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1 October 1983 - 31 Ma i t;h 1984

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Volume 3 of 3 volumes

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RCS: HAF-CHO(AR) 7101

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Eighth Air Force, Strategic Air Command

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1. ~ REF A IDENTIFIED SHORTCOMINGS IN EXERCISE ABLE ARCHER 82, · I

ONE OF WHICH WAS INSUFFICIENT EXPERTISE TO PLAY CERTAIN US NATIONAL

RESOURCES. IT ASKED THAT ADDRESSEES RECONSIDER EXTEND OF ABLE "'

ARCHER 83 PARTICIPATION WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING TRAINING AND

IN VIEW Of SHAPE'S INTENT TO CHANGE THE CONCEPT OF FUTURE ABLE

ARCHERS TO THAT• Of A QUOTE NEW LOW SPECTRUM CONCEPT UNQUOTE. I

IT ASKED THAT, AS A MINIMUM, INFORMED AND AUTHORITATIVE NATIONAL

RESPONSE CELLS BE PROVIDED.

2. {I} REF B TASKED 7AD TO REASSESS 1983 PARTICIPATION BASED

ON REF A. REF C PROPOSED THAT HQ SAC, ,IN THE FORMAL RESPONSE TO

REF A, OFFER A RESPONSE CELL Of 7AD MEMBERS FOR ABLE ARCHER 83 AT

ERWIN, SUBSEQUENTLY TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO FUTURE ABLE

ARCHER PARTICIPATION. ERWIN WAS SUGGESTED DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY

TO 7AD. REF D INCLUDED THAT RECOMMENDATION IN THE FORMAL RESPONSE

TO COMAAFCE. REF E SURFACED AN APPARENT MISUNDERSTANDING BY

PARTICIPANTS TO AN ABLE ARCHER 83 PLANNING CONFERENCE THIS WEEK

' AND ASKED THAT WE {SAC} CLARIFY OUR POSITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN ..,. · ~ . -

THAT EXERCISE. ' ·,

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3. .,} WE PROPOSE THE RESPONSE CELL AT ERWIN CONSIST OF 2 OR 3

OBSERVERS WITH WINTEX 63 EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGEABLE IN B-52 AND

KC-135 CONVENTIONAL EMPLOYMENJ CAPABILITIE S AND TASKING PROCEDURES. ·I

ACTUAL FRAGGI~G Of SAC ASSETS BY THAT CELL WILL NOT TAKE PLACE.

THAT DOES NOT PRECLUDE ABLE ARCHER 83 PARTICIPANTS FROM SIMULATING

B-52/KC-135 EMPLOYMENT lAW SACEUR OPLAN FANCY GIRL {AS WE UNDER-

STAND HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST} RECOGNIZING THAT A PRIMARY AIM

OF THE EXERCISE. IS TO ~EST PROCEDURES. THE SAC OBSERVERS DURING

ABLE ARCHER 63 WILL ASSESS THE MUTUAL BENEFITS TO BE GAINED FROM

FUTURE SAC PARTICIPATION AND INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE ABLE

ARCHER 83 POST EXERCISE REPORT. - ~

4. {U} FURTHER QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED T~ LT COL KINDER,

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EXERCISE CRESTED EAGLE/DENSE CROP 84 THREE MONTHS FOLLOWING ABL~~~~~~~

ARCHER, AND OUR UNCERTAINTjY AS TO THE EXTENT OF CONVENTIONAL G

ABLE ARCHER 83, WE PROPOSE THAT TWO OBSERV~RS DEPLOY TO YOUR G:

HEADQUARTERS FOR THE EXERCISE. THESE OBSERVlRS WILL BE

IN BOTH B-52 AND KC-135 EMPLOYMENT PLANS AND PROCEDURES AND WIL~----+----4-

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AUGMENTATION} WOULD BE TO DEPLOY SI X ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL, TWO TO

EACH MSC, TO OBSERVE THE EXERCISE IN EACH REGI ON AS WELL AS FROM

SHAPE. REQUEST YOUR COMMENTS. 7AD PO( IS LTC KINDER, RAMSTEIN EXT

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AS OBSERVERS tURING ABLE ARCHER 13. THIS PLACEt TWO INDIVIDUALS

EACH AT SEVEN LOCATIONS, INCLUDING 'IV£ ATAF. REf 8 IS THE

ANSWER TO SHAPt TO THAT aEQU£ST ANI IS fUOT[), IN PART. fUOT[.

APPRECIATE THE INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN ABLE ARCHER 13\ HOWEVER

BECAUSE or PREVIOUS ConniTnENTS V£ ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PERSONNEL

AT THE LEVEL SUGGESTED BY ?A). SAC WILL SEND A TOTAL Of NINE

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AT UK RAOC. UNfUOTt.

2. ~ WE ltCRtT, THEREfOftt, THAT .E ARE UNABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR

LOCATION JUliN' ABLE AICHER 83. OUR PARTICIPATION IS LI"ITEJ TO

OBSERVERS AT ftSC LEVEL fOR THE ~OSE Of EVALUATIN' THE NEEI fOR

fUTURE SAC PARTICIPATION IN ABLE AICHER· SHOULI SAC JECIIE TO

CONTINUE ANI INCREASE ITS PARTICIPATION IN fUTURE ABLE ARCHER EX­

ERCISES, ME MILL GLAILY WELCO"E YOUR INVITATION TO LOCATE AT

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