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				USCENTAF/DE 
 
				CRITICAL ISSUE 
 
SUBJECT: BEDDOWN STATUS OF AL KHARJ AB, S.A. 
 
AIRLIFT: Aircraft continue to arrive with cargo on a daily basis. 
 
AIRFIELD: Airfield pavements in operational condition including 
airfield lighting. Three runway sweepers on site. PAPI system 
operational and has been flight checked. Portable TACAN is 
operational. Portable tower is operational. 
 
ARRESTING BARRIERS: The runway has two BAK-9, two BAK-14 and two net 
barriers which have not been certified. One MAAS installed on runway, 
2000 feet from threshold, north end. A second MAAS installed but 
needs cable and tape. A third MAAS is on-hand and will be installed 
on taxiway for an alternate runway. 
 
FIRE PROTECTION: Satisfactory. Five P-l9's, two P-13's, one P-20 and 
one P-10 on site. Three P-18's and one P-19 sourced. 48 fire 
fighters on site. 10 additional at Thunrait. They will move when 
aircraft leave Thumrait. 
 
WATER STORAGE: The local host nation storage, treatment and 
distribution system cannot be charged as there is no pumping station 
yet. Twenty-six storage bladders (20,000 gallon) are required. 
All bladders to be installed and filled as soon as available. 12 
20,000 gallon bladders on-hand. Three filled with non-potable, one 
filled with potable. 
 
FUEL STORAGE: Six sets of berms are complete now and others are under 
construction. Sixteen 50,000 Gal bladders are now full and four 
additional are ready to be filled. An additional 8 bladders will be 
ready to be filled by 16 Dec 90. 
 
POWER: No commercial power is available. 14 solar turbine generators 
are on-hand (750 KW) and being used for high voltage power. Power 
plant for cantonment area is up and running. Flightline power plant 
should be on line by 20 Dec 90. 
 
CANTONMENT AREA: RED HORSE, Prime BEEF, and a Saudi contractor are 
working 24-hours a day in shifts. Site prep and graded clay roads 
have an ECD of 20 Dec 90. 264 billeting tents and 50 admin tents are 
now erected. 
 
SERVICES: 2 MKT's operational serving 2 hot meals and one MRE with 
supplements for lunch. B-rations, MRE's for 30 day supply arrived 15 
Dec 90. First meal scheduled to be served out of double 9-1 on 16 Dec 
90, second double 9-1 to be serving by 22 Dec 90. 
 
PERSONNEL: 	Prime BEEF - 150 (90 Thumrait, 60 Holloman) 
		RED HORSE - 25 
		Prime RIBS - 97 (Thumrait)

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