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tenance. Had a troop that forced a cover over the war clicks on
the engine because he thought it should be there, forcing them to
40!! Make sure you don't work hurriedly and that you know
exactly what you're doing before you do it. People are really
hustling, but they also have to think beyond the moment and
realize what their actions are really doing.

- The "jiffy lube" Contingency Phase is a one time good deal.
For the next 150 hour phase, it will have to be the real thing to
give the aircraft a thorough look-see. For now, the abbreviated
eight hour phase is doing the job marvelously.

- With the winds gusting up all day and the met watch in effect,
our trim pad was useless. Anything greater than 5 knots in a
particular direction and we can't run.

- a/c 1148 broke at Dharan for engine problems.
	.	, .
- a/c 1416 broke at KKMC for flight control failed self test. We
have a command servo and are searching for airlift.

- We flew 123/129 lines. The 10th had 4 MTD's and 2 ground
aborts due to op's option not to rainbow.


FEB 9: DAY 24

- Today we got the airlift out with the command servo to KKMC and
the engine and folks off to Dhahran. They both left in the
afternoon. We threw mail and other assorted bench stock requests
on the plane north, also a right ventral panel.

- Due to the flying, the 17th is configured with all A bags for
its turns up north, the 33rd has the B bags for their RTB's to
here, and the 10th has only A bags as spares so they can support
their KKMC turns. Here they would only lose one line, but up
north if they couldn't fill a line they would lose three. Be
cause the 10th will not step to other AMU's jets, there were B
bag spares all over the ramp and no ops support. This needs to
be revisited.

- The FOL is working to get the bugs ironed out of the new supply
line of C-130's. Thus far, CENTAF has been extremely helpful in
coordinating and delivering airlift, many times only an hour or
two after we requested it. The amount of C-130's going into the
FOL is intense, and unless we get a firm mission number, ETA,
TCN, and marking of the package, our folks may never see it. It
is just like what Shaw experienced in the early stages.

- Another problem, we take the FOL's word for what they need.
Fight the urge to become involved in their operations unless they
ask for specific guidance. Also, establish the needs only from
the deployed DCM or OIC. Remember too many cooks or lines of
communication spoil the mission. Everyone's anticipation of what

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