,NGE

Of' MISSION MATERIALS AND WERE UTILIZED WHENEVER POSSl~L1k.·

A SUPPLEMENTARY COURIER SYSTEM, HOWEVER, WAS REQUIRED.~

ON .. 3 FEBRUARY 1 THE COMMANDO ROYAL PROJECT OFF.I CER ATI 2sx1

REPORTED THAT REGULAR COURIER ARRANGEMENTS FROM 0SAN i

csew) ON 11 FEBRUARY, WE REPORTED. THATI 25x1 f 25x1 I L 1 NG u 1 s Ts HA o BEEN DEPLOYED TO 0SAN TO ACCOMPL.ISH

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TIMELINESS OF THESE ROUTINE RE-

PORTS WAS BEING EFFECTED DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF TIMELY

COURIER SERVICE FROM OSAN.77

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£8TAIL I SHED .. ON 20 FEBRUARY i HOWEVER, DUE !,O·I 2sx1

/l-. ___ 2s_x1-..,... .. _ _.I 1 NTERCE PT FROM THE Ko RC.OM·()~·~· IT A DA IL V HOT-ROD

SERV 19l WAS MO LONGER REQU l~ED .. ~·' HoT-ROO SEFcV I CE WAS CO ORD I':"

NAJ'.£0 w r T':f.I 2sx1 I PER~.ottN"E~ ANO IT WAS AQREEO THAT TH IS SERVI CE

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CHAPTER IX

DIRECT SIGINT SUPPORT

(TSCW) ON 26 JANUARY, PACSCTYRGN DIRECTED THAT THE USAFSS

AND PAcSCTVRGN SIGINT SUPPORT PLAN 27-66 FOR KOREA BE REVIEWED

WITH VIEW TOWARDS POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN OR

SIMILAR PROCEDUREs.125

ON 29 JANUARY WE RECEIVED A USAFSS

DRAFT OF A PLAN PROVIDING FOR DIRECT SIGINT SERVICE FOR US

FORCES OPERATING IN KOREA SHOULD HOSTILITJEa DEVELOP. THIS

PLAN WAS SIMILAR TO THE PACSCTYRGN OPERATIONS ORDER 101•66

PRESENTLY IN EFFECT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. DISCUSSIONS CONCERN•

ING DIRECT SIGINT SUPPORT POSSIBILITIES WERE 01'scUSSEO WITH

5 AIR FORCE AT FucHu, JAPAN AND 314 A1R DIVISION ANO 5 AIR

FORCE AOVON AT 0SAN, KOREA. THESE PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS

W~RE FOCUSED ON THE CAPABILITIES AND POTENTIAL ~F SIGINT

SUPPORT.lOO/l26/ 121

WHILE THIS PLANNING WAS BE'ING CONDUCTED

PRIMARILY TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF HOSTILI-

I TIES, SOME PROCEDURES WERE IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE SIGINT

INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO THEATER COMMANDERS. THESE ACTIONS

CONSISTED OF ISSUING BORDER VIOLATION INFORMATION, TACTICAL

REPORTING (TACREPs), INITIATION OF THE COMMANDO ROYAL MISSION

RESULTS SUMMARY {CRMRS) AND COORDINATION OF COMMANDO ROYAL

MISSIONS WITH COMMANDO SMOG {C-4~PHOTO RECON~AiSSANCE)

MISSIONS FOR ADVISORY WARNING.

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\SCW)-THE ACRP Ml SS I ON RESULTS SUMMARY, IMPLEMENTED IN

SOUTHEAST ASIA TO PROVIDE SELECTED CONSUMERS WITH TIMELY,

PRELI MI.NARY, MI SS I ON RE SUL TS AND AN AUTHOR I TAT I VE SUMMARY OF

ACRP CONTRIBUTIONS, WAS RECOGNIZED AS A REPORTING VEHICLE

APPROPRIATE TO THE KOREAN OPERATION. WE, THEREFORE, PRE-

PARED TO IMPLEMENT MISSION RESULTS SUMMARY REPORTING WITH

THE FIRST MISSION TERMINATING ATI 2sx1 p-N·l·FEBRUARY;liowfii°E:"R~m· P.L.86-36 • • EO 1.4.(c)

PACSCTYRGN REQUESTED IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REPORT BE DELAYED

