UNUSUAL OPERATIONAL TACTIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP69B00041R001300060008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 8, 1967
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECTt UNUSUAL OPERATIONAL TACTIC
2L~ f~1INUTES AFTER THE PRIMARY.
3. REQUIREMENT s
1. REQUEST
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APPROVE THE FOLLOWING UNUSUAL TACTIC IAW SRG
OPORD 62-68m05, PART II, PARR 7, A, t2~), (B). 25X1A
2. SITU+~TION:
A. OPERATIONAL NECESSITY DICTATES A-12 CRITICAL TIMING OVER
DENIED IN COORDINATION WI?H OTHER SCHEDULED ACTIVITY. SECOND WINDOW
IS TOO LATE. RESULT I5 AN AIR80RNE "Sf'4RE" A-12 WHICH TAKES OFF
A. 80TH RECEIVERS NEED 8# REFUELED 2.0 MINUTES APART IN THE FIRST
8. TANKERS REQUIRE TACTIC TO SATISFY THIS DOUBLE REFUELING
REFUELING AREA, I.E.,
REQUIREMENT .
4. UNUSUAL TACTIC:
TO~PSEC~RET
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COMI+iON INTEFPL~INE), Tir1O TANitERS PROVIDE AIF? SPARED OFFLOAD FO!?
FIRST REGEiVER, TWO TANKERS PE?OVIDE AIi? SPAF!~D OFFLOAD FOR SEGOND
RE Gk` I UE R ,
t3. PRO GEI}URE
f !) GOi+i$I NATIff~N AR AyD +1lEATNi=!? SGOUT TANKER DEPARTS TO
1'AOVIDE I~EATNEf? SCOUT IhlFOizt~IATIQfJ.
f2) A THF{E'E-SHIP CELL DEPARTS TO RENDEZVOUS WITH FIRST
TANKER. ALL FOtJF? TANKERS USE COtr,MON UHF INTERPLANE. Tatw1KER TO
TANKER RENDEZVOUS PirRFORPiED WITH TAN}(F'R N0. ! ~!T SA 5E AR ALTITUDE
Pl.US !,~'V`~7 FEFT. THREE>SHiP CELL AT BASE PLUS 2fDOO, 25Ola, 3O0Pt FEET.
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f3) TANKERS ONE AND TW~D DESIGNATED TO REFUEL FI~?ST RECEIVER
USIlUG PRESENT TACTICS, DURING ORBIT TANKERS 2, 3 AND 4 REMAIN IN
TRAIL. WHEN TPi~`KEli~S ONE AND TWO DEPA~?T Ot~BIT, TANKERS 3 AND A
REMAIN I N O!3 F3 I T .
f4) WHEN CLEAR, TANKERS 3 AND q DESCEND TO A1~ BASE ALTITUDE
PLUS l~7~`Es, l50O FEET. PERFORM NORhAL RENDEZVOUS WITH SECOND
RECEIVER .
C. COMMUNICATIONS:
f!) COt~iMON TANKER iNTERPLANI"a'.
f2.) SEPARATE: AIR REFUELI(1'G PRIPARY fE?(TERNAL) FPEQ.,
CODE, RANGE ADDRESS; NF BACKUP.
D. 4TG COOFtDIN4TI0N:
(1) DIRECT pN BASE COORDIIVAT~ION, +atITH
P~?ESFNT NO PROBLE~`~5.
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E. ST~?IP ALERT:
(!? AIN CAP WILL BE PROVIDED r?ETURNING SPARE A-12 BY 4NE
QE THE U"~USEY1 TA[~K.ER5.
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