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- WITH AIR SUPREMACY HAS COME INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN RESPONDING

  TO SCUD ATTACKS (SCUD CAP)
  -- WHEN SCUD IS SIGHTED, OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER A LAUNCH, AIRBORNE

    AIRCRAFT ARE IMMEDIATELY VECTORED TO THE LAUNCH SITE

  -- PILOTS REPORT MORE THAN 60 KILLS TO DATE


PERSONNEL


- TODAY WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 796,000 COALITION FORCES IN THEATER

  -- OVER 539,000 U.S.

  -- OVER 257,000 ALLIES


CASUALTIES

                                  KIA         WIA        MIA
- 17 `TAN - 240001 FEB             23          34          39

- DHAHRAN SCUD ATTACK, 25 FEB      28         100           0

- 240001 FEB - 270001 FEB           6          39           1

  TOTAL CASUALTIES SINCE 17 JAN    57         173          40


CLOSING ASSESSMENT


- BY EVERY MEASURE OUR CAMPAIGN PLAN IS VERY MUCH ON SCHEDULE


- AIR WAR HAS LIMITED IRAQ'S ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE COMBAT POWER

  FOR THE FOLLOWING MISSIONS

  -- RECONNAISSANCE~IN~FORCE

  -- SPOILING ATTACK

  -- COUNTER ATTACK


- THE IRAQI ARMY IN THE KTO IS ON THE VERGE OF DESTRUCTION


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(INFORMATION CURRENT AS OF 27 FEB 1991)

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