UNTIL FURTHER COORDINATION WAS EFFECTED.l2S/l29 ON 2 FEB-

RUARY, USAFSS APPROVED COMMANDO ROYAL MISSION RESULTS

SUMMARY IMPLEMENTATION TO BE LIMITED TO INTERCEPT DERIVED

FROM KOREA DEPLOYED Ml9SIONs.l3 0 PACSCTYRGN PROVIDED

DISTRIBUTION FOR THIS REPORT PENDING OIRNSA ACTION ON /

ESTABLISHING A NEW CAG. THE FIRST COMMANDO ROYAL MISSION

131/132 RESULTS SUMMARY WAS ISSUED ON 3 FEBRUARY.. . ON 8 FEB-

RUARY, A CAG (VALON) WAS ESTABLISHED BY OIRNSA FOR THIS

RE PORT. IN ORDER TO EX PED I TE DEL I VERY TO t!'~·-THE PRE-

To "1MMEDIATE.~133/l34 CEDENCE OF THE REPORT WAS UPGRADED

COMMANDO ~COORDINATION

(TSHVCCO) ON 1 FEBRUARY, 5 AIR FORCE INQUIRED IF WE HAD

CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE AIR-TO-AIR ADVISORY WARNINGS TO C-47

PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS (COMMANDO SMOG) OPERAT~NG OUT

OF 0SAN, KOREA ~L~·N·~·-, T~~ ~~~: ;.HE ACR~ •. ~...:RBORNE ADVISORY

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FIFTH A IR FORCE ,DIRECTED THAT LOSS OF CAPAB IL 1.TY OF CoM~iNDO

SMOG A I RCRAFT TO RECEIVE WARNINGS AND/OR RECEIPT OF A,./CON-

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BE IMMEDIATE CAUSE FOR ABORT OF THE COMMANDO SMOG MISSION.

ON 2 FEBRUARY, THE COMMANDO ROYAL PROJECT OFFICER CONTACTED

312 AIR DIVISION AND 5 AIR FORCE AOVON REPRESENTATIVES AT

EJ,T.Q -~~~-ABL I SH COORDINATION PROCEDURES. THE FIRST CO-

ORO I NATED MI ~S·l·O.N WAS FLOWN ON 4 FEBRUARY. ···---·-····---.....

BORDER VIOLATION REPORTS (ec»covtRs1 .. (SCW) ON 18 FEBRUARY, THE C'OMMANDO ·R~·:;f'A°L:"P.ROJJ::.~T OFFICER

AT 25x1 i·AOY·t8£"[)m TH'ATmDUEm TO TNCFU!ASEDmmfMPH.Asl'9'moN'"8'()'~:ri~~ ... ~~-1~ VIOLATIONS, THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, 5 AIR FORCE AOVON,

HAD REQUESTED THAT A REPORT BE IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE 5 AIR

FORCE ADVON WITH ANY INFORMATION COLLECTED BY COMMANDO ROYAL

CONCERNING BORDER VIOLATIONS. FIFTH AIR FORCE ADVON DID NOT

WANT A FORMAL END PRODUCT REPORT BUT A TIMELY INPUT WHICH

WOULD AMPLIFY GROUND STATION BORDER VIOLATION ~EPORTS (80COVIRS).

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS REPORT WOULD BE SIMPLE ANO ESSEN-

TIALLY NARRATIVE IN FORMAT. R~PORT WAS TO BE ISSUED WHEN

ANY SIGINT GROUND STATION INITIATED A BOCOVIR WHICH TOOK PLACE

WHILE COMMANDO ROYAL WAS AIRB-ORNE OR WHEN COMMANDO ROYAL 1~ . r. . .... ~~ ...........

