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A gerecal evaluatlon of tJro Jnslnctlon of the ]}"b Atr DtvLsl-qlrevealed lts overall abl}lty tc controJ. oatlstbctorlLy end do}Lrrcepecla.l lrcapotrsr Hornver, cerLehr dtT"ql-"clos dld e-d.st ln tbElrln6p and tho air base grorgl tdrlch, bsd tby not be@ rl{scorered arrlcorrecf,ed at the tLne of the lrspoctlou, tvuld ba',repre.reoted tboaccc4)]{stllont of thelr ErIP d.gslcrrs. Ir both r-he "-q, al:d 3&hBcabar&ent Hlng, for e-.anpl.er th,o ovet.+ll tlnlng of gr.ord opaetloq4rss ln xcess of accepteb,Ia EJP r.oquJremts. rrls drs to tblate arrival. of prcrgr .rrlLs ard, alrqs.ft, 6,rlulpcerrLu.lftnctlons 1:rtb,e alrcraft anl pcner .*{t; erd,.tfis uae of urd.:!?,lnod;a=onneJ..Angt&er ars of toelcrnss ra,s tho tlcsrtfttclsnt nr.r$er of cz.sfE reccfuCngspeclal tralnns trs.blng rr:dtr ths bl,ock tnfnfng lcogr?tr Ihe CbELcaI,Blologtcal and Rsdlological Fogrn ras baryeed by a sbortagg ofqnllflsd porsor:nol eurt lack of tralalrra. S@ of tbso lrrogullrltlocbgv b@ cor=sctsd, b,y lncr.ealn8 tr'.a{ldJxg bpurs.

I{lth r=spoct tp tb6 g/t& A1r Easo ccsrp, tbr Lattlal socrrltycbcck of th rornlil.oqs finqt{oa rsval-d a gmara1 uuatJ.irtactayccocdlllon. Enpecla.lJgr crltlca,l ns t&o po6tlng of rsLndoctrlgtrd

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lbe lnspectlon of apecla.I t8ptrrs actkltl-Es at zJ]m..th ApBhdlca,ted thai th 26th Strateglc fissonne{ssancc tfi-ng could, eatlsfaclorlJgrrclvo ard deUv.ar apecJa.l ugslprur, I'hJ.o rstlng ras ba6ed qn ttreavalut lon of tbos sctlvltfuE thst dlreot:g erryporuea t&a EIp. TbsH! Spoc{el }Ieapons 0fficer perforrcd h{ s dufbo ln en otrtstandlng-EnnLr, rtr!,s tr.stn:ct"om lare genrauy mlr qrrallfJod. tbg qrlyshor+.occring rss tbe Lack of tr:ai:r:ng of eccio ccnbt cFgr{lt l11 bnrvrrJngthecrcnucloar wea1rcns. The specla.I rcepcms fiinctLon of tbe r3rrdticnsbr=,r:,ch, 2g"th Alr Baso Gror,p, had no nlsel"on lx tb ElIp. Tbo cbeuJ.cal,&tologlcal and ^RadLologlcsJ. Progran suffeed .hcra cer.ta,ln sbnrt'tgas.Acequate lnotectlve cl,othlleg for decqtanj:ratlnq crero ps lotava{laLle. Also, areas for the dlspossl of contsn!:at d Estn E!.elnsufflclenL, ard. radl-oactl're tost sa41e8 rrro ielatarnea br rarqr:nJ':tflsd, p""r**l.J

A spoc{nl HEqIrcns lnspectJori of tbo 14tb Al.p D1rrLrl@ fsrrrrt tls5th st':latoglc Eecor:r:alsEnncs'rfi.rls arln tb jth Alr E a.qlp sst!-factorir 1n tb r'ecelpt anC, dellvery of epccJal' Ea1>els. tbl-g sya.l6t1qln's bgsed on thoeo activlfLos tbat arreeuly flgportd t&s Eslp. tbfuryectlon teas, reccssndsd, brvEr, tbat r6ou a qrr r parlcud

