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From: edat!brian@uunet.UU.NET (brian douglass personal account)
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Subject: Re: middle east forces
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Date: 24 Aug 90 03:44:55 GMT
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From: edat!brian@uunet.UU.NET (brian douglass personal account)
In article <1990Aug21.025023.1652@cbnews.att.com> Richard Miller writes:
>
>news sources have been quoting the Air Force as saying there are at
>least 20 F-117a's in Saudi Arabia, airlifted in by C-5s (3 or 4 to a
>C-5). there are also at least 5 AWACs airplanes in Saudi, does anyone
>know if they belong to Saudi or are they US? 

The 117s flew over. The Air Force made a point of supplying the media
with plenty of pictures, especially refuelling opertions.  Might they
be trying to make a point?  I guess they want Saddam to know we are
taking this all VERY seriously.

The AWACS, I could be wrong, are owned by the Saudis, but can only
be operated by U.S. personnel.  That is, only Americans are allowed
to run the things due to the sophiscated equipment.  The one that
is stationed at Nellis is supposed to have left recently, but 
haven't had a chance to check.


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Brian Douglass			uunet!edat!brian