CHAPTER FOUROPERATIONS
EFFECTIVENESS Another favorable feedback said: station from MACV J-2 requesting that 6994 Security Squadron and 360 TEWS personnel place special empha- sis on identifying and fixing a major NCA headquarters, as this entity was suspected of having relocated.
Less than 12 hours after the message had been received,
Some 14 hours after the request, the 08C crew recorded
Squadron and the 360th TEWS were notified of a special mission to be flown that evening in response to a request by MACB J-2 (General Davidson) to identify and locate a specific headquarters. The recent re- location of this entity from the Cambodian Border area to an unknown location represented a direct threat to the Saiagon area ans was of top priority to field commanders in the Capitol Zone Area. the 360th TEWS and 6994th SS, exeplifying the spirit and professionialism of the USAF ARDF effort, ful- filled the requirements levied on the mission by fixing the headquarters at 0120L, 16 December 1968 In addition, the mission obtained four targets that local Army units took action upon, expending a total of 188 rounds of artillery in so doing.
that special emphasis and, If possible, special missions be flown against a specified division and its associated elements. Thsi coverage was requested to support an upcoming offensive agianst these enti- ties. Of the fifteen fixes and cuts by mission 809F on 24 July 1969, ten of htese were considered priority tgys. The above results are spedifically the type of result desired by J-2 MACV when they emphasize quality over quantity. The efforts of the personnel on this mission were outstanding, and their professionalism is to be commended. Please pass along our congratulations to the personnel involved.
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