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4/19

?jll{lif,ii";i[il .r,usgflE.ttsctor5ly dlrl.g a epecla3.Fapcnr ata5rdan*l.zatlnrrchsckr tbacntlrs crw bo roschpdtrLed fe recblck ard not Jual lrdlvldua,l cr-srmbcrs. An arc, of, potatlal Eoalcnesc ln tbe tcrng cot,ced o agspra:, lack of nperrlaJ-m, Ln th Cbsdcal, Blolrgj.cEJ. sn4 Ee.tlc*logicel ;regrarL l{oroover, t}ro anraaec,fa and oLoctr.srlcs per:cnnelnrc lacklng ln tboraonusb&r ar4'porb fuq{n{ng; tbey baclrscclvedno rurt llstructl@s slnco t&eir attandEnco at B lora1 tachnlcalschool. In tho Alr tsaso&orp, gm r.nrcctaJniy ordsted cqcenlJrngthe neber of nr'rrltl-ona pononnol regulred to prorldo conveutlonaland speclal r,eapons sugport to tbo FlP. AccordJn6Jyr tbe IaspoctlcnTean roconmnded thst a otuty b ccryIstd tp deLerslne th{s Doedr&'td tbat 1t b eCe a nattor of ccm,nd concorn lJ guch l.pd[yl4tre]q_guer.e not forthcm,lng.

ILe J+?th iLlr Divl-g1oa at 'r{at}cerAPB ss fornd capai:J-e r'recelvl::g,foaO:q ard, dsl{verlrrg speeJ.e.IealFrrs. Eoth tbe 6ih AFI 5OPbbtsoobaninsnt l{fugs rprs satlsfactorT h tllr atcatc }rspcns operatJons.Ths Cbeorlcal, BloLosleal- r'rrt Er,4!ologJ.c!.I aqpocts of tls a.oecla-lEapons rogr.rrn -* ocoqr;to. orr tb l&ob, ; fff dLccrooanclssnotGd xsre ln t&s arees of traJeJng, errd Fsyod td.ncr ln ratrre. Thrrslbo Sts,ff Uunltloas 0fflccr of tbs 6l2tb Alr Bass &orp lacked p.o-fcsslonal backgroud, b,ut ss rapJdly absoriring tbo nocosgarT lnfenatlpnas tb rspqtfug Dqlod odtd. lbn$ latsi dLC mb dsLrgct, bsurwar,frcs[ tlo aatlBfastry rat{.8 of tho 47tn Al.r I}fd.slE lor tbalr actl'rltles6. 8bpor.t, IG, I*l I5t! AF, tl3pocJa,l h8p6l Inspstl@ of tlElrLe lEBrn2| S.D ,5r lt/{ndqlan.rb, I H91t55. I}drtblt e. I

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2prFer.gtl.qls of sjl.clft ulr.c r:nsatls.Ca,ctor!. -tb! 96tb Alr Es,soCrotp had no l{k-U l,oeOlng csFqhlll1'y, nyld t&l 4ppt Frotr5dd bythe 96th Anrarnant ard Electronlps lla:Lntn8nco Sqtadro, nc rnsattafactocT&lso. It1s errLl.ustlon rBs b6sd pfuer1ly oB tbs lnsufflcLont peo-parstlans of &l-rcraft,, lack of t\srctl.mal re.Lease.brclo, aad a lackof s;nclal rreapot.s slqaoaga a.l,gCayea bryar:e,m,t an t cl-cctroo1esrcn-ltors. Armmnt and clactrqrl.cs prgonnel re not srgro of thedlffer.eaco belveen ttre Hk-U ant lhe Hk-21 b@b bay conftsutttlon.Thls preclld,ed I succo3sfi:,I !!k-U Joer,*lng. lre acllvlty of theCherrLe:J nloloElca.l n-d lladlploglcal progrE Es to*xl to bessllsfactory. ttre Inspoctlpn Teaa recc@ended tbat staff personclbe scb,ed,uled,(or trocessarjr tralnlng lx t& spocJ.al r.ElFor.s sshoolratd ',.bst check sbeoLs bo rsrrised ll orrler to Lessen ths posslbllttyJ/ '6f rn{qsxlg certak sLeps ln lcoCLng specln'l reapcns.Crp,erat on trCARFCfffn

