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363rd Support
  
  	During my stay at Al-Dhafra I observed that relations
between the 306SW/363TFW personnel as being very friendly, since

we were all in the same boat.  When the weekly resupply KC
135R/KC-135A arrived on Friday, there was always a little bit of
extra cargo onboard for 363rd troops.  In addition, there were
daily tanker incentive rides for 363rd personnel.
Logistics
	Supplies:  most of the parts and equipment used on the
KC-135 R at Al-Dhafra came from RAF Mildenhall, England.  Neverthe-
less, three supply personnel from the 5th Bombardment Wing, Minot
AFB, North Dakota were assigned to the 306SW operations at Al-
Dhafra.  These individual monitored the status of the KC-135 War
Readiness Supply Kit (WRSK) at Al-Dhafra, and ordered all parts
and supply items for the operations from Moron Air Base, Spain.
Unfortunately, not one item ordered by these individuals had ar-
rived from Moron, instead the parts usually arrived on the Friday
resupply aircraft.
	Maintenance:  All of the maintenance performed on the
KC-135Rs at Al-Dhafra was accomplished by a dedicated group of
technicians from the 5l3th Airborne Command and Control Wing
 (513ACCW)  Maintenance complex.  Due to their hard work all
  aircraft missions had been launched on time, and only one air
  abort bad occurred since operations began at Al-Dhafra on 23 July
1990.
	Transportation:  At Al-Dhafra transportation consisted of
rental vehicles.  Each aircrews had a 15 passenger mini-bus, while

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