Marble Mountain Air Facility, DaNang, Republic of Vietnam, 1-31 Jan. 1970

6 Jan. 70,  Major  General  W. G.  THRASH;   8 Jan. 70, Major  General  W. G. THRASH,  Lieutenant General  H. W.  BUSE, Jr.,  and  Lieutenant  General  H. NICKERSON, Jr.;   10  Jan. 70,  Major  General  W.  G.  THRASH,  Lieutenant General H. NICKERSON, Jr., and General Leonard F. CHAPMAN, Jr., Comm- andant of the Marine Corps. 

All  flight  operations were  flown in  support of  the  following  Operations  and Units:  Victory Dragon XVIII, III MAF, 1st MarDiv, MAG-16 and HMM-364.

1-5 January 1970 - HMM-364  flew 571 sorties for  184.1 flight hours,  lifted 24.5 tons of cargo,  1,377 troops/passengers,  and expended 500 rounds of .50 caliber, 160 rounds of 7.62mm, and 50 rounds of 5.56mm ordnance.   Thirty-three mede- vac missions  carried 13 emergency,  12 priority,  and 65 routine  evacuees.  Two enemy fire incidents were reported with YK-6 and YK-16 each receiving one hit.

6-10 January 1070 - HMM-364  flew 527 sorties for 148.3 flight hours, lifted 33.5 tons of cargo,  1,497 troops/passengers,  and expended 350 rounds of .50 caliber, 100 rounds of 7.62mm, and 100 rounds of 5.56mm ordnance.  Fourteen medevac missions carried 4 emergency, 8 priority, and 4 routine evacuees. Two enemy fire incidents were reported with no aircraft receiving hits.

11-15 January 1970 - HMM-364  flew  518  sorties  for  152.6  flight  hours, lifted 24.0 tons of cargo,  1,407  troops/passengers,  and expended  4,185 rounds of .50 caliber,  100 rounds of  7.62mm,  and 112 rounds of  5.56mm ordnance.  Sixteen medevac  missions  carried  3  emergency,  23  priority,  and 16 routine evacuees. Thirteen enemy fire incidents were reported with YK-21 receiving 4 hits.

16-20 January 1970 - HMM-364  flew  557 sorties  for  132.7  flight  hours,  lifted 70.9 tons of  cargo,  1,174  troops/passengers,  and  expended  500 rounds of  .50 caliber ordnance.   Thirty medevac missions  carried 16 emergency,  27  priority, and 39 routine evacuees.  One enemy fire incident was reported  with no aircraft receiving hits.

21-25 January 1970 - HMM-364  flew  694  sorties for  182.4  flight  hours,  lifted 72.1  tons of cargo, 1,245  troops/passengers,  and  expended  600  rounds of  .50 caliber  and  40 rounds  of  5.56mm  ordnance.    Forty-eight  medevac  missions carried 21 emergency, 21 priority, and 45 routine evacuees.  Two enemy fire inci- dents were reported with no aircraft receiving hits.

26-31 January 1970 - HMM-364  flew  1,043 sorties for  255.9 flight hours,  lifted 117.6  tons of cargo,  2,581  troops/passengers,  and expended  350 rounds of .50 caliber, 50 rounds of 7.62mm, and 20 rounds of 5.56mm ordnance.  Twenty-nine medevac  missions  carried  15 emergency,  28 priority,  and 27 routine evacuees. Seven enemy fire incidents were reported with YK-7 receiving 10 hits.

To recap:  HMM-364 flew 3,910 sorties for 1, 56.0 flight hours, lifted 342.6 tons of cargo, 9,281 troops/passengers, completed 175 medevac missions carrying 88 emergency, 119 priority, 196 routine evacuees, and maintained an average aircraft availability of 13 aircraft in support of Counter Insurgency Operation. 

Intelligence

The  Squadron Intelligence Section  received and recorded  intelligence informa- tion on a daily basis for adjacent and higher headquarters through pilot debrief- ings, spot reports, and intelligence documents.

During this period there were  27 enemy fire incidents directed  against squadron aircraft resulting in 4 aircraft being hit with hostile fire.

The Squadron area received negative incoming fire.

A narrative  summary  of  section  activities  is as follows:   attended briefings  at higher headquarters, conducted liaison with  adjacent units, briefed and debrief- ed  pilots,  and  the routing of  messages and  documents of  intelligence value to appropriate sections and personnel.

Logistics

NORS "G" Resume

AOCPs submitted . . . . . . . . . . . 278
AOCPs completed . . . . . . . . . . .231
AOCPs pending . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 against 5 aircraft

NORS "N" Resume

ANFEs submitted . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
ANFEs completed. . . . . . . . . . . .  42
ANFEs pending. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3  against 3 aircraft

Aircraft Damage

The following squadron aircraft received battle damage during this reporting period:

153358, 154026, 154027, 153351