A nbotrbs-n-besen lnspectlon rlas bld bctssn U and 15 July1955 at Hor:ntaLn Hme AIB, 16[.[9. tbs Ctuard,T of the 9tb E te""d-mnt i{Ing ss ln-forrad, bgr 6o *+uctor @nsrulr Flfbosnttr AIr brcc,drrJng th6 llrst dap of Jury that a tecbnlcal stadardlzailonlnspectlon of the bcnnbe.onr-bse cayablllty ttstt]d take place. thlrspectlon u,s des{gpatd as Opcratl,sn nCAEl0RIrn and ns scbodulsd tobe cord,ucted by an IO te8rtr lbcsr the Alr hrcc Speclal t{6poa.: (AfS,tP)PlcLa Ccrrand, (FC).t/

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7/19

?_1Ir:ltlalJf, an 8r,ttrryt rrcuLd. bo lcde by elJarJatcd eatery forres

to pcnctrafa the !ilnltLor13 aroas Lnrroi|'rodr I'rd rsE:uroc bad to botakan to provant r.:nsr:thcrlzed. acccss or afforta at tabotage' AopecJal unit of tfil5 Alr. Forcs lss to arryenrlrc g qc'rqr16fa esseoblyfor atrlke opcraLlo. (CeS) of atcatc gqaipns, a'rt r,o"uld crahatp thBabJgty of the fth Bcnbarbnt lllng to olcr'ato rlthln ttrp bounds ofst:rdar{, tochnlcal d,lrectlves. Ito ts,sics of t}rs unlt to be lncpectodrrgr oubllned ln cocsLderebl. d,etcIl. Qil X4ay lt Hrruld flrst brlfthe Inrpectlon Tean fo rtrel e:cLent organlzatlons end frrrctlons, deflned

t! SAC etter 2O-1 of 23 Doccsbor 1954rbd becn accorylJ'ohed' arlt thepr.ohb-r thai rwjned rl'rgol't'J. fr: l*p"ctfug r.celt rpuld lhen belnforzed of the cooplole procd,ur for tbe esaorbtT and ].oadJj:g ofaiorric de'rices. This ope3atl.on lrclded sucb \rarl-6d asPcts as tbeostabllstrmnt gnd use o.f contlol poi.lr|o, cc6cgunlcailqt }hets1 trsns-portaLlon routea, foaafuS 8rtzas, socrrlty era o''ren+U g{rn'lngr Ibebrleflr:g of tbo rnsF.stlotr fean afa not stop tbprer boruner, btrLo:donded, lis actkltlsa to ju"h subJects ." *g*q Fran! ln casoof flr, d,lsasLer or dlSptipsal. . Hggural t8kn tO ln'clro rrqbal- o''drrrltten socgrlty of +1't pba.soa of Uh! bonbs+r5$ase (f Cn) progptr' badto b ouLlbled,. Thc uthods wd ln t:ralnirg Lea:-n'S cronal thedltrlbutlon of tocbnlcal publtcatlms, tho ststul ol tlrcllltlpareguJ:.ed to carzy out t& uLsslon, erd ctclry1l,'o controJ' roportst 811' 'Lt/th!! cocryJ-eted th ltdtls'I br1'cf{ng tasglsn'

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ot4P1y sgudron rras Lo Parforrl t&s rrltal tasJis ln rcadyfng ataictreapons fe1' del {vqy' ltrls Jnvglyod tno r.gval frcr aLorager nhd t&sassob\r for etrlke, of four uk-S lG, rnapono, aal,oci;odbr tb lnspoctlonchl,o,f. qru tjro roqulrcd fsr tbls q>arat{qr bad nainra\y to bcoryatlble rltJr tbo crnrent EIP. Tho Irrrpoctlon Toan prauned toscn:tl.:r,l:o tho sgorsge l-cspectJou, assobl;rr arxi readrt^orasconCiLlsno of one l{k-o yeapon, a[{'l e tbreo othsr r*ra,pansFu].d be nd,oavai.lable to theu Jn ordc to doter.:olne ln,poo conditlos. Th operatlonsaeciLon o.f the aqpply sqlgdron lra,nl Er-oorrorr t carzT gtrt any othoroparatlona l-f eo 4irected b5r b, Inspectlor TeamcLie-(. AIL oporatloneupulC 'oe perlorned in accorda.'re rdth current IL H Technlcal N,ersarxl aaplJ-Q.J;rg ccra'trn