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PROVIDED INPUT TO A QROUND STATION 80COVIR. A REPORT WAS

ALSO TO BE ISSUED UPON REQUEST OF 5 ArR FORCE AOVON. NEGA-

TIVE REPORTS WERE TO BE RE~UIRED ONLY IF ABOVE CRITERIA WAS

MET. THE FOLLOWING 18 A SAMPLE FORMAT OF THE COMMANDO ROYAL

REPORT:

25x1

TACTICAL REPORTS (TACREPs)

{S~ TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE INFOR-

MATION TO TACTICAL COMMANDERS TACTICAL REPORTING (TACREPs)

CONTINGENCY PLAN WAS ESTABLISHED ON 6 MARCH. THE TACREP WAS

DESCRIBED BY OJRNSA AS "A SHORT SIGINT REPORT DESIGNED TO

PROVIDE DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL COMMANDS WITH INFORMATION

RELEVANT TO THE SAFETY OF THEIR FORCES, OR ON FAST-MOVING

ENEMY ACTIVITIES WHICH DIRECTLY RELATE TO THE COMMANDER'S

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SUBJECTS FOR TACREPs, DISTRl9UTION 1 HANDLING PROCEDURES, AND

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SIGINT fNFORMAT!ON l..2. SPECIFIC PACOM COMMANDS

(SHVCCO) ON 3 FEBRUARY, OIRNSA ADVISED TtiAT~:~l~~i.:~~~f BEEN DIRECTED TO RESPOND FULl..Y TO THE REQUif!~~~Nf·a FOR T!.MELY

' KoRCOM AIR SIGINT OF PACOM COMMANDS ~a··t:f£s·foNATED BY CINC.PAc.138

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INSTRUCTION APPLIED TO-Of~~OYiD ACRP _, ... -·· .,.-········

RESOURCES OFI 25x1 I AS

WELL AS 25x1 rifD W~RE.ADVISED THAT THE ACRP:RESOURCES DE-

PLOYED TO 25x1 WOULD BE RES PONS I VE TO SI G'I NT REQUIREMENTS

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COLLECTION ANO PROCESSiNG

25x6 COMMANDO ROYAL TRANSCRIPTION~ TAPEsl .._ _______________ J

(SCW) OUR I NG EARL y FEBRUARY PROCEOURCS ... ERE CO ORO. I N·t-TEO

TO ROUT I NE L V PRO v I DE l _________ 2_sx_s ________ ... I Cd\~-MAN DO ROYAL TRANS CR! PTS ANO SELECTED TAPES. I '7 wAS IN IT I A~L V

PROPOSED THAT FOLLOW I NG PROCE:SS I NG oi:- COMMlo.NOO ROYAL TAKE B''Y

\l .... ____ 2_sx_1 ___ ___,loF NORTH· KOREAr, ,6, JR ANO NORTH KOREAN NAVY .ANO

MILITARY, RESPECTIVELY THAT THESE UNITS WOULO P~EPARE CUPE

TAPES ON ALL NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES 25x6

2~ IT WAS DETERMINED, HOWEVER, THAT PREPARATION OF TAPE

OVPES WOULD BE TIME CONSUMINC ANO THAT PROVIOiNG rRANSCRIPTS

OF NORTH KOREAN ACTIVITY wov~o BE AOEQUAiE.141/142/143/144

TRANSMISSION SECURITY (TRANSEC)

tsMveeo) ON 8 FEBRUARY, PACSCTYRGN ADVISE~ THAT H:GH IN-

TEREST IN THE COMMUNICATIONS SECV.R!TY (C'OMS~C} POSTURE: OF USAF

ACTIVITIES IN KOREA MADE CO~ERAGE or VHF AND UhF COMMVNICA-

145 TIONS~NOT OBTA!NABL,E BY TRANSEC UNITS, 111>1-1LY DESIFA.aLE.

WE, THEREFORE, TASKED THE OSAN ACR? OPERATION ro OESIGNATE

ONE POSITION FOR COMSEC COVERAGE ON A F~Ll T!~l BASiS WHEN

146 PRIORITY OF INTERCEPT PERMITTED.

POST MISSION FLIGHT REPORTS (PMFR)

(CllVC90) ON rr FEBRUARY J PACSCT'·fR~N ?~: NTE:D O'-iT THt..T THE

PMFR WAS THE ONLY TIMELY SOURCE OF !NFORMA~:c:1 0~ MISS:ON

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STATUS. THEY, THEREFORE, REQUESTED THAT SECTION ONE OF THE

PMFR WHICH PROVIDES PARTICULARS ON THE MISSION BE FORWARDED AS

A SEPARATE REPORT AT IMMEDIATE PREC~DENCE W!TH DISTRIBUTION

~IMITED TO PAcSCTVRGN, USAFSS, AND 6988 ScTY SQ.147 THE COM

MANDO ROYAL PROJECT OFFICER ADVISED THA~ EFFECTIVE W!TH MISSION

ON 16 FEBRUARY, ThE PMFR WAS BEING RELtASE AT·"tMMEOIATE"

PREC£DENCE.l4 S :N VIEW O~ INCREASED PRE~EDENCE, PACSCTYRGN

DELETED THEIR REQVlREMENT FOR A SEPARA~E REPORT OF THE PMFR 149

DATA.

SIGNIFICANT INTERCEPTS

(TSCW) THE FOLLO~INQ IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGNiF:CANT

ACRP INTERCEPT OBTAINED SEGINNlNG WITH THE CAP~uRE Of ~HE USS

PUEBL.O.

23 JAN - REFLECTION OF THE CAPTUR~ OF THE USS PUEBLO BY

- . 5 KoRCOM NAVAL VESSELS.

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23 JAN - SiGIHT RtlD:NESS ALPHA DECLAAC~ G: DiRNSA OuE TO

CAPTURE OF ~SS PUEBLO BY NKNF.lSl

23 JAN - 01RN3A AOVl~EO THAT CTF 77 HAO 6EEN l~STRUCT£0 TO

01 VE.RT T11.Sk; GROtJP 77 .5 TO 3230N-J..;'2·730f. TASK G~Ot.1P

EXPECTED TO CONS.IST OF E~TERPR1&r, T~~XTON WIT~ . 15'-'

COLL(TT ~Ol~l~Q AS FEAS!BLE. -

23 JAN - OIRNS~ AD~ISED OF POSSfelLllY THA1 ALL OF T~E ,. ·.· ... ::, .... _..., ..

CO~!VT MATtRIAL ON SO~RD TH~ USS PUEBLO ~AY NOT I

HAVE acr~ DESTROYED ~NC OlREcrro UNITS er PA~T!-

CULARLY ALERT TO FOSS!8lLITY Cr roP.COM COMM CHANG(

PP.ECIPITAT(D av COMPROMISE OF ?vF.6LO MATER!A~s.

23 JAN - p1RMSA QUOTED ClNCPACFLT DIRECTIVE TO PLAC[ A~D su~

PORT OESTROtER OFF WO~SAN !MMCCIAiELY OUTS!D~ TWEL~!

Milt LIMIT ANO OIR£CTEO UN:T& TC BE ~LEA~ TO AHY

~ 6" S!Gl~T REFLECTIONS OF THtS ACTlV!~Y.L ~

23 JAN - D!RMSA SPOT REPORT FOLLC'W-Uf' ?Rc.;Of"O :.,rsT OF

NORTH KOREJl.N VESSE:LS lfo.IVCL\tf.:e :~~ AC!iVl°'l>:'.9 •:::.u~-

ROUNDING THE CAPTURE OF T~L PvEBLO •

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26 JAN -G~~TENDED SIGINT READINESS ALPHA TO ENSURE OPTIMUM

ATTENTtdN GIVEN TOI ~~ ~CTIVITV OCCURRING IN THE

AFTERMATH OF· .. _THE PUEBLO I N~lDENT. lSB

21 FE a - o 1 RNSA TERM1 NA·i·Eo READ 1 NEss A\.PHA ExTENe 1 oNs FOR

THOSE UNITS IN THE···F.AR EAST INt.ERCEPTING SOVIET ..

1. __ 2_5x_1 __ lE.~T IT I ES• TH£ OECLA~~T I ON FOR UN I TS

COVERING f<oRC~M· Ef(f'ITIES RE:.MAINEO \IN EFFECT.

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SUMMARY

SUPPORT

(SllVCCO) LIMITED BASE SUPPORT, PRIMARILY IN THE AREAS OF

TRANSPORTATION AND BILLETING, MADE/THE COMMANDO ROYAL DEPLOY-

MENT TO I 25x1 fO.N&lnD-E-RA1U;;V· .. MORE··mOTrrl.CULT .. THA~CTT .. lfiGHT ...... H.A.VE .. P • L. 86-36 EO 1.4. (c)

BEEN AND TENDED TO IMPAIR OVERALL EFFICIENCY. FROM THE OUT-

SET OF THE DEPLOYMENT, THE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY. 0ET 1, 6922 '

SCTY WQ WAS NEVER LESS THAN OUTSTANDING. i

THE TRANSPORTATION

PROBLEM WHICH OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE WAS RE-

SOLVED ON A DAY•TO-DAY BASIS ONLY THROUGH THE COOPERATION ANO

SUPPORT PROVIDED BY 0ET 1, 6922 SCTY WG. WE DO NOT FEEL,

HOWEVER, THAT ACRP DEPLOYMENTS SHOULD BE DEPENDENT UPON HOST

SECURITY SEAY I CE UN I TS TO SATt SFY SUPPORT REQU l•REMENTS OUR I NQ

DEPLOYMENTS OF THIS NATURE. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT A

BABIC ACRP DEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS ORDER BE PUBLISHED BY HQ I

USAFSS TO ~UTLINE BASIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR ACRP DEPLOY-

MENTS. THESE REQUIREMENTS WOULD THEN BE PRESENTED DIRECTLY

TO THE HOST BASE BY THE COMMAND DEPLOYING THE ACRP AIRCRAFT.

IN THE CASE OF THE 0SAN DEPLOYMENT, PACAF, UNDE~ THIS CONCEPT,

WOULD HAVE COORDINATED ALL COMMANDO ROYAL REQUIREMENTS FOR

BOTH FRONT AND BACK•END CREWS DIRECTLY WI TH THE 'HOST BASE.

SECURITY SkRVICE UNITS, LOCATED ON THE HOST BASE, WOULD BE

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MUNICATION FAtr'l:ftj£1 ONLY. MORE ADEQUATE SUPPORT COULD IE ·:,.......,....:.. ........... , ·-::· - :.:...::·~-.:..

ANTICIPATED IF THE REQUIREMENTS WERE BASED ON AN .. .--·· ...

INTEGRATED CREW CONCEPT {SECURITY SERVICE ~ND FRONT-END CREW

MEMBERS) RATHER THAN EACH ELEMENT OBTAINING NECESSARY SUPPORT

THROUBH SEPARATE CHANNELS.

OPERATIONAL CONTROL

(SIPleee) OIRNSA, USAFSS, PACSCTYRGN, JCS, CINCPAC,

PACAF 1 5 AjR FORCE - DIREeTIONS OUTLINING ACRP RESPONSE TO

THE PUEBLO INCIDENT WERE BEING PROVIDED BY EACH OF THESE

HEADQUARTERS TO THIS UNIT, RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING, ANO

6091 RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE

. TRANSPORTATION. THE INITIAL RESPONSE.TO THE PUEBLO SEIZURE

WAS HANDLED IN A ROUTINE MANNER WITH LOCAL COORDINATION

EFFECTED BETWEEN THE 6988 SCTY SQ AND 6091 RECON SQ TO PRO

V I DE FOR CONTINUOUS ACRP COVERAGE AS REQUESTED BY DIRNSA

ANO CINCPAC,g/lO FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, HOWEVER, CON-

SIDERABLE CONFUSION AT THIS LEVEL RESULTED FROM VARIOUS

·TASKING MESSAGES AND INSTRUCTIONS BEING RECEIVED. WE FRE-

QUENTLY RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE 6091

RECON SQ/5 AIR FORCE AS ADDRESSEES. THE 6091 RECON SQ, ON

THE OTHER HANO, WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS WHICH WERE NOT

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BOTH THE 6988 SCTY SQ ANO 6091 RECON Sq WHEN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION BECOMES NECESSARY. AT THE VERY

LEAST, ALL SECURITY SERVICE DIRECTION TO THIS UNIT SHOULD IN

CLUDE THE 6091 RECON SQ AND THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND AS INFO.

ADDRESSEES WITH SECURITY SERVICE UNITS INCLUDED Al INFO

ADDRESSEES ON DIRECTIVES PA88EO TO 6091 RECON Sq/5 AIR FORCE

BY THEIR HIGHER HEADQUARTERS.

( S} Ae THE PU ES LO I NC I DENT DEVELOPED t CLOSE CO ORD I NAT I ON

WAS NOT A CRUCIAL ELEMENT; HOWEVER, IT WAS APPARENT THAT

NEEDLESS CONFUSION COULD BE ELIMINATED IN THE FUTURE IF A

SINGLE OPR WAS DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE ALL TASKiNG CONCERNING

MISSION OPERATION (HOW M~NY, WHEWE,WHEN, ETC) WITH THE 6988

ScTY SQ AND 6091 RECON SQ RESPONDING ONLY TO TASKING RECEIVED

FROM THE DESIGNATED OPR.

DEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS ORDER

(C) SHOULD THE PUBLICATION OF A HQ USAFSS ACRP DEPLOY-

MENT OPERATIONS ORDER BE CONSIDERED FEASIBLE, RECOMMEND THE

FOLLOWING ITEMS BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION:

1. SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

A. TRANSPORTATION FOR CREW ANO PROJECT PERSONNEL

8. BILLETING

c. MESSING

2. REPORT ING

A. UPGRADING OF PRECEDENCE OF ESTABLISHED

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B. AUTOMATIC IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIAL REPORTING,

E.G., MISSION RESULTS SUMMARY

3. SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS OF SECURiTY SERVICE UNIT IF

LOCATED ON HOST BASE

A. COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

B. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

C. WORKINQ AREA

D. PERSONNEL SUPPORT

4. OPERATIONAL CONTROL

A. DESIGNATION OF UNITS TO BE INCLUDED AS

ADDRESSEES ON ALL MESSAGES INVOLVING TASKiNG ANO POLICY

B. DESIGNATION OF A SINGLE UNIT AS OPR TO CO-

ORDINATE ANO CONSOLIDATE TASKING.

5. DOCUMENTATION

A. HISTORICAL SUMMARY TO BE PREPARED AT CONCLUSION

OF DEPLOYMENT OR AS DIRECTED

co·NCLUS I ON

8V MARCH, THE KOREAN ACRP DEPLOYMENT HAD SETTLED INTO

A ROUTINE OPERATION ANO THE INCREASED COMMANDO ROYAL COM-

MITMENT FOR PROVIDING KORCOM COVERAGE WAS BEING REASSESSED.

ON 19 MARCH, USAFSS REQUESTED ASSESSMENT OF PLANNED REDUC-

T I ON OF 5 AIR FORCE AOVON ON 1 APRIL 1968 AND IMPACT OF

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PLOYED To I 25x1 lco·~~D BE RET.~tt~ED ... I __ 2_s_x1~__,lw \TH NORMAL scHED-

UL I NQ RESUMEo.170

DURIN·C(A VISIT TO Ttf'./s UNl\T BY PACSCTYRGN,

PERSONNEL, WE SUGGE~-r·e:o CONSIDERATION fr/E GIVE~ TO CONTINUING

NORMAL COMMANDO R6~AL OPERATIONS OUT/,~, 25x1 tPOl'I TERMI NA

TI ON OF THE .PRESENT COMMITMENT. IN ,~f.-EW OF TM•E ABILITY TO .. \

GO "ON-WAf~H" WITHIN 30 MINUTES FOLL,WING TAKE~OFF FROM

I 2sx1 l/l_T .. WAS FELT THAT A CONTINUEo//PERATION ~~OM THAT BASE

WOULD PROV I DE CONS t DERABL y MOAE cdv/ERAGE THAN P;ROV I DEO BY

MISSIONS I 2~1 I ON 20 MARCH,

PACSCTYRGN REQUESTEO WE PROV I DE /otTA I LS OF" A COMMANDO ROYAL

OPERATION FROM 25x1 1 A SUMMARY OF BENEFITS

AND SUPPORT REQUIRED FOR AN 25x1 OPERATION WAS PROYIDEO ON

22 MARCH.172

IN ANY i¥ENT, 1f APPEARS, IARRl~Q UNFORESEEN

c I RCUMSTANCES, THAT THE GDEPLOYMEHT ANO INCREASED ACRP

COVERAGE RESULTING FROM THE INCREASED DEFENSE POSTURE IN

KOREA MAY SOON BE TERMINATED. WHILE THIS NARRATIVE IS

INTENDED PRIMARILY TO DOCUMENT THE ACRP RESPONSE TO THE

PUEBLO INCIDENT ANO SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS, WE BELIEVE THAT

A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE OPERATION MIQHT SERVE TO I

ENSURE THAT BASIC PROCEDURES ARE ESTABLISHED TO 'ENSURE THAT

FUTURE ACRP DEPLOYMENTS OF THIS NATURE ARE EFFECTED WITH

OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS ESTABLiSHEO IN

ADVANCE.

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