= e E Air Force units ‘from the active reserve, tactical forces, trained for this mission, will be employed to conduct civil | Affairs/Military Government operations. b. Navy - For troop and care sealift, no rise in mobilization level woul be equired beyond the present authority held by the - shipping. c. Air Force - oc order to 1a airborne troops - ver, CINCLANT and USAF have been requested to eeraee alternate plans not involving any mobilization prior to D-day. d. Marines - None. - Further mobilization would be required if a | concurrent cy Pe x tae control ny strategic : Subsequent to ng such the island there will be a progress hdrawal as the situation permits. HW 54214 DocId:3297
s estimate: that the Army Airborne ter with:ravol from Cuba. Substanticl Arny ‘orces from th. on-¢3l1l <cchelon will roliev: the assault forces ena remain on the islans to perform counterguerrilla opers- tions ana conuct military government activities. This foree will be progressively ‘ith-rewn as the new Cuben government increases in effectiveness. ~ \U It is anticipated that_mgst of these ships will be available. for other commitme | About 1 the Pacific amphibious troop 1ift capa- v\ bility will be employed in the landings in the eastern end of Cuba. Thes¢ ships would be available for other operations in “ee peeitid et , vee a) | In addition to the amphibious troop lift capability the initial requirements for sealift will include MSTS ships obtained through the Maritime administration. _Over-all requirements for shipping will diminish after the of the operation. 4, for approximately ten days, would be fully committed. HW 54214 DocId:32977071 Page 4
CONAD air defense ca ties in southeast Unite s will be augmented b additional Naval and Ai forces brought into tr ea for this operation. no redeployment of CONAD forces from other areas As icipated. | Castro-Cuban Counteracti a. The military reaction be determined in large on by the will of the Cuban armed forces to resist, 1 as by the weapons availa to them and their profi their use, at the time o : military intervention. b. The military capabilities of Cuba are oriented rimarily toward defensive enivities: Cuban plans are believed to contemplate 4 strong initial resistance, follo ed : by a determined defense of preselected Reypotny? and finally by protracted guerrilla warfare. ec. Cuba has about 50 MIG fighters, some of which may be configured for carrying light bombs. Any of these that survive oa US air strikes could be used offe sively against targets lorida. Also they have ‘11 B26 aireraft some of which, if they surv ve the air strikes by US fo attempt to attack. targets in the sout sastern | ‘United States. s engaged 4n the operation well as ‘the continental Air Defense forces, howeve would be alert to guard against any such attempts at pee liation ad. In the future the Castro-Cuban capability for counter- action will improve if Soviet's continue to provide the _ Cubans with additional military equipment and training. | Thus, the urgency of the requirement to remove the Communist government from Cuba ig m e apparent by Castro's copes tly increasing capabilities. c 7Fi071 Page 5
for a Sustained Occupation. a. The dyration of a US military presence in Cuba is ee upon such factors as the wt of Castro-Cuban forces to resist invasion, the degree of popular sveeee® a defeated Castro might receive for the conduct of residual guerrilla operations, and time required to reconstitute an errective friendly Cuban govern . Following the establishme of essential military rol of the island, a substantial US military commitmel : snificant period of time. assault tasks will inc toration ef law and and the conduct of coun errilla operations. To achieve the objectiv £ subparagraph b above, s planned that the post as. ult military presence : . tial Army follow-on forces with such other sea and air support as may be required. This will be peduced gradually in sice as the effectiveness of the new Cuban governnent increases. hereafter, a lengthy period of providing military assistance ia anticipated. T0771 Page 6