9/19

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Ilcvls-l{onLhsr Ar?. Eoth tbo 43d sd 3g3d Bcmbanbn+"Hfugs parblcfpetadi..-i thos practlse a.lerfs rtrlch Hcrs ficcuted tgrdor an 6drra!,cedtrgtntnsprogrn. Theeo alarts uero plannod to tsgt tho capaclty of botJrtttgs to cerqr out n?ulck gtrllcett cporatbns as ;nrt of the FIP. The43d Bobarfoont lllng corgJ.oted thoss ercl:es dthl:r the allottcCwta'ne afi,or co'rqlrolrensive slrcr&!'b anC creY proparatLonr. Dllrlxgthe first Lbrb or l3 0ctoberr the psrtlcipatlct of the 303d Bopirud-nent lfir las scccEplirhed. r*ith Drro !lk-6 HoC 5, ani' cr:,e Hk-6 Yod 4uesponc. ltr.sre te.s scce conS;sion'd'*r proper r!:g-outs on aj-tcrafb,lro H


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uili,i,iliti[fi a 1a l .operatlora'l rospo:slbJ-ltty f6q. nrl alrcrafL, 8Ed, o d{nlntch t&ecpcrrtLsn q'dq= for norrunb of rJ'r EB-36 D.Lers. :be 4ty1ero,n orYlng ccoardqs rcuJd s:rsr:B opemtSonal respo6Jh{.r{ty te tbo{nTrlntmntsflon of tho r{qsLon n.d. d,lrect, tbe nocossary forces for 1tsaccqllsbnent. the Coraar.der 5?th Alr DlvLslon ns t&e over-ellTask Forcs ccroarder at Eler"on AEBtor tb6 operatrcnp rdrLl.e thoccura'rdor of t&o 2gtb Bombarfurt lfjng r,ould, b trls Depd,y. rt nsdeclded to rnelrnno Ilress reloase concsrtfug tfil,s O!retlon. !t qrerled,h,lrch{ld arrd Ell,grrc,rte AIB IBOrc ldght, statl qA,lrirtlg,ft are en$gedLn brlef t{uJnf o:cgrslses or.tgld,a (t&s) coat!:errtal rlr"{ts of tbetlnltd statee-E r{-rallv, the rqetance of flylns oafety lsrrr,r !estrltrL7 ee'fbsslsed and recal'/ gg rrrAhest precedonce ln tbp cond,ucb6f n'tt nbassof th{s OpaistLoa.lgl

The Alaskan Alr ccrsrd trr:J.d, Fov:de tb necsssary bse faclligssfor thl,s Oparatfucs GCe, ftflg tle !{J}ttary AJi D1gnspor.bSerrrlcecwrd rss tc r\*lsh arrrlft lrrElPqrL. Pr=dqg tee degrcpecule f,1nq!6, Lho 5?tb Arr Divdsron rorrld, qcr{tfir tb preperatron BDderocuLLo, of ths spccrar ltafrm cpcrclscs bsrd br ths ggbh Bqnbarri-r"ent tltng ab h.lrcblld Ly}.all oparatlcEx rrr@cn ns tbs j?th AlrDtrblonts per! of opolgtlr"r qK,As IEaGilEf blch ln trsrc us tbRtft'oeth alr Forcsrr p..Xof tbo lErat dsttnse c.FaHltty tsL,oFsratl.on lq;EAcKERJACK.nct15' Qq=tton! HE' 3t+245t Eq,$tb ap, 1o us,r i5. cbaprI, Dddblt 59.!7. Qerjtlfis Grde 3l+45r lnnn- A, Cbap Il E:d1bll 59.lfl. Elst FZ 5?th Alr Iltrrl.lrlou,Uqv 55tp..g.

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Tbo specral Hc,pons ",cercfur of t& ggtb_Bcobardnsrt HJ'g E"saccopllsbod qt ?l r{ovubq. }Il-ns alrceaft rene lre.red rdte ub-r?or Hk-6 r''al'n!. ftrs operetlq coflrud tb sb{Ltty of tbs rlrgto ocasut tbe epcc{el r*pa"" port{@ o! tbo EHp. tbe.erper, anad'raucc psrty rrft rn a prftBcnth Arr Forc ur2r, aJx days lo-lor to28 liovwbor. Ao parb of Operntj-cr rql0ffirn fq:rtq' Elll,36abcreftof tbs rrJng aoaryea to Elelnon AgB, tJ.eslc,. A e;dloa of sAc Eogur.trsn5G.8 tJalrdng g,s fucot?oraled, lnto t&.15 rndssJon, ao tbet Eny of thesrcqslr@nts could !6 gsqc',r$,.t{sbed,du.r'g t.be fhal tralnl grartorof L955. specJal Erybrcrt res also placsd o the accoglJsh6qb ofeloct'rcrrlcs-F8corula.l.esanc leab otrer Alaslan tarltorT. ALL alrcraftm-te good tho1r trlce-off tlres as sched,uledr 8*l the o.lsslg, escccstcored a succ's- rbs rrl,"g F^Bnneda cLa,safled, stagfug Fr{cs{G1ouL of Eielson A49, deslg"ed, to test, tbe defeu,ssof tbe llortJrernt2/th.lted Statog.s

