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PRIORITY
BASE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
390 COSQ/DONA
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CHANGED WHEN THE HOST WING FINANCE OFFICE MOVED TO THE SHELTER
AREA APPROXIMATELY 8KMS AWAY FROM OUR OPERATION. DECISION WAS
REACHED TO KEEP OUR FINANCE PERSON AT HIS PRESENT LOCATION. OL-CH
FINANCE COORDINATED WITH THE HOST WING RM TO PROVIDE DISBURSING
AGENT COVERAGE WHEN ONE OF THEIR PEOPLE NEED A DAY OFF. WILL
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CONTINUE THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT AS LONG AS THEY REQUEST IT.
6. INTEL INPUTS: THE INTEL MESSAGE TRAFFIC WE ARE NOW
RECEIVING INCLUDES THE USCENTAF INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY (TWICE DAILY).
THE USCENTAF INTELLIGENCE REPORTS (SPECIFIC TOPICS ONLY). THE
544SW RED TEAM PERSIAN GULF ACTIVITY SUMMARY AND THE USAFE
EARLLY BIRD. THE COMM CENTER HERE IS UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENLY,
BUT WE'RE STILL GETTING ENOUGH INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TO
BRIEF THE AIRCREWS. WE HAVE A SECOND INTERNATIONAL PHONE LINE
FOR SECURE VOICE COMMUNICATIONS. SINCE THIS IS GOING TO BE
A LONG-TERM OPERATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN INTELLIGENCE
DOCUMENT LIBRARY SIMILAR TO THAT OF DET 3. WE WOULD AT LEAST
LIKE A COPY OF THE DIA FACTBOOK AND MAM 3-1. ALSO, REQUEST
INZ SEND LT HOWARD'S PI KEYS RELATING TO DEFENSIVE MISSILES
AND ELECTRONICS. THEY WOULD BE A GOOD ADDITION TO OUR LIBRARY.
7. (U) THE HEALTH OF ASSIGNED PERSONNEL CONTINUES TO BE
OVERALL EXCELLENT. PARTICULAR CONCERN IS FOCUSED ON
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES: ESPECIALLY FOOD HANDLING PRO-
CEDURES AND SANITATION AT THE DESIGNATED DINING FACILITIES.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL FROM THE 833 AIR TRANS-
PORTATION HOSPITAL (ATH) ARE AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING THESE MATTERS
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AND CURRENTLY ENJOY GOOD LIAISON WITH THE FOOD HANDLING SUPER-
VISORS. GASTRO-INTESTINAL ILLNESS IS OCCURRING AT A RATE OF
1-2% PER WEEK. ONE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTED HOSPITALIZATION OVERNIGHT
FOR DEHYDRATION. TWO INDIVIDUALS CASES ONE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST
ONE NON-FLYER WAS AIR EVACUATED IN-THEATER FOR TREATMENT OF A
NON HEALING RUPTURED EAR DRUM. HE WAS RELEASED FOR RETURN-TO-DUTY
(RTD), HOWEVER, HE HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN ROTATED BACK TO BEALE WITH
AFB WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP. ANOTHER NON-FLYER EXPERIENCED
A UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS FOLLOWING TRAUMA. HE WAS EVALUATED
BY AN EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALIST LOCALLY AND RECEIVED SEVERAL
AUDIOGRAMS AND A CT SCAN. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE RECOVERED NEARLY ALL
OF HIS HEARING ACURITY PRIOR TO BEING ROTATED BACK TO BEALE WITH
INSTRUCTION FOR FOLLOW-UP. THE 833 ATH AND THE AL HADA (SAUDI)
HOSPITALS ARE PROVIDING EXCELLENT SUPPORT AND REFERAL SERVICES.
THE 9 SRW/l7RW FLIGHT SURGEON MAKES DAILY ROUNDS AT THE ATH AS
WELL AS ONE WEEKLY DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME CALL. THEY PROVIDE BOTH
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY SUPPORT. THEY ALSO PROVIDE 24 HOUR
IFE/CRASH RESPONSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SAUDI EMERGENCY
SERVICES. LIAISON WITH THE AL HADA HOSPITAL IS ACCOMPLISHED
THROUGH DR RAMOS (A RETIRED USAF 0-6 AND FORMER VICE COMMANDER
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AT WILFORD HALL USAF MEDICAL CENTER) CURRENTLY ON THE AL HADA
STAFF AS CHIEF OF AEROMEDICAL SERVICES. ALL AIRCREWS ARE
HEALTHY. ADEQUATE CREW REST IS AVAILABLE AND LIVING QUARTERS
ARE EXCELLENT. PSD IS PROVIDING EXCELLENT SUPPORT.
8. UNIT COMMANDER'S COMMENTS: AS OF THIS DATE WE HAVE
157 PEOPLE, 22 ARE OFFICERS (12 PILOTS), 24 ARE CIVILIANS AND
111 ARE ENLISTED. DEPLOYED FROM THE 9SRW ARE: 15 OFFICERS,
18 CIVILIANS AND 90 ENLISTED: FROM THE 17RW ARE: 7 OFFICERS
6 CIVILIANS AND 21 ENLISTED. QUARTERS ARE STATUS QUO.
HOWEVER, OUR CIVILIAN TECH ADVISORS MAY BE FORCED TO DOUBLE
UP IN THEIR QUARTERS. ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ALL "VOLUNTEERS" AND
HAVE A SEPARATE NON-US AIR FORCE CONTRACT WITH THE RSAF. THE
48TFW/CC IS ASKING THE RSAAG BASE COMMANDER TO CHANGE THE CON-
TRACT REQUIRING THEM TO DOUBLE UP IN THEIR ROOMS. HE WAS TOLD
TO GIVE US SERVICES SUPPORT BY CENTAF. THIS INCLUDES BILLETING.
THEREFORE, HE DICTATES HOW THE AVAILABLE QUARTERS ARE USED TO
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