DISPOSITION OF SOVIET AIR FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IN THE USSR ALONG THE AFGHANISTAN BORDER AREA, AS OF (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: August 1, 1980
• Content Type: REPORT

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Imagery eailysis report
Disposition of Soviet Air Forces in
Afghanistan and in the USSR Along the
Afghanistan Border Area, as of
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Z-20056/80
IAN-01 73/80
AUGUST 1980
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AREA, AS OF
DISPOSITION OF SOVIET AIR FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN
AND IN THE USSR ALONG THE AFGHANISTAN BORDER
1. (S/D) This report updates portions of NPIC Report and reflects changes in and 25X1
disposition of the Soviet air order-of-battle in Afghanistan and in the USSR along the Afghanistan border
area since This information was derived from satellite imagery acquired through 25X1
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(S) Comments and queries regarding this report are welcome. Thev may he directed to the lollossing persons in
the Imager Exploitation Group, NPIC:
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Table 1.
Disposition of Soviet Air Forces in Afghanistan as of
Items keyed to Figure 1)
transport regiment
Helicopter assault regiment originally
assigned here: probably deployed to
Kabul Airfield International ahoutL
elements of' helicopter transport regt
identified here onl
2 FISHBED squadrons None
I helicopter unit None
I FISHBED squadron None
Elements of helicopter assault Newly deployed r from
regiment Kundui Elements of helicopter assault None
regiment
Kandahar (Qandahar) I FISHBED squadron
Airfield Intl
Elements of BREWER recce
squadron
Elements of helicopter
transport regiment
I FISHBED Squadron
FISHBED squadron deployed to
Shindand Airfield between
from
hetween
FISHBED squadron deployed here from
Kandahar Airfield hctween
I helicopter unit
I helicopter unit
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ASH KHABAD
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MARY
FERGANA
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SAMARKAND
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6? SHINDAND,
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ITEMS KEYED TO TABLE 1
FIGURE 1. DISPOSITION OF SOVIET AIR FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AS OF 25X1
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Table 2.
Soviet Air Activity as of
(items keyed to Figure 2)
lluo hai/, nr to ,rnrrtt , Iha-fwd .'I ( RI 1 IIM II I
I I I O(,GFR B APVO
regiment
I BRI:\VE:R I ISHBII)
recce regiment
RICCF BADGER
I lenient, of helicopter
assault regiment
1IIIIIR( I)
squadron here (mm=
unul-~
1 ITTFR squadron departed an of
0- ~ I OXB \T B I)
departed as ofF-~
\s of \1a%. helicopter counts had
dropped to 14 HOOK. I SP
HOOK. 3 11INI). and ; HII'
( 1 (23-21) HOOK and 23--- HIP
had been ohser ed here). on^
HIND count, dropped from
F to 3. HIND itcrc last
ohscrved here on F-~
4 hint-Arsu Airfield
( hirchik \irlield
hranscaucasus 11 I)
IO I sulukid/c Airfield
L
Icl:ni heliport
I hilisi Now Alekseyeska
\irficld
Central Asia MD
Moskosskiv i Pyandih
Airfield
3 Balkha,h Airfield
4 Taldc-Kurgan Airfield N1_
s Chimkent Airfield
I FISHBED tighter
training regiment
I FISHBED fightcr bomber
regiment
I I 1,0661 R G squadron
I I ITTER Variant squadron
I FISHBED II squadron
I helicopter unit
I FENCER A regiment
K BEAGLE:
61-19
I FITTER CID regiment
I FITTER Variant squadron
I I OX BAT B/D squadron
I BRF\V1 R I) squadron
14 BE AGI F
I III TER (5ariahle geo-
metr\ "ing) regiment
I IISHBID squadron
I 1 LO(IGFR 0 squadron
Elements of helicopter
assault
1lements of helicopter
transport
I lements of helicopter
transport
_2 HOOK
('-10 HIND
4 HIP
I FOXBAT recce squadron
I BREWER recce squadron
I FLOGGER/FISHBED ground
attack regiment
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departed: FITTER counts had increased
to 23 onF----]and dropped to
I IISHBFI) lighter homier
regiment
Replaced I ISHBED
None
None
None
None
None
Departed
None
None
None
None
None
Departed
Present P
(heca use of runitas iiidening)
DepartcdF --- 7(hecause of
run,sas vsldemng)
1 1 1 ( II) pod, hoses
onF------]
No (()O1 \ present:
nonnalls, arc present
None
HOOK and HIND not
present F--]
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