lbo proparatlons of tbo !p!15 nr*ni.an+r,nlrtHL {nc}rled ESpocJe].Hepous *j"" at nntetr+b AEB slrr{.tap to tb qe ceductod,by tho 99tb Bcobr,*-oa.t W.j^l.rrg: lt.cnary tr,r-q arLrs{nor e.d tbo d.opertrroof an A.l,'ranced, char.m, (ADvoN), q 23- lfonubce, pJ 88-36 arreert, ylthcrgrs nryr nccossar? ct*pqt personel Furd dpley fp n{ersrcn AEBoaa/x-drJr. Ib 2d B&r 4th st^ratdgfu srrpwt sqrEdres rould porrtdecrdrt c-w alrqajt at h,lrchti.d AtB fq alr.l:lft arryporb r tbla

9|1 fr Opellblcr UIEXA,SIIEAIilEFwverred l'rr CbsFt a II.99tb hb lltug, Io\r 51, C,bsbft, p. li U" Si, -Cbaprn,OpcatJons Gda-1r.&i5;.Ufstcg 2Stb F.^,ihHfug }rlr:.55,dlbita LL rnal 12. hr,

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12/19

oper:at1on. The 2C Sbrateglc Srtrport Sqradron-d6s{gr:atod tbe UJAfHgbt c.ln'rrn.lor to ccorr:lfteto nttare, rtrllc thc alrcccft o! thcAth Strateglc Srryporb Sqrradrcn rorElned at Elclgon fFB t porldereturn tnnoportatlon to Frlrehtld. Excqrt tor s@e repatra antoLher de)a;n; rca1r:Ly dts to rath,er, .thsse tro sgtadrora accoruplJ.sbed,A/thelr asoigned tasf;s as scheduld.Speclel tteapons Ilahlnq Confcrncg

Ox 28 Ju1y, Lg55 ltaJor Generr,l Oldr tlre tben Dlrector otOperatlons, 8t SAC, aent a s6cret lottr to tho Crc,rder ol theFilfteenbh Alr Force oa tJro aubJecf ol epocle'l rapons ;13{n{ng. Itgcontent arbiculatexl three inportant d:Lrectivss, ard foroshadovd th,lncreaslng oryhasis birlg glven dwlng the cr:rrent perJod to thetraln1trg aspect of specJal rmallorls. In the fJFt place, Crenerral01dannowtced ttraf gl'esas5 e'nFfiAsls rpuld b ulgceC on specia3- realrnsbhroqh the nediua of the SAC ratlng eyst@- Secod[7r t&e trryrovq4tat base l,evsJ. of tho spocla-l riDapons tralnfug progral m,s pJ-annodttrrough a starxlar*Lzaflon of crsrieuhns. ThJrd, tdrlJo the tralnJngprogran ps bcccanLngErc 'edoqulo, tbere ss both a lack ofxeaporu lnstnrctors, and lntoreat o' t.be part of rnLt ccrm,nders.It ns pqrhaps tb dra$a4l o'lrtnratd ln the f{rra'l polnt that bdto the srmnlng of a Spoclal lfeapos $llal.n{.g Conferenca at }fErehAFB durl.ng Uqrrcabar.n.

