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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3 NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011 TOP SECRET Paragraph 2. a. (1)

a. Two H-21 helicopter packages will load and depart the West Coast on 20–22 November. The destination will be announced enroute. The USNS CORE and two commercial freighters will be used for lift. As of 14 November all equipment and baggage of both company packages (except H-21s from Fort Bragg) was at the West Coast port; the H-21s from Fort Bragg are enroute to the West Coast; ETA 16 November. Personnel, less air crews, to arrive port for loading on 20 November.

b. A third H-21 Helicopter package, located at Fort Deven, has been alerted for possible deployment overseas. This unit is a low priority unit and will require an estimated three weeks before readiness date is reached. Earliest availability date of ocean shipping for Fort Deven package is 15 December.




 * |438 || personnel
 * |40 || H-21 helicopters
 * |4 || H-13 helicopters
 * }
 * |4 || H-13 helicopters
 * }

CONARC has been allocated $400,000 to cover packing, crating, and movement of first two packages within CONUS. Rh