Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. Igloo White (Initial Phase)

Abstract

Exceedingly costly and complex, the MUSCLE SHOALS program (changed to IGLOO WHITE in June 1968) required dynamic planning of many agencies of the Department of Defense. "IGLOO WHITE (Initial Phase)" provides an overview of its contribution to the interdiction effort in Laos. From conception to eventual deployment in Southeast Asia, the mission of the MUSCLE SHOALS program, the air-supported anti-infiltration subsystem, was to supplement interdiction of the flow of men and materiel from North Vietnam into South Vietnam. This study projects the identity and scope of Phase I, MUSCLE SHOALS: operational resources and equipment necessary to make this program function, and technological advances and problems encountered. It covers the initial operational capability dates -- 1 December 1967 for the MUD RIVER anti-vehicular subsystem and 20 January 1968 for the DUMP TRUCK antipersonnel subsystem -- through 31 March 1968.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1968
Accession Number
ADA485055

Entities

People

  • Jesse C. Gatlin

Organizations

  • Pacific Air Forces

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Air Control Centers
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Demilitarized Zones
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Munitions
  • South Vietnam
  • Southeast Asia
  • Surveillance
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design