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(zz)pvozimately 400)2 mosaico and/or map a . .

(C) Sacondary miczionz-, repro Uc'-i on j:arz. ~.e~roi=.-ey to the rcqueSting3 unit'-, c-now-.az -r; duci.increased from 66,033 feet in 11~y to 92 0C0 fee't -r. adl2c3£- in July.tor!-Al dlivez a ra6e with onisrd- aixocraft r-15o cshc *

257 1z~ lAy to Z,0 in June &ad 3.7O in July.

()in crda-it46o-. to 1'U -itl - cxAS-ILIT:vaaz t...oto zssisz. nruLr~ ortr .n. ~....-

vmxious tpe of aerial reconnaissance aupport. LrJtho La r- cs .. clo-.ed from zerial. irzaZezry were the follo;.:ir,8.

P- .. detailed shetch za! of the Ls S 'r 2cJ . -. .- ~t:z-_Iva It vas snnotsated with -tha eract;. lo:0~ T-e*~>-~ ~

.arccs soldiex-a who wore 1ille4. when the CaMp r.A it Cn .

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bodies and subsequently by the Marines to plan an operation to dez'%roy azmunition

roeilnin in the camp* Both operation.% were sucessfully completed.

be A rail and bridLe utudy wan undertaken for the Military Rail Servi~cThis study is belng used to prepare estimates and plans for the rostoration of t&.e

entire rail system in the I Corzs area.

c. An annotated town plan of Da Nng was prepared when it was discoveredthat existing maps and town plan were out of date and could not be used by UoS.Forces in the area for contin&ency planning.

d. A road study of a loe portion of ::-:h:y 1 in II and IiI Corps re:s

was coupleted for 18th Engineer -iSrde for oparational planning purposeso

e. A mosaic of an area south of Da :! rS vas pru;zrod for coterintellZ-gence personnel. It was used to debrief 2 Xi~ine priscrers who escaped from a

Viet Cong prison camp supposedly located in the Cgnaral areao

. f, A special study of the Sonm Thu Dan 1river (South of Da Nan-) wa3completod for a U.S, Naval Advisory G:oup. Thi study is beinz usod to formul; e

river patrol plans.

C, A defoliation Ct0dy uas ur.dertaken of un area alona the Wzt cost of

the IV Corps area and alona thu couthora tip of Vietnam. rfjis study was used to

updato maps and to plan future defoliation pro~octzo

h, An annotatod m -aio and " 'oport on ' jo.vel and mir-or1 doposit c"a-

tion was pro.rod for IV Corps EnZi.-.eer Advizor.

i. A study of an area liberatcd by the 1.:.urinozs was conducted for TL,

AZcncy for International Developmento The study covered buii.-" and crop dan6 =3

in an area whore USAID planned poaoibi; resettlement of proz ;. -tely 40 0 fz....4o

(C) The battlion han conti-x. d 'o str:ss the utilization of irnagyry on ileto all supported unitc. V- _z:ation of the catal ir.- rrocedu:, oriair-lly -,i

tiated in January 1966 p:'mitted 1042 rtquc;ts to be filled froa . Lgery on f- 'e

during the reportin. period. The monetary s-aving resulting from the uze of :

on file versus roflying the target areas is obviouso Ho:evcrv -,ore important is

the fact that those requests 4an be filled ezpeditioualyp cometir-as within hours.

This latter pointD speed in filling a mission requastv is e--tromay significarnt

in Vietnam where around combat operations are often planned and executed withinextre::.ly limited tioe frames,

(U) To encouraze the use of i..-ry c:.- file : the battalion has initiated

a procedure hereby the supparted he-._dquarter and major oobat uaits az: provTId

w..th a map overlay portraying ie.dgery on filo within each Cc:p area. This o' r--lay

includes the area covered by each tar-eto iagery scal o date flown and -i-zi"

