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PRIORITY
BASE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
390 COSQ/DONA
PAGE 12 OF 12 RHIUFOA 0337 08/1447Z
*OVERDUE SHIPMENT FROM STATESIDE SUPPLY
**WE HAVE OBTAINED A LAMINATING MACHINE BUT REQUIRE A NAME BOARD AND
CAMERA.
SPECIAL NOTE: LOCAL AND HOME UNIT SUPPLY CHANNELS HAVE BEEN UNABLE
TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT BATTLE DRESS UNIFORMS AND B00TS IN APPROPRIATE
SIZED AND QUANTITIES FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THIS UNIT. AFTER SIX
MONTHS SOME BOOTS AND UNIFORMS ARE DETERIORATING. IN SOME CASES.
MEMBERS ARE DOWN TO ONE UNIFORM AS SOME UNIFORMS HAVE BEEN LOST IN
CONTACT LAUNDRY. WE ARE IN DIRE NEED OF HELP IN THIS AREA.
COMMANDER'S COMMENTS:
DAY-TO-DAY TACTICAL OPERATIONS AT JEDDAH
NEW REMAIN AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL OF FREQUENCY. ESPECIALLY IN
LIGHT OF COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY. WE CAN EXPECT THE
RENEWAL OF INTERNATIONAL AIR CARRIERS ROUTING INTO THE KINGDOM TO
FURTHER EXACERBATE RAMP TRAFFIC HERE. REQUEST THAT YOUR OFFICES
RELAY TO ALL MILITARY AIR AGENCIES THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREMELY
LENGTHY DELAYS IN GROUND HANDLING AND SERVICING. IF MILITARY OR
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT ARRIVING IN JEDDAH ARE NOT SUPPORTING THE LOCAL
TANKER TASK FORCE MISSION, THE ONLY ASSISTANCE WILL BE FROM A FIXED
BASE OPERATOR CIVILIAN RESOURCE. OVERALL, RAMP SPACE, FUEL, GROUND
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FINAL SECTION OF 11
HANDLING, FLIGHT PLANNING, MEALS, ETC., MUST REMAIN DEDICATED TO
COMBAT OPERATIONS FROM THIS LOCATION.
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