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BRIEFING toHOC KUWAIT

23 March 2003

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Introduction

• Welcome to new attendees

• Purpose of the HOC Brief

• Limitations on material

• Expectations

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WEATHER UPDATE

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Satellite

Baghdad

45 / 73

Nicosia

Mosul

39 / 60

Incirlik

< 300’ BKN< 1 SM

< 3,000’ BKN/3 SM 300 BKN/1 SM

3,000’ BKN 3 SM

59 / 75

Camp Doha

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KEY

41 / 55

49 / 57 Kandahar

Bagram

37 / 61

52 / 73

King Faisal

39 / 62

Prince Sultan

65 / 90

Mardin39 / 57

HAZE

HAZE

FOG

HAZE

HAZE

DUST

DUST

DUST

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Doha 5-Day

Kuwait City 5-Day ForecastKuwait City 5-Day Forecast

LO / HI °F

CHEMICALDISPERSION

SOLAR/LUNAR(ZULU)

SKY COND AND

WEATHER

VSBY (SM)

WINDS (Kts)

Thermal Crossover23 Mar 0423-0523 1535-163524 Mar 0422-0522 1536-1636

MARCH CLIMATOLOGYAVG MIN TEMP: 55ºF AVG MAX TEMP: 75ºF AVG PRECIP: 0.5”

25 Mar 27 Mar

BMNT 0158SR 0250SS 1502EENT 1553MR 2050MS 0620%ILL 67%

AM NE 10-15PM E 5-10

59 / 75

Mostly Clear

23 Mar

BMNT 0157SR 0249SS 1502EENT 1554MR 2154MS 0711%ILL 56%

SE 10-15 G20

58 / 82

Partly Cloudy

24 Mar 26 Mar

5-6 Haze 4-5 Haze

BMNT 0155SR 0246SS 1503EENT 1555MR 2344MS 0906%ILL 35%

AM Mostly CloudyIsold T-Storms

PM Partly Cloudy

57 / 74NW 15-20 G35

BMNT 0153SR 0245SS 1504EENT 1556MR ------MS 1007%ILL 25%

Mostly Clear

3-5 Haze

55 / 72 NW 12-18

AM ½-2 DustPM 2-4 Dust

HAZE HAZE

BMNT 0156SR 0248SS 1503EENT 1555MR 2253MS 0807%ILL 45%

SE 15 G25Isold G30 late

64 / 88

Mostly CloudyIsold T-Storms late

AM 3-5 HazePM ½ -2 Dust

DUST DUST HAZE

Baghdad 5-Day

MARCH CLIMATOLOGYAVG MIN TEMP: 49ºF AVG MAX TEMP: 73ºF AVG PRECIP: 1.1”

Baghdad 5-Day ForecastBaghdad 5-Day Forecast

LO / HI °F

CHEMICALDISPERSION

WINDS (Kts)

SKY COND AND

WEATHER

VSBY (SM)

% HUMIDITY

27 Mar24 Mar 25 Mar

23 Mar 26 Mar

3-5 Haze

NW 12-16

41 / 64

40-75

Mostly Clear

3-4 Haze

SE 10-15

45 / 73

15-50

Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy

AM 3-5 HazePM 1-3 Dust

SE 10-15 G25

52 / 81

20-50

60 / 80

20-80

Mostly CloudyPM Isold T-Storms

4 Haze

HAZE

SE 12-18 G28

AM 1-3 DustPM 2-4 Dust

W 15-20 G30

52 / 67

35-90

AM Mostly CloudyIsold T-Storms

PM Partly Cloudy

HAZEHAZE DUST DUST

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UN SECURITY POSTURE

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OPERATIONAL SUMMARY

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Operational Summary • US and UK Marines secure Rumaylah Oil fields

– Includes the gas oil separation plant (GOSPs), crude oil export facilities, and oil wells.

– Secures approx 1.6 million barrel/day production for Iraqi people– Issues outstanding: Safe shutdown, fire fighting, and environmental cleanup.

• 1 TBM attack into Kuwait yesterday – military target, Patriot kill:– Area of operations for shorter range missiles is considerably reduced– All of Kuwait remains under threat of SCUDs, Iraq’s largest missiles

• Airstrikes continue throughout Iraq• Ground operations continue

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Operational Summary Graphics

No Coalition Cleared Routes

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Significant Recent Humanitarian Assistance Activities

• HOC inputs

• Umm Qasr assessment begun

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Umm Qasr• Initial assessment of Umm Qasr completed

– Immediate need: WaterAll warehouses that were not locked were checked and found to be empty.

There are 11 train tracks: 9 intact and 4 had railcars on them (rail cars were empty)

No DCs were observed. No one seemed to speak English, but all civilians were friendly.

City buses were running to and from Basrah.

People were not asking for food, just water.

Ships that were out in the shipping lanes looked as if they were ready to dock.

At the new port of Umm Qasr there were 2 new well-maintained cranes.

Railroad switching station outside of town had been stripped of it’s electrical wiring.

One of the EPWs was an Iraqi Col who was the port director. He spoke broken English and said everything was running in the port. He offered to run the port for us and was very cooperative.

The UN buildings outside town were blown up.

Civilians may be obtaining Iraqi weapons.

One of the buildings has a new transformer that looks to be in good shape.

The 402nd CA Bn was arriving.

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Southern Highlights

• Awaiting assessment as units move north

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Critical City Status

Southern Iraq

Al Basrah Not assessed

Al Shatrah Not assessed

Al Nasiriyah Not assessed

As Sumawah Not assessed

Umm Qasr R From preliminary assessment

Az Zubayr Not assessed

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Critical City Status

Central Iraq

An Najaf Not assessed

Al’ Amarah Not assessed

Al Kut Not assessed

Ad Diwaniyah Not assessed

Baghdad Not assessed

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Critical City Status

Northern Iraq

Kirkuk Some civilian movement to outlying villages

Irbil Some civilian movement to outlying villages

Al Sulaymaniyah Some civilian movement to outlying villages

Dahuk Not assessed

Karbala Commercial centers closed

Al-Hillah Not assessed

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AirportsBasrah Not Secured, Not Assessed

Safwan Not Secured, Not Assessed

Jalibah Under coalition control, Not Yet Assessed

Tallil Under coalition control, Not Yet Assessed

Qalat Salih Not Secured, Not Assessed

Qalat Sikar Not Secured, Not Assessed

Al-Kut Not Secured, Not Assessed

An Numaniyah Not Secured, Not Assessed

Baghdad Not Secured, Not Assessed

SeaportUmm Qasr Under coalition control, initial assessment

completed, detailed forthcoming

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Regional Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) are available

www.notams.faa.gov

Select “Attention Notices” number M0001/03

or

www.centaf.af.mil/RAMCC

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Kuwait-Iraq Ground RoutesHighway 80 Not Secured, Not Assessed

Highway 6 Not Secured, Not Assessed

Highway 7 Not Secured, Not Assessed

Country Corridors into IraqKuwait Not yet open to civilian traffic

Saudi Arabia Not Secured, Not Assessed (Ar’ar)

Jordan Not Secured, Not Assessed (Tall Kujic)

Syria Not Secured, Not Assessed (Abu Kamal)

Turkey Not Secured, Not Assessed (Silopi)

Iran Not Secured, Not Assessed (Pirhan Shahr)

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Border Crossings

Kuwait Military traffic only

Saudi Arabia Closed

Jordan Open, with restrictions (Source: Petra News)

Syria TCNs Only

Turkey Closed

Iran Closed

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Dislocated Civilians Information• Confirmed locations of DCs• Number• Activity• Direction of movement• Actions taken

No confirmed reports of significant dislocation in the south

Undetermined DC flow in the north

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DC Camp Information

• Reported locations of DC Camps

• Number

• Activity

• Direction of movement

Not applicable at this time

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Significant CMO/Civil Developments

• CA teams are beginning initial assessments (Umm Qasr, airfields)

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RFI Status• Standing RFI - significant civilian population movements• Standing RFI - landmine, UXO, depleted uranium locations• Umm Qasr area status – initial information included earlier• ICRC spectrum management issues – taken for action – no

change• ICRC Current EPW numbers and process: Provost Marshal

Office has contacted ICRC and establishing procedures in meeting today (CLOSED)

Note: HOC personnel have an RFI form and tracking process established. Please use this process to allow us to better track and respond to RFIs.

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APATAP AT Mix

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Mine Location Update

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Oil Well Fire Update

1. 30:07:39N 047:25:38E flame height 330 feet (bright intense flame with very little smoke)2. 30:07:40N 047:26:34E flame height 54 feet --- heavy smoking3. 30:06:46N 047:25:06E flame height 77 feet smoking4. 30:06:46N 047:26:18E fire with smoke 5. 30:07:41N 047:25:25E fire with smoke6. 30:07:40N 047:25:39E bright flame with very little smoke7. 30:07:41N 047:26:35E flame with smoke

Lat Long

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Kuwait / Iraq Border

Oil Well Fire Update

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Oil Well Fire Update

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Special Topics

• Access to Iraq– Coordinate movement with the HOC– HOC / Relief Community / Military devised

agreed-upon procedures– Use of procedures will improve flow and

security

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Questions ?