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(c) The np,. *. novcrr nd t aicraft to .onmplish th, 1'1-lu doliv4i:.mia-zion va5 niotddur. the rcno ti 4-. ;riodi. Tha TUS aireraft cixrzently authcraz.L.i a to o C Iow Z: o ::.*, to 0 0 tr d. "Since appiro.d..atJ~.y 2'j of all aerialdolivarica are T'eby a~ir dror, D o r.~iiV ex.Lt.t for an arcraft with both avertioal 3armazidtk ofa 0. ab f. ya w 11 as horizonta;-i~ Ftvrthart tho* :C-4 (M a~A ~C-5 (~id 'ina. 1~ t ) ax. V1t enzicoQiy satisfactory. -'Ldio

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axeas of Vietnam. Single sideband radios are needed.

(U) The inadequacy of the U6 to perform the delivery mission was recoinizc!whil.& the battalion was stationed at Fort Bragg. A recommened TO chana waIeub-itted to the U.S. Army Combat Develornrmnt Command Intelligence Agency recoz=:id-ing thut 6 XV-4A Hummingbird or aircraft with similar capabilities be authorizedwhc.n finally approved for purchase by tho U.S. Army. (Letter, ATG-TICB, H . lHE Bn (ARS), subjects TOE Change Recommendations (Delivery Platso:., 8 April 1965).The validity of this recommendation has been oonfirted hero in Vietnam.

(C) This battalion has not received all of its MV, requisitions of misspnessential equipment even though these items were originally requisitioned in Sopte=z'cr1965. Items falling in this category are:

24 each Light Tables, GPL-9188 each Light Tables, GPL-940 with 11;2 optics kit

16 each Survival kit, hot climate16 each Survival kit, over water4 each Generator, 60 KW

(U) After bbing queried by this headquarters, Army Material Com-nd LogisticalControl Office, Fort Mason statod that the 4 generators would be shipped from thmanufacturer on 30 September 1966. Despite reipeatod attempts to ascertain the stat*'.Zof the light tables, this battalion still has not been informvd. The last r.=ssa~jof inquiry sent to USAYZICO, Fort Mason on 29 June 1966 has not been anowered todate.

S2CTION 2Part I

Observations (Lessons Learned)

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(U) Ite: io year obligated tour lieutenants.

(U) Discussion: Many obligated tour lieutenants ap. a to leave tha sar;irebecause they have no coarno of accomplishment while on active duty. In the last 1 6months that this battalion spent at Fort Bragg, no lieutenants in this categorycould be convincod to remain on active duty. Here in Vietnam, 4 out of 15 lieute-manta changed their category to voluntary indefinite within the first 6 month in-

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(U) A rvut-ons Service in Vietnam gives a young, impreL. -nable officerthe opportunIty to do a worthwhile job and increases the chances uf retainin- himon active duty.

QOrtion .

(U) Item: Deployment of a MIBARS Battalion in a counterinsurgency operation.

(C) Discussion: This battalion has a separate detachment which provy'desdirect support to and is physically located in oacl. ,: the 4 Vietnamose TacticalCorps areas. Th4is is a departure from the normally acceptod method of e .ploy.:.-,,t,that of stationing detaohments with Air Force reconnaissance squadro.:.o on widelyL~pezated airfields*

(U) Oberv.tion: The current deployment and method of providi.z directsupport to combat units engaged in oounterinsurgency operations is successful ar.appears tactically sound*

Training and Orgon i zation

(U) Itcm!I: G2 Air Course, U.S. &rmy IntelliGenco School.

(U) Diocunslono Subjeoct course w~s eliminated in 1963.

(U) Obzetyatlons Many officro assigned to G2/82 Air positions are untrainod

and appear to inow little about the aerial reconnaissance field.

