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Feb 91 (Cont) 

9 Feb (Cont) 	communications sites at Balad, Baghdad, and
		 Injanah; and integrated operations centers
		 at A1 Amarah and A1 Kut. Over the targets,
		 both squadrons (six aircraft of the 415 IFS
		 and four of the 416 TFS) had a good nights
		 registering 11 hits in 17 attempts.
		
		 Day 25, Wave Two: About three hours after
		 the first wave took off, the wing launched
		 six 415 TFS and eight 416 TFS F-ll7As.  415
		 TFS pilots concentrated on various surface
		 to-air missile sites and the Shab A1 Hiri 
		 tropospheric center, while the 416 TFS as
		 esailed a suspected missile facility at Ash
		 the Ministry of Military Industry
		 in Baghdad, and the A1 Yusufiyah military-
		 facility. At their assigned objectives the
		 pilots executed flawlessly, achieving 24
		 hits in as many attempts.
		 
10 Feb 		Day 25, Wave Three: The last wave of the
		 day featured ten P-117As striking ammu- 
		 nition depots at Kirkuk and Qayyarah West
		 and the Qayyarah West Airfield. Six 415
		 TFS and four 416 TFS jets produced six
		 hits, three misses, and nine no drops for
		 bad weather.

		 Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney and
		 General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint
		 Chiefs of Staff, visited the 37th TFWP.
		 Secretary Cheney commended the wing for
		 doing a great job and for exceeding all
		 expectations.

		 Day 26, Wave One: The 415 TFS and 416 TFS
		squadrons launched four and six F-ll7A
		 Stealth Fighters, respectively, to bomb
		Iraqi surface-to-air missile sites,
		 exclusively. A1 Taji, Saad, Baghdad,
		 Samarra, and A1 Iskandiriyah all felt the
		 destructive power of Stealth fighter
		 munitions. Stealth pilots made 18 direct
		 hits in 20 attempts

		 Day 26, Wave Two: The two Stealth squad-
		 rons increased their pressure on Iraqis
		 military in the second wave. Eight F-ll7As
		 from the 415 TFS launched attacks against
		24
		

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