CENTAF-FWD/DE DESERT SHIELD STATUS REPORT, AS OF 20

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                                      USCENTAF/DE 
          
                                    CRITICAL ISSUE 
          
 
                        
         SUBJECT:    FIRE   PROTECTION COMMUNICATIONS 
          
         OBSERVATION:  Fire protection personnel and equipment are dispatched 
         to in-flight emergencies on runways and taxiways without adequate 
         radio communications.   This degrades their effectiveness and is a 
         significant safety risk. 
          
         ACTION:  Working with TAC/BS-DE to procure needed radios.  CENTAF/SC 
         has insisted on secure radios which has raised the cost substantially 
         and lengthened  the delivery time.  Until we possess adequate 
         communications, we will not respond to aircraft fires with munitions 
         on board without positive confirmation that weapons are not involved. 
          
          
          
                    						 AS 0F 20 OCT 90 
        							 POC:    [(b)(2)]