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rations 350-400 personnel on base· built and manned to support approximately 200 personnel. 3. Recommend following actions provide timely and orderly accomplishment all mis- sions simultaneously: A. Personnel experienced KUBARK air (repeat air) logistics be sent to TIDE TDY to/support this operation. B. Five motor scooters be made available immediately. for operations, security, commo, armament, airborne section supply and maintenance. 110/* Although the bickering between Headquarters and the field over the need for various support items for the air operations continued, even through the course of the invasion itself, it can safely be said that the logistics support for the Air Operations, through the * In discussions the author had with principal air officers regarding the change of the target from TRINIDAD to ZAPATA, the question was asked if this change in location made any significant difference in terms of air operations. Both Cols. Beerli and Gaines suggested that this did not make any particular difference, and Gar Thorsrud, who was the Air Operations Commander at JMTIDE, recalled only some of the maintenance problems about the actual use of the air strip at Playa Giron -- the need for pumping equipment and ground support equip- ment was more difficult than would have been experienced had the air strip at TRINIDAD been available. Thorsrud, as well as Gaines and Beerli, apparently forgot about the difficulties that were caused to the logistics support effort at TIDE with the dispatch of the B-26 items intended for Playa Giron mentioned in the dis- cussion above. - 172 -