WITH MARINES IN OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT                                                   97

24.  It was hoped the Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey rotating twin-turboprop, S/VTOL airplane would
replace both the CH-46 and CH-53 helicopters as Marine shipborne assault aircraft by the mid-1990s,
but budget problems have delayed its development.

25.  Mugno was described by another Marine as "being able to spot a gnat on a zebra's behind at twice
the engagement range.

26.   In 1992-93 MajGen Zinni saw extensive service during Operation Restore Hope in Somalia,
eventually being appointed special assistant to the U.N. Ambassador.

27.  Mugno Brief.

28.  CTF-PC Chron.

29.  Iskenderun was the site of a famous battle where Alexander the Great defeated Persian King Darius
III.

30.  Jones intvw.

31.  Jones, "Provide Comfort," p. 101; Brytus intvw.

32.  Byrtus intvw; CTF-PC Chron.

33.  Cpl B. H. Hughes, "Refuelers Keep Birds Flying," Marines, Jun91, p. 4.

34.  Brown Jnl; Byrtus intvw; Jones, "Provide Comfort," p. 100.

35.  The exclusion zone was all Iraqi territory north of the 36th Parallel.

36.  "Relief Supplies Distribution," Mugno brief.

37.  FMFEur ComdC, Jan-Jun91.

38.  FMFEur ComdC, Jan-Jun9 1; Mugno intvw.

39.  The activities of this historical team are covered in "Historian Documents Marine Assistance To
Refugees," Fortitudine, Summer 1991, pp. 12-13.

40.  CTF-PC Chron.

41.  These were Air Force expeditionary packages designed to supply materials, engineer assets, and
specially trained personnel to operate forward bases; Prime Beef teams were support engineers who
provided construction and maintenance, and Prime Rib teams were support personnel who administered
the camp.

42.  CTF-PC Chron.