US embassy cable - 05BOGOTA5880

UNCLAS BOGOTA 005880 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR INL/LP 
 
E.O 12358: N/A 
TAGS: SNAR, PREL, MOPS, MASS, PGOV, CO 
SUBJECT:  AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: MAY 2005 PROGRAM UPDATE 
 
REF:  2003 STATE 265910 
 
1. (U) This is the May, 2005, Air Bridge Denial (ABD) 
activity report required by reftel.  There were no Phase 
I/II/III events during this period. 
 
2. (SBU) In May, 2005, 3,011 tracks were noted over 
Colombia, of which 37 were declared Unknown, Assumed Suspect 
(UAS) aircraft.  Five were eventually identified as friendly 
and one was declared invalid by JIATF-S.  Of the 31 
remaining, the GOC reacted to 19 UAS, none of which could be 
located.  The GOC did not react to 12 UAS: five were outside 
Colombian borders, three were in international waters, two 
were in weather covered areas, one had old information, and 
one was beyond range. 
 
Flight Operations 
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3. (SBU) In May, 2005, the Citations flew 192 hours on 72 
missions with an operational readiness rate of 95 percent. 
Forty-three missions were flown on host-nation 
intelligence/radar patrols; eighteen were flown for ROTHR 
responses; six for training; four for operational support; 
and one for reaction to GOC information.  The P-3/E3 AEW 
aircraft flew missions over Colombia on three days during 
May. 
 
4. (SBU) To date in 2005, there have been two Phase III 
events.  The GOC destroyed two aircraft, one Phase I, six 
Law Enforcement End Games (including one of the Phase IIIs 
and the Phase I), one arrest, five aircraft administratively 
impounded and 600 kilos of cocaine impounded. 
 
WOOD