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9-10 l&cveoberL955, Has Lho flrgt of lfs lcfud r'..1 h{di]{ghtcd theatf,ontlon bhg gl'ren curontly to Ea adoqra,te trEU:: progr.!!I.lbo purposo of ths ccncla'vo ralt ststed as follcfirst

lbo ccofarqrco u's callod fc tlre pwpoac o!fugao,rlng qpoclal usapqrs trafnfug tUrqqtput, (t&o)Elttoonfh Alr Fcce. Cr.s.reat trafuf$ d1rcetlyes rcLLLUo tborougbp rsrLe$cd and rsc@ndaLLcnrs !e tllrbl-qrsYltL bo sulultt d to teo Rlfteatb Alr Fecs IrafufngBeqrrb@rrts Esv.l,sy Ecqrd lor epp.ona3..A study rrltl b Edo of upec5al uca,poo.e bases ofStratoglc Drah:atlon; Ilspoctor Gcnersl Inspocti.or.o,and strrndardlzatlm proflcJ.cncy ohscb t"o dstqr:drctralnLng arcqs Doqjdilng Artbor +,VVsJt.P/

It ras assrred, Dmor/er, t.bat tbs 6pec{n1 }reBpo!.: offlcers .ho,tboso rlngs r&Lch nens ln lbo Fioceos of ettaS:rlng a capab{Ltlyfor the dell'rar7 of atcorLc ard, thenoonucJear raapo,s rprr-ld borx-fltgreat$ lbom assoclstlng Flth personnel of rcrg occerlqlced ol*flts.

h hl. lntroducfory [email protected] to tbs conforeos, C"pt l.n' Perclyal,Dlrsctorate of Operatlcrs, statd tbat a SpccLrl l{oaponsconferonccrdtbln the Stftccnth Air Fqcs b8d beGn oirg oved,rr. In tho 1ns!,rcat of therboF+crrfo t:efffo:a had e.td"^td, ylth tho apeclalxaapon:r lnstructors, and bsrl Eraduqy ffltrd rp to tb top. UBnyof those ldees rlare tbon Latr r"etrrrcd ln tb. !q.u of regulatlsns,SOPIs end tochnlcal ord,ers. SIpclaI Faporx,s s@d to bo gofug teroutba ratber dl.fClculf porJod bocar:s of tb loeg of eqlorJ.crced pesenarand tbe uldE varLaty of r.cspoo.othst wr etocfpflod. Otr t&o o'tbar4. Pnogrzn, 45th AF Ccrrferoco on Speclal t*eapoa Salnlngrtt ^ 10!*tY 55. b&,lbtt 8. s.


14/19

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hanCr tbe prcgrarr ts llow benefltfug .f!ou Srat$ increagod corgrnndeophrsls. Ihls bad bn brcught rbor$ by the lncreased ulate of atrcnlcard thcrraormclser rpapons ln tft Emrgency llsr glan, by etratoglconalua't{cns, end by tho Irrapoetor CenerralSrudetFn.trrd{'atlon Bgctlgn.In tbo Ealnr ttro obJectlv.ea of the coc.farsnce Hare to la.ilr.o tbat tboulng apoc{rl vgponc offlcar Es eognizant of bLs responslblltty intho EhlP. lbroo'ror, apecl.al repons rogulat{oas arut uthods of raconlkaeplng rculd bgve to be fryowd. RLnaJJ;r, J.nst,ructloa for cobat urest ttuld bs're to bo augrentod by a atrdy of orraluatJon peocedures.-

l{aJor J. DLaz29peclnl Ueapon: 0fflcer, strescd te lryortance ofthe rd.ng spocJa). tleapons offlcer to hle sctlr!:Arrler ln ths pla,unlng ofn{ssLgils. Tbese officere chouLd,be neqibers of tJre tsctlcs panel, and,sbould assfut ln the devalopant of aeu tactlcg. Tbe speclal Heeponsofflcer le's U1e koy nan l:r ths elabqgtlsn of de1J.ner7and loadingscbdr.:Jls. Wltb t&s grsrth of qutck st.rlko caFsU*ttlcs a Fecurr!problein lay llr thc fact tbgt vlt.l lnfor=atloa gs,not, b1ry rl{nse'r'bAtdto key staff neube=, ard, ccnseqrnutly to c@,t clte!frtr NsHbr.o8k-axay focedu.esl nl.nJmlta F4t-cW a1tl-tudos, anli @arpocy co,nd.1,tlonsrdrsn dollvarylng Tlf bapoas rero .hctors cs, rdlch adegtate lnstaructJonsrars ofLen Jnaufflclonf. In conclr${'gr l6Jor Dlaz ccouantod tbgt tbgrfng rpocJal urpons otflcer rpuld ffud bL6 Job rnrcb eaal.er crly rben?5/ho bcceu a firll-flcdgpd rd:rg rt&ff qfftccr.24. llotcs, t5th AI Ce.feracc on $p6ofuf Wcapons ratnlng, tslOl{ov 55.25. JDIA. :

