Previously Held AFSC/MOS 1N373-Slavic Cryptologic Linguist
Service Years
1981 - 1988
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Korean
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Training Exercise - Salty Demo '85
From Month/Year
May / 1985
To Month/Year
May / 1985
Description U.S. Air Force exercise that incorporated camouflage, concealment and deception. "The latest and possibility most vigorous push that helped put tactical deception and CCD on the map was a major exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany last May (1985) that stressed air-base survivability. Code-named Salty Demo, this five-week-long exercise demonstrated the importance and effectiveness of concealment, camouflage, and deception devices in the face of a traditional, large-scale enemy attack on a "friendly" air base. Salty Demo included chemical warfare, runway repair, and simulated runway damage. On the basis of initial assessments, the exercise proved the signifiant payoff from low-cost CCD investments. The exercise showed, for instance, that even such relatively mundane techniques as the innovative use of paint schemes to confuse the attacker and massive smoke generation can greatly increase airfield survivability.
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