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        record those equipment assets valued at $180.00 or more (IAW AFR
        11-27) and custodians appointed to assume responsibility for tbe
        property. Upon redeployment, all Saudi AIK remained in country,
        while other gifts were to be retained by the host unit.
       
        Weapons were either individually carried into the AOR or bulk
        shipped with whole units. Accountability for these weapons was not
        formally transferred from home station to the CSSA data base.
        However, on redeployment, Chiefs of Supply bulk shipped these back
        to home station with a few exceptions, i.e., security Police Red
        Horse, etc. For weapons whose "owners" left the AOR and it cannot
        be determined which base the weapons belong to, these will be
        shipped to Nellis AFB for identification and shipment to home
        station.
       
       Halon gas became crucial during the course of the air war. It
       is used to prevent explosions in F-16s and F-117s if hit by enemy
       fire. An extreme shortage occurred during the initial days of tbe
       campaign, when all local sources were quickly exhausted. LGS
       personnel coordinated with HQ TAC and HQ USAFE to obtain additional
       empty gas cylinders and secured a source of supply in Germany.
       Then, a rotating resupply cycle was set up to fill halon cylinders,
       and ship them to the AOR, while empty cylinders were shipped to
       Germany for refill. This system guaranteed a constant supply to
       supported units and prevented the loss of aircraft hit by enemy
       fire.
       

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