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 (2)  — Deputy CJTFME

(3)  — Chief of Staff, CJTFME

(4) — Assistant Operations Officer, CJTFME

(5)  — Intelligence Officer, CJTFME

(IO Exhibits 128, 140, p. 443).

i. (U) COMAIR Schedules and routes were not plotted in Flag Plot but were available in the Operations Office. (IO Exhibit 116).

3.

a. General

(1) (U) The USS Vincennes had on board a current copy of the effective ROE for the Persian Gulf. ( p. 422).

U (2)  The primary responsibility of the Commanding Officer under the ROE is the defense of his ship from attack or the threat of imminent attack. (Exhibit 131, USCINCCENT 232220Z MAY 88.)

U (3)  USCINCCENT, CJTFME and the on-scene commanders are all authorized to declare a foreign force hostile under circumstances which require immediate defensive action and do not allow time for communications with superiors. (IO Exhibit 131, USCINCCENT 232220Z MAY 88.)

b. Surface

U (1)  Overflight of nonparticipating littoral states or intrusion into their territorial waters or airspace is authorized in self-defense, or with prior permission from the state, or under emergency conditions. (IO Exhibit 131, USCINCCENT 232220Z MAY 88 para 5B).

(2)  US units are generally required to maintain a distance of  from belligerent craft in order to prevent the appearance of provocative action. Helicopters are permitted to approach closer for the purpose of visual identification. ( p.478, 480).