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Captatn F6rc1y8l clesd ths roralng gession by disctrsalng bleflyatra+"eglc evabetloas. Ee polnted oui bml ierch good barl bst eccqlJsbedb5r aarcblng for relrtsssso o-4 cretlrrs corast lntertst. An lnstancof fr'ct urs tho urnbr of qnc{n1 raspcns .u!-h.reo tbat b8d occurrsd,tn H+7 alrqs,ft, bettFqr Janraryrluno L955. thare bod becn IL such%. :I14.


16/19

2rrtshaps. Drrb-s the cr:rg:t parl-od, Ju${cceuber l?55, thts flurhad bcn cut by qt tlc,n 50 per csnt. Th!: r.eCuctLon as ettrl-buts,bLeto a nariaty o! -nBdor.!, nrch ac tbc appllcatlm of spec{a]. tcaponsstandardlratlon proflclancy choclcs, tbo lncz.oaso ln e.gerrenco [rlnetrrlctes, Erd I gln ln leord,edge on tho part of rJ-ug psrraonnal.

rto remslrqler of thc confet'encc tcrs cgacerlld rltb th'o rcratchnlcsl aspccts of rpoola-l r*BITtrs tra,lnbg. coafer.occ


17/19

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18/19

t l tAm. N-rcst vor? Ellteenth Alr Porce rsdt senL a rglce6cat8tl,re.Topics dLgcussod En6ed frcea the naltr of alncJa1 ulapons lrslnctlpnsto the rcdl-flcatlsr of cetts{lx rogdlatlons. ry a'11 gggornfo, theuotlng rac H,h bsroflclel ard, a euccseer ?esa tbo year cloocd, an rthe long-naqo lalss{la v.orsur alrgran "d*;*.,y grnr cnqr Errngvabmenb, ttre ltLftoenth Alr lbrco contlaued to gtrlyo !e Jlareslngco*':^ef efficiency ln etmlc nnrl tbgrmr:cJ.eer Ing,pcrrs.

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cnera.lDtalrt8 ths littsr halr of Lg55t ccotlnuod nFbFsl"E a placed o

Elftnonth Alr Forco sterLel Fluo end proJecLs. Ih.Blng t&e perlod,Jenuery - Juno L955, te'y Ccvelopnts Jn nlntsasco Jnc}dods tboStratoglc Alr Cmnd SWtrfy fryoveat hogrran, (SAC.6IP)r t&sSpeclrrl {.'ed Alnr&ft lJalrrtenrnco-rsteatdr Alr Colllard, (SAfASIC),End. h,e Inspect and,Eopalr as Hecassdlry, (I!.Ag), Oo*J Drg:l:rgtnet' perlod, thero Hure .mrfor:6eC also the fotlmlry lapwtaat acrfuItLes:Elanned Inspocfion, (n), progrsn, the ':rnintemnce plann{ng qrsfe, oflnspectlon snrl rFejrr And t&s 6:pl rd4lrrt:nencelnojecb. Dlg.hg t&s-zLattr porlod, tho S.|C-SIP sd HI prograca geeqelly pbasod ort,.Ih:rlr tbo sctrd balf of tbo 3ear, ogvuaI ectlrlllos aovU.ogea aflnglLnas stulLar to tboso 9t ffi Focdtug pedrd; t&o Instatta,tlongI)lvJsloa caslod, o nC-Lltarir costrustLoa n'd, Elrtescs lnognef,rr.Ibs St+trly ll'rlslon coqtlrnnd to cpceto tbo aryply lryEov@rd,Jlrogr.8:!.

Ibe flrY of svwtE h{dh1{drtrd E uurbor of nlnleucc astlyltlsUfst'qy lJtb AF, Janrrlun 55, p. 3O1.Intesv'lgn, M ggt Jans E Stokec, Hlst Dlyr E{ 15tb lF tdtn UrJ if Sporlcdc, Erecuflno Offlce, IU, Slt 15tb AF, n b,r 55.t j t ' , ,

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