(U) , Now imagery interpretaticn equipment.

in (U) .~new techniques and equipmont are constnnty baii6 uvolopod.nthe iaery in.orprotation fiod- '.is cquipment s awviablop but is not...in. nf.o the izageyli I

beina wautc=mWi~ally authorized nor providcd to 'ie2r !-ftzo In ft the

units are often -unawaro that noea and battor oquipont Voist. 'o'_ o.a.lplo, To"30-6 and 30-7 authorizo the ^Z 18 liCht table, This i4 a ',r, mofal that isobsolete. Two gener-tiono of light tables have been davolopde cl.c3 the Ln 210Since newer and moro efficient models are available, thc; chould "z au'ho-ize4without a unit havinC to request them on a 1.1T20,

(U) O'coq-aton: Current TO"s authorizing imagery interproat4i(O, .are not beinm changed autq=- tically to authorizu newer md more efficient equip-

ment as it becomes available.

(U) Ite m "Delivery aircraft,

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(U) Discussions £ nowerp faster aircraft than the U6 is required to providetimely delivery of perishable intelligence. imagery to combat u Iita.

(U) Obsorvations. 7he XV-4A -or an aircraft uith similar vertical landinz/'i;.Loff capabilitiez7 plus near-maoh speed, appears ideal to -erfo:-m the aerial de2i.mission of this battsalion.

(U) ItMs. Organic generators

(U) Dicus6ions There are too, many mnaces. a .d .odels of generator ':in th. U..Ar-my, The maintenance ard pare -arts probli=. t . ;p ar to b copu.ded unn. 'i

(U) Obxiorvation: L nowi family of generator. with various c aacitie3 -. t .interchangeL.bie parta, is required to facilitate miatezance and reduce the iriti-cal spare parts. problem.

Intelligence

(U) Itoms Utilization of aerial reconnaissance to gather intelligence in-formation.,

(U) Diccusoson; Tho avorago of2'icer's knowlede of the ,&cria "field appears extremoly limited. . onior commanders und sttff officors do not

1Lzow how to utilize aerial reoonnaissance even thoush it iu the :ic t productive ofall intelligence opera-tions in providing rapid and wcurate tactical intel!iganceinformation,

(U) Obuervation: 'Lhe c6verage of aerial reconnaissancein branch and seniorservice schools. aprears inadoqu=te.-

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(u) 7tc__a Spare' parts for the ES-29 Portable Photographic Laxkroom.

(U) Dincupsion This comparitively now item of etruipr:ent ic capable of

porforminC the reproduction functions for which it waa designed. r c.are

parts problems continue to pla,-ue this. ba.ttalion oven thouh4 tkeae problems have

been brought tor the attention of E-11 supply egencies in CONSJ.3 "'- ua oven ro-motely connected with this piece of equipment. Although the ES-29 has. beer, inthe Army inventory for over 1". years, maintenance ma.unual arad epare jarts lista.with federal stock numbers are still not available nor is un adequate cupply ofspare parts.

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(U) -Observation& The agency responsible for buying the ES-29 and for makingarrangements for adequate maintenance support apparently did not do a thorough job.

(U) Item: Common items of supply.

(U) Discussiong. Projection bulbs are either not available or are availablein extremely limit %i quantities through normal supply channels. These bulbs areavailable in quanL. .y throuh commercial sources and have been purchased from Sears,oebuck by members of this battalion.

(U) ObservationL If priority requisitions cannot be filled from i rmy stocks.in CONUS, civilian sources should be utilized by CONUS supply agencies to fillMision-essential requirements,

(U) Item:, POM Requisitions.

(U) s)iscussion:. There appears to be no standard system for keeping deployoa,units informed on the status of their POM requisitions.

(U) Observations Specialized units could plan their operations better if-thcy. had an indication of when receipt of mission essential items of equipment onPOM requisition could be expected.

Other

(U) Item: AN/GRC 26 radios (Non-TOE to this battalion)..

(C) Discussions This battalion depends on Signal Battalion radios to trans-mit highly perishable intelligence to using units. These radios along with TSEC/X-7 cryptographic equipment have not been entirely satisfactory and apcpar to beunable to provide 24 hour operation with any degree of derfendability.

(U) Observation: The range and dependability of a single sideband radiocapable of handling cryptographic teletype messages is needed.

