PREPARATIONS FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2011
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• Publication Date: November 28, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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PREPARATIONS FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN
1. SIGNIFICANCE: AN INCREASE OF FROGFOOT A GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT
AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF ELEMENTS OF A COMMAND, CONTROL AND
COMMUNICATION (C3) CENTER AT BAGRAM AIRFIELD INDICATE THAT A
MAJOR SOVIET COMBAT OPERATION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. (SWN)
REMARKS:
THE HOME BASE FOR FROGFOOT BASED IN 25X1
AFGHANISTAN. IN ADDITION TO THE FROGFOOT, TWO SPECIAL PURPOSE
CURL AIRCRAFT (PROBABLE TACTICAL C3 AIRCRAFT) HAVE ARRIVED HERE
(GRAPHIC 1). (SWN) 25X1
FROM KUNDUZ AIRFIELD WHERE FOUR WERE SEEN FOR 25X1
THE FIRST TIME AND SHINDAND AIRFIELD 25X1
TEN FROGFOOT A HAVE DEPLOYED TO BAGRAM AIRFIELD SINCE
THESE FROGFOOT A JOIN TWO ADDITIONAL 25X1
FROGFOOT, HERE ALL 12 FROGFOOT ARE AT 25X1
THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST END OF THE AIRFIELD NEAR A MUNITIONS
STOCKPILE. AT LEAST FOUR OF THE FROGFOOT APPEAR TO BE UPLOADED
WITH STORES/MUNITIONS. THE ADDITIONAL FROGFOOT PROBABLY CAME
ELEMENTS OF A C3 CENTER HAVE BEEN NEWLY DEPLOYED NEXT TO THE
NORTHEAST AIRBORNE REGIMENT AREA (GRAPHIC 25X1
2). THIS C3 CENTER CONSISTS OF AT LEAST ELEMENTS OF ONE SCREEN
ENCLOSED INDEPENDENT SERVICE AND SECURITY UNIT, ONE TWIN EAR
TROPOSCATTER RELAY SET, AND A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ELEMENT,
INCLUDING AT LEAST FOUR DEPLOYED R-409 CATS EYE/CATS PAW RADIO
VAN TRUCKS. MOST OF THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ELEMENT AND
SUPPORT VEHICLES ARE CAMOUFLAGED/NET COVERED. A FIRE SUPPORT
BASE (NOT SHOWN), CONSISTING OF ONE BATTERY OF SIX BM-21
MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND ONE BATTERY OF SIX 122MM
HOWITZERS M-30, ALSO HAS BEEN DEPLOYED IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE
C3 CENTER THESE ARTILLERY ELEMENTS HAVE 25X1
MOVED HERE FROM THE 108TH GUARDS MOTORIZED RIFLE DIVISION
HOUSED AT BAGRAM SOVIET BARRACKS THE 25X1
DIRECTION-OF-FIRE OF THESE ELEMENTS INDICATES THAT THE COMBAT
OPERATIONS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR SOMEWHERE WEST OF BAGRAM
AIRFIELD. SIMILAR PREPARATIONS AND ENSUING COMBAT OPERATIONS
WERE'OBSERVED HERE (SWN) 25X1
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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OTHER ACTIVITY PROBABLY RELATED TO PREPARATIONS FOR COMBAT
OPERATIONS INCLUDES THE DEPARTURE OF THREE BTR-60 ARMORED
PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC)-EQUIPPED MOTORIZED RIFLE COMPANIES FROM
JABAL OS SARAJ ARMY CAMP SOVIET 25X1
THE DEPARTURE OF THREE AIRBORNE COMPANIES FROM THE AIRBORNE
REGIMENT AT BAGRAM AIRFIELD; THE DEPARTURE OF THREE BMD/BTR-70
APC-EQUIPPED AIRBORNE COMPANIES FROM KABUL BKS REGIMENT A BN HQ
A SCH BALA HISAR AND THE 25X1
PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE OF THE BM P APC-EQUIPPED MR REGIMENT
ELEMENTS FROM KABUL DEPLOYMENT AREA SW 25X1
(SWN) 25X1
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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, 25 NM NORTH OF KABUL AND 130NM SOUTH OF THE
AFGHANISTAN-USSR BORDER, IS A MAJOR FIGHTER, HELICOPTER, AND
LOGISTICS BASE SUPPORTING SOVIET COMBAT OPERATIONS IN
AFGHANISTAN. (SWN)
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25X1
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
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