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1990/Desert Shield
17 August 	(U) The u. s. European Command (USEUCOM) re
			quested that 14 USAFE F-lllEs (20th Tactical
			Fighter Wing, RAF upper Heyford, United King-
			dom) and four F-16s (401st Tactical Fighter
			Wing, Torrejon AB, Spain) deploy to Incirlik
			AB, Turkey, for weapons training, remain at
			Incirlik. (See Appendix 12 for a s summary list
			of USAFE deployed units to USCENTCOM's area of
			responsibility. Appendices 13 through 20 pro-
			vide deployment data by unit.)

			(O) As a result of USAFE efforts, Austria
			granted overflight permission to USAF aircraft
			supporting Desert Shield.

1B August (u) Hussein announced that U.S. hostages
			would "be the first to suffer" should economic
			sanctions cause hardships for Iraqi citizens.

			(O) General Bansford T. Johnson, Commander in
			Chief MAC, activated Stage I of the Civil
			Reserve Air Fleet, the first time Department
			of Defense (DOD) officials had to activate the
			CRAF. under this stage, the program provided
			18 passenger aircraft and 21 cargo aircraft.

19 August 		The first of five C-5 aircraft departed
			Spangdahlem AB, Germany, transporting the ini-
			tial munitions package of USAFE-stocked AGM-
			88s, AGM-45s, and AGM-65Ds to Southwest Asia.
			Directed on 10 August, the 52d Tactical Fight-
			er Wing munitions crews performed tie compli-
			ance technical order upgrades and prepared the
			munitions for shipment in record tie. (9)

21 August 	(U) The military group of the Western Euro-
			pean union, including nine European Community
			nations, agreed to send naval forces to the
			Persian Gulf.
			
22 August 	Secretary Baker advised Secretary Cheney
			that Qatar had offered basing for USAF air
			craft, leading to the 29 August deployment of
			401st Tactical Fighter Wing (Torrejon AB,
			Spain) aircraft to Doha. (l0)

			(u) Iraq threatened to close all embassies in
			Kuwait and arrest diplomatic personnel on 24
			August.

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