SITE SURVEY, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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(H). (U)  RADAR APPROACH CONTROL (ASR)
(I). (U)  ILS (LOCALIZER, GLIDE SLOPE, MIDDLE MARKER, OUTER MARKER)
                   (RWY 13 NO OUTER MARKER)
(J). (U)  LF/MF RADIO BEACON (ADF)
(K). (U)  RADAR BEACON
(L). (U)  VISUAL AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES (PAPIS, STROBE, RWY 31 CAT II
LIGHTING SYSTEM, RWY 13 IS CAT I LIGHTING)
(M). (U)  DCA HAS CONTROL OF AIRFIELD COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES.
(N). (U)  BATEEN CAN PROVIDE AUTODIN SERVICE UNTIL TSC-107 IS OPERATIONAL.
(O). (U)  KLAXONS ARE INSTALLED.
5. (U)  SECURITY POLICE:  THERE ARE NO SECURITY POLICE ON STATION.  HOST
NATION (ABU DHABI) POLICE ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING SECURITY.  ABU DHABI 
AIRPORT DIVISION OF POLICE DEPT APPEARS TO BE VERY GOOD.  ALSO DUE TO
KUWAIT INVASION, 150 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ARMY PERSONNEL ARE PRESENT ON
AIRFIELD.
A. (U)  THE  AIRPORT SECURITY FORCES PROVIDE DISTANT SUPPORT PROTECTION
FOR THE FLIGHT LINE.  DUE TO THIS BEING A VERY LARGE AIRFIELD, THERE ARE
FIVE POSTS.  STATIC PERIMETER POSTS ARE MANNED BY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ARMY AIRPORT POLICE PATROLS (VEHICLE) PATROLS PERIMETER ROAD.  PRESENCE OF 150 UNITED ARAB EMIRATE ARMY PERSONNEL WILL PROVIDE PERIMETER DEFENSE FOR DETECTED HOSTILE FORCE.  A PORTION OF THIS FORCE ARE PARATROOPERS.
3. (U)  THE CARGO RAMP AND THE HAZARDOUS CARGO/HIJACK RAMP HAVE BEEN
PROPOSED FOR PARKING MILITARY  AIRCRAFT.  AIRPORT POLICE MAN FOUR GATES
AND HAVE ARMED POLICE THROUGHOUT TERMINAL AND RAMP AREA, INCLUDING CARGO RAMP.  AN UNMANNED GATE, CLOSE TO THE HIJACK RAMP WAS PROPOSED  FOR OUR EXCLUSIVE USE.  JEEPS WITH BRITISH MADE 7.62 MM MACHINE GUNS ARE
POSITIONED AT ALL MANNED GATES TO FACILITATE RAPID FORCE AUGMENTATION BY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ARMY.  THE CARGO RAMP HAS LIGHTING, HOWEVER, THE HIJACK NOT.
C. (U)  THE AIRPORT CHIEF OF SECURITY CAPT YUSAF REPORTS TO LT COL SEAD
ALSABA, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR EMIGRATION AND SECURITY, ABU DHABI POLICE.
CAPT YUSAF IS VERY SENSITIVE TO HIS ABILITY TO SECURE AIRPORT.  THE
INITIAL COP FORCE SHOULD BE A 13 MAN TEAM.  RECOMMEND BATEEN SECURITY
POLICE SUPPORT UNTIL A QFEBC TEAM ARRIVES.  A TOTAL FORCE 44 SECURITY
POLICE WILL APPEAR EXCESSIVE UNTIL ALL 16 AIRCRAFT ARE IN PLACE.
D. (U)  BILLETING MAY BE IN HOTELS 30 MINUTES AWAY.  IF A TENT CITY IS
CONSTRUCTED, IT WILL PROBABLY BE BUILT OFF THE AIRPORT COMPLEX WHICH WILL INCREASE REQUIRED SECURITY FORCE NUMBERS.
6. (U)  TRANSPORTATION
A. (U)  VEHICLE  REQUIREMENTS:
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