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of '"h Flfteonlh
-cla'11, to b slrFrBr &r1y four B-J5ts of the 92d ochdulod to gather air sauplce
BoEb 'JtnS on TltT eb Guarr !m conto,lnlrg Fl.ftcanth obsarre pcatldl;7 tb ruLloacl.ivo dusi,
lirajor General Arcld J. 01'1, Jr., to Enl5'rtok r{,a-n4 to roqld bfb A s@t>
g.ovlng
hgrrlrr8 rltrpssod
nore extudcd
of tho elftod"h
par{lclpatlon
lrtll
be forlrd'tn
of tno Eljteeattr
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cpocllJ' rrApqrs tnepectJons at Flftoath SIC uurbcr.d bttr sult^Bbll,lty rccpaalbltltles crtbcr ov6nts. ql tho sr'' lubJstr
ALL ln alln
lnspoctL@l
arrf tnrinlng
cont,lnrnd to
I - : .i ;
a-rtnLocc'oot Nte-h \o
^rF--
efflcloncy
ilx parcoual
for har.cl1ng rpcc{or HBslpons depead,ec a great ed,at, q[ tn*r to opaclallsts; tbe rpopqrs oftlcer exd thc dccol:itLqr gLncgn. ere
Thc dutlcs and responoib{'r it,iss of thc rreF..ons oftlcar brl'sry lfutod orrtl;lned lrl tbe o.fflcers? classlrlcatrlpE
hors !o cotr'.eJrseo of tho clere,ndsnad,c j.B bh! fter.t. an:st tra'ago n'r1 Heaponsactlvi.blesp Jacruurg lngta.ll-
tbo offlcer
esplcrpent of Ajr por-ce wspona ed, lurlltLcn^s. taks bbe rcaporc oftleer
Ja responstbls
Assfurrs ;nojects arcb aa instal}l.ng eircr"aft treapons ard repelring or rcd:ei:rg unlttsrs auepa:oLon,qrsta.ar, arC estebli,sbsa prtoritts fcf rmk accoipll:trnent. Obesralf perforunca o! srlch fustJ.cos as instslllng tcnr tsr$t oqulrutrroSrld araluates :crrpletcd rrcrk for acJuracy and codorEBnc to atardards. g A tochnlcal gsst5,-enl'ii{,rt"r d-flctr' nccds to knon oru::arv tocbnlca,r ak{'rle, and tltc rpepous utl'etlcsl calcullsr nd t&s
A Bachclorrs drgr.
J.u englnqrfus
&rd t,ho couprst,loa of a rrep@^6 cor.rsc rgstatorir. lrspolr ofllcer ra eaeoatlauy e tsshs ad errycvlaon,
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tbs dr"'^Utlo
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cld trqubtc
obooterl
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as
cr,alnnUy ln cas
e otbcr acoldert drrlng I {pee{nl reBp@t by dlsasrenhl {ng tbc epcl^sl Lo a trglrrd 4cclat tqt, 16o deatrcyr an{ dJ.cpooeeof G-
dLr'ascebc
apeclal :aIrD^!,
pcr mth
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traJ-noc, en alrlron nrst bav so6 rrnrn{ttsrs ergerl-ence tJlth tb6s qrallllcatL@s Eead, l.t8r?lard, of rpeclel bo ls aeo{gred t'o a r&sn hc ls tsught tbe 1o g.r l]h.sec.
rap@'
Fhasc de'l''
rrllh tls d{eFps8l of sotrtreat{gra] rnnrn{ttp6g, srct oblall a gled of 85 qr bstter. la tbc lafe fu geduats of tbs rtrleb tbo Ab of
proaaoo lustrnctln
dl.Easaobly rnd *bPose.l of speclal Fapo*'r coursc 1s asafuned to tba nsrltlrns bss sn authorlzatlou Ugtort l Cmnd l-ntclor,
(Alf),
ln tbs@s
Jtrlr{lctlm'
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o drc.lllLo ltr lnfsutlcnc, rs lareBly obtoincd frcll elru gD lrrtffil.Gt by Ib E t hcas.Lgr El.Et Dlv, q Uth AF rltA Lt Col Iy]. S Sourar II{, E{. 15th Af, 24 lOy 55. AJrr llEaa Egglsber, 1 JEn 56r p. TL0.
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delrolttloae
actlv!.ty
on the
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and that lylnS ltlthln a radlus 1r }lhore t}ro comnlly
of about 20 n{Les around cach bese. erCangereC bg an acclCqrt derclltlon orClnatlnA Smclal
to prevtat
lIeawng Insoectlons Iatter 711-2 carlo und.er cl-ose scnrtlr5r A nrrber ol conrla+l bases Gencral, greaier offlcLenc,cy.
dr-rcLng the January - Juno 1956 Perlod. rmro lnspected by the Rlfbeenth
and vtrere neccss.rjr, rt c@@ndatLons nua Tho irryerfoct for peparing Stratog1c attcntlon Ajr condltj.ors alrcraft Crcnd
read.v-atrile
to those nJ;lgs to
defLcj.anclEs rett
tha capablllty
nllcrgancy'risr
inspactlons ccnstltut
glans (ry) cqdtneats. - Recont staff -af-t"*p"ticlos tibl-ch by tbeoselvas d{d trot, had rovcaldi lactors ln rlt.tt espsbllity. lione. art
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of coniui
ra.Jolr l{'n{tlng
oper:atlonrl pol:dttfug
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ot^bor properetlono, apd r&en oths agqrols
rEr.e ccarysbJ-ng for alraLlahlo cqulFEert, etgr lack of pofLct.ocy on the part of bardl:l:rg, crLtlcal. In ordq ts sl{n{nate thJr u6a.hc!r!t ln S.{Crg capablllty, nrnroillqnco. Ajrcraft eoU+ay crytsln or nonltorlng pcle@roil baaant
wJrrg iaintei'ance control uJ.te Erd, t&6 alr bas gnoup rnrdtlonc .ft:nctLons to obtaln propsr pbaelng of specJal repons sctivltl8 lnto tlg ovsr-all nr-eber of alrcraf", lo*tllg tests. preperatlons o! the alroraft. An adegrste
ta:-cr, arcamnt lalntonancs personnel, iuli for loedLq llonth].y :3ror:ni si:sc{rl waaponltoperat5ons should 'oe b,sle to Ssrantes that trqjnln8 8rd
*";sses
I bobai of oighf specir.J. Fapom J.nrpectloiu iook -ulace CurJng tha rcportllxg perlod. Th Iaspcctc @ner:al., Itfteeth basssl Alr
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Easc Cartle Alr Forrcc Eesc 93d B@b Hlrrg (H) 93d Ab hso Grorqr 165qlrr1d Alr Forcs &.so 57tJr Alr Dful.sl.on 92d sotrb Hlns (F) 99th Bq$ l{lxs (H) 8lAth Alr Baso Ororp l{arch Alr Forcc Basc tAh A1r Dlrrlrlo Ud, Btub }frne G{) 320th no-h'rttug g) 80?tn Alr Baso C,noup Blggt Alr Force Pssc eIOAb ffr DlvLsiqr 95tb BotrbHlne (H) g?rh BcEs Hlry Gr) Alobh Alr Eago Gror+ Wa&er Alr Forco Base 47th Alr Dlyl-rlo 6rh tsotrbttlry (n) h,te Insrcctd +Zl JaauarT
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14-13 Fobtary
2*30l.{arch
9-13 Aprtl
23-71 AprS
812th Alr Base eoup Ellcuorttr Alr Forcc tsgsc 28th Bo'S inns (H) 2$th Aj.r Ease ftoug -_ '-'''_ Albus Alr Fonco Base ?-Lt llay
5cqthru
wtus (u)
Z-25 r{ay
95tJx A1r Baso Grorp