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Recommendations

. U) That as many obligated tour officers as possible serve the lastyear of their tour in Vietnam.

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2. (U) That the current method of operation of this battalion be adooteas standard for future counterinsurgency type operations.

30 (U) That the G2 Air course be reinstated at the U.S. Army IntelligenceSchool.

4. (U) That all officers selected as replacements to fill G2/S2 Airposition requisitions attend the G2 Air course prior to their arrival in Vietnam.

5. (U) That the U.S. Aray Cotbat Dovelormant Command Intolli,,nce Age.:;Ireview the TOE of all units authorized imzgery in;erpreters xc aa nocess.'yaction to authorize the best equipment currently available. Further, thrt chan.,;to these TOE's be made automatically as newer and better cquimont lecc:;zs avail-able.

6. (U) That the XV-4A 6r an aircraft with similar capabilities be provideto I Battalions (ARS) when accopted and purchased by the U.S. Army.,

7. (U) That standardized generators be provided within Vietnam 4s soon aspossible to replace non-standard models.

8. (U) That the U.S. Army lntolli ;enco School review the adequacy of aecrialreconnaissance instruction in all U.S. Army branch and senior service schools and

make apropriate recommendations to strengthen intelligence instruction.

9. (U) That expeditious action be taken to obtain an adequate cupply c;fES-29 spare parts and to publish spare parts lists and necessary maintenance manuais,

10. (U) 'Shat ooneroial sources of supply be utilized to fill mission-essen-tial requisitions when the Army supply system cannot provide common items of" supply,

11. (U) That action be t2:n to replace the AZ/GRC 26 and TSF2/Z:17 crypto-graphic equipment with a more reliable radio. ....

12. (U) That a procedure be established in COTUS to kczp deployed initsinformed on the status of their POX requisitions.

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HEADQUARTERS, 525th Military Intelligence Group, APO 96307, 9 Sep 66

TIMU: Commanding General, United States Army, Vietnam, ATTAT : AVC-DH,APO 96307

TO: Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development, Department of theArmy Washington, D.C. 20310

The Operational Report of the 1st Military Intelligence Battalion(ARS)(PLD A) for the quarterly period ending 31 July 1966 has beenreviewed by this headquarters and contains detailed resume of theactivities of the unit for the reporting perio. and the recormendationzcontained therein are valid.

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TO: Co.n.-mander in Chief, United States A.my, Pacific, ATTN: GPOP-OTA1O 96558

1. This headquarters has roviewed the Operational Rapart-LesconsLearncd for the period ending 31 July 1966 from Headqua1scrt, 1stITilitary L-Itolligence Battalion a3 indorsed.

2. Pertinent cowments are as follows:

a. Referenco Part 1, Section 2, Item: Two Year Cal" . Tva rforLiu',n~o on~c ur..for iutcn-ts, and Paragraph 1, Part II, Section 2, Page 7: Concur

with co. nder's observation tl,.t service in Vietnam is si.at. andprovides persornel with a sense of accomplisch.nt. The co_=anderts re-co-n.endation that 2-year obligated service officers spend their lastyear in Vietnam has merit.

b. Referenco Paragraphs 3 z=d 4, Part 17, Section 2, P:% 8:Concur that training in aerial rcconnaissar.e "atto s " l e.v.-uc theability of an individual to pcrfor;. his duti.c. in a G-2/,-2 Air position.Current DA porsonnel requisitioning procedures make it difficult t3identify these personnel early enouZh in the replacezent cycle to Cndthem to COTUS Schools. The feasibility of US,W establishing a chortindoctrination course for pcrsornel newly assigncd to G-2/S-2 Airpositions is being investigated.

c. Reference Paragra;li 2, Part i, faction 2, Page 8: Concurthat current deployment of Ist Ilitary Intelligence Battalion (AP3)is sound and successful and that providing elements in direct supportof tactical units should be standard procedure in ccunternsurcncyoperations.

d. Reference Part I, Section 2, Pages 4 and 5, tn: Deli-very Aircraft, and Part III, Section 2, Paragraph 6, Page 8: Concurrith cc.=ants. A reco.,mended TOE change as oubzittcd to t-e US !.r:.'

Cor-bat Development Comand Intelligence Agency rece:--ending that 6XV-4A Eamingbird or an aircraft with simlir capabilities be authorizedvehen approved for rurchase by US Army. (Letter UCI-TciCq, uadgrtuer3,Ist Kilitary Intelligence Battalion (4 .RS), SubJect- TOE Change Recom-mendations (Delivery Platoon), 8 April 1965.) No further action can

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be tc!:en until such time as the aircraft requested 'are received intothe US Army inventory. At present they are in a proioced test status.

a. Reference Part I, Section 2, Page 6, -tem: Organic Gene-rators and Paragraph 7, Part I, Section 2, Page 8: A generatorstandardization program is presently in progress intVhis con-Mand andwhen fully realized should alleviate many of the probier that havebeen experienced with raltiple makes and models.

f. Reference Paragraph 8, Part II, Section 2, Page 8: Concur.Increased knowledge of the aerlal reconnaissance systems would enabletactical coramnders to judge more accurately the value of intelligenceobtained from these sources.

g. Reference Part I, Section II, Page 7, Item: ,tor,,on Itemsof Supply, and Paragraph 10, Part 2, Section II, Page 8.: *'-" liaitedquantity of 750 watt projection bulbs are now ava4lable in depot stocks.Additional quantities are on requisition and due-in.,.

h. Reference Part I, Section II, Page 6, Itcms: Stare Partsfor ES-29 Portable Photographic Darkroom and Paragraph 9, Part II,Section II, Page 8: Coordination with the 1st ilitary IntelligenceBattalion on 19 November 1966 revealed that this problem has now beencorrected.

i. Reference Part I, Section II, Page 7, Item: AN/GRC-26Radios and Paragraph 11, Part II, Section IM: The,}Radio Set AN/GRC-26has been the Army standard long range, heavy duty TOE radio for signalunits. Concur with the recomnordations that action should be taken toreplace the AN/GRC-26. DA is presently considering the usa of RadioTeletypewriter Set T1/GRC-108 to replace the .1/GC-26. The i/G-100 is a proposcd shelter - riunted (3/4 ton truck) radio cot p -ovidingfull duplex capability for single sidcband voice, c~r, and sacare r-dio-teletype,,riter comnunication for forward area tactical use. Me .I!/GRC-108 teletypewriter reliability for short range (0-50 -i) is approximzte-ly 95% and long range (200-1500 mi) is approximxtely 98%. These testswere conducted in COUS. Planning distance is 100 miles ground ucave;1500 miles sky wave. Type antennas used are 15 foot thips or doublets.

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1=01-*1 is pregently developing a prog?,--,- in Sinrrle Sidoeband (S55)) "l~ip-m.ent Ito replace the &A/Or,:C-19, P./GRC-46 and 1AN/GRC-2' . Basic co.-l:-o-nent contained within this pro~ram is the Reciver Tra nr=ttcr, IrL-66'2, capable of~ AX., (Compatable), SS'B/N~SK, FSK and cw rdcz ofoporat.Ofls

.aLference Part 1, Section II, Page 7. Item: PC.- Rca-sitions and Para-raph 12, .~ 2, Sction 11, Page 8-: A-1 220-10 pre-ecribes procedures and responsibilities by -,ih deploying-, units arekept informe d of 110M rccirsitio-ns.

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TO: .Aaiatant Chief of Staff for Force Dwelo=nt, D1*arrnant otheAxiWy, Wazhinton, D. C. 20310

This headquarters concurs in the basic report as indorsed.

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4. DESCRIPTIVE NOTES (7ype of tepe d ineluaive dates)

Experiences of unit engaged in counterinsurgency operations, 1 May to 31 July 1966.S. AUTHOR|S (First name, middle initial. lat name)

CO, 1st Military Intelligence Battalion

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