NEW TODAY
ON THE REQUEST OF THE US EMBASSY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
IS DISSEMINATED.
COALITION MILITARY FORCES MAY OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST
AND THE AIRSPACE ABOVE THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA, RED SEA, GULF
OF ADEN, ARABIEN SEA, GULF OF OMAN, AND THE ARABIAN GULF.
THE TIMELY AND ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF CIVIL ACFT IN THESE AREAS
IS
CRITICAL TO AVOID THE INADVERTENT USE OF FORCE AGAINST CIVIL
ACFT.COALITION MILITARY FORCES ARE PREPARED TO EXERCISE
SELF-DEFENSE MEASURES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THEIR
SAFETY IN THE EVENT THEY ARE APPROACHED BY UNIDENTIFIED
ACFT (FIXED,ROTARY WING AND ULTRA LIGHT VECHICLES).
COALITION FORCES ARE PREPARED TO RESPOND DECISIVELY TO ANY
HOSTILE ACTS OR INDICATIONS OF HOSTILE INTENT. IN ADDITION, THE
TERITORIAL AIRSPACE OF IRAQ IS CLSD TO ALL NON-COALITION ACFT, EXC
CENTRAL COMMAND AUTHORIZED FLTS, MEDICAL, FIRE-FIGHTING,
RESCUE/RECOVERY AND HUM FLTS UFN. ACFT ENTERING THIS AIRSPACE DO SO
AT THEIR OWN RISK.
THIS NOTICE IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF COALITION
FORCES AND THEIR FACILITIES.ALL ACFT OR FLT ACTIVITIES
THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE THREATS TO COALITION FORCES MAY BE
SUBJECT TO INTERCEPTION,QUARANTINE,DISABLING OR DESTRUCTION. THIS
INCLUDES ACFT WITHIN IRAQI TERRITORIAL AIRSPACE AND GROUND-BASED
ASSETS AND ACTIVITIES TROUGHOUT IRAQ WITHOUT REGARD TO REGISTRY.
IN ADDITION,ALL AIRCRAFT APPROACHING COALITION NAVAL FORCES
ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN RADIO CONTACT ON BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE
CHANNEL 16,INTERNATIONAL AIR DISTRESS (121.5 MHZ),OR MILITARY
AIR DISRESS (243.0 MHZ UHF).THIS NOTICE IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
AND WIIL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
: NOTAM ENCA/0109/03
Not so nice for much longer?