POSSIBLE EXERCISE PREPARATIONS TRANSCAUCASUS MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 10, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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POSSIBLE EXERCISE PREPARATIONS
TRAN C UC SUS MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR
NPIC/PEG (2/83)
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: PREPARATIONS FOR A FRONT-LEVEL EXERCISE
MAY BE UNDERWAY IN THE TRANSCAUCASUS MILITARY DISTRICT.
. (SWN) REMARKS: MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE INDEPENDENT MILITARY
DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION BATTALION (BN) NORMALLY HOUSED IN SHEDS
AT TBILISI AIR DEPOT W/GSE ARE PREPARING TO 25X1
DEPART GARRISON. TWELVE FIELD OPERATIONS VAN SET (FOV) AND 13
OTHER VAN TRUCKS ARE IN CONVOY NEAR THE MAIN GATE. OTHER
ELEMENTS OF THE BN INCLUDING 11 ADDITIONAL FOV SETS AND AT
LEAST SEVEN EXPANDABLE VAN TRUCKS HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT OF THEIR
SHEDS. THIS UNIT PROVIDES THE FIELD ACCOMMODATIONS AND
SERVICES FOR A MILITARY DISTRICT-LEVEL MAIN OR REAR COMMAND
POST. NO CORRESPONDING MAJOR SIGNAL EQUIPMENT DEPARTURES ARE
EVIDENT IN THIS VICINITY TO INDICATE THAT AN ACTUAL COMMAND
POST IS ABOUT TO BE ESTABLISHED.
(SWN) TWO SIEMAN STAR RESOLUTION TARGETS (ONE NOT SHOWN),
NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY, ARE
NEWLY IDENTIFIED ON THE NORTHWEST ALERT APRON AT
TBILISI/VAZIANI AIRFIELD THIS IS THE FIRST 25X1
IDENTIFICATION OF SIEMAN STARS HERE. THE CIRCULAR TARGET
MARKER HAS BEEN RENOVATED. A POSSIBLE ELECTRONICS DEPLOYMENT
CONSISTING OF 18 VAN TRUCKS, ONE PROBABLE MAINTENANCE TENT, AND
FOUR SQUAD TENTS IS JUST EAST OF THE AIRFIELD SUPPORT AREA.
NINE PROBABLE MR-SERIES COLLAPSIBLE FUEL BLADDERS ARE IN A
WOODED AREA 1 NM NORTHEAST OF THE AIRFIELD. OTHER EQUIPMENT
INCLUDES ONE POL TRUCK, THREE TRUCKS, AND SEVEN TENTS.
(SWN) ONE HOOK AIRBORNE COMMAND POST (ACP MOD), SIX HOOK, AND
ONE HIP C, ARE IN LINE ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AT
TBILISI/MARNEULI AIRFIELD ACP AIRCRAFT ARE 25X1
NOT NORMALLY HERE; HOOK AND HIP ARE HERE ONLY OCCASIONALLY.
HOOK ACP MOD NORMALLY SUPPORTS TACTICAL AIR. ARMY COMMAND AND
CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.
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.
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(SWN) TWO SMALL SIGNAL DEPLOYMENTS ARE NEWLY OBSERVED ON
PARADE FIELDS AVTLUG AL 22
ONE DEPLOYMENT IN THE
AUDIIINIFFRATION AREA CONTAINS SIX RADIO VAN TRUCKS. THE OTHER
DEPLOYMENT AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE GARRISON CONSISTS OF ONE
R-405 RADIO VAN TRUCK SET AND FIVE RADIO VAN TRUCKS. THIS
GARRISON CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF A POSSIBLE MOTORIZED RIFLE
REGIMENT OF UNDETERMINED SUBORDINATION.
(SWN) ONE TWIN EAR AND SEVEN ELECTRONICS VAN TRUCKS ARE
QPF.RAT ONAT.T.V nE 'LOYED AT RUSTAVI ARMY BARRACKS NNE AL 2
(SWN) ONE PROBABLE GAZ-66 AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLE IS
DEPLOYED IN THE ADMINISTRATION AREA AT KUTAISI ARMY BKS SE AL 2
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN HERE SINCE AT LEAST
NO OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED IN THE
AIRMOBILE BRIGADE AREA.
(SWN) A SIGNAL DEPLOYMENT CONSISTING OF EIGHT RADIO VAN TRUCKS
IS NEWLY OBSERVED IN THE SIGNAL REGIMENT VEHICLE PARK AT
KUTAISI ARMY BKS AL 8
IN ADDITION, A CONVOYbF 10 RADIO VAN TRUCKS AND ONE TRAILER IS
JUST WEST OF THE VEHICLE PARK.
COORDINATES 41-41-19N 044-53-05E
COORDINATES 41-37-45N 045-01-50E
COORDINATES 41-27-35N 044-47-09E
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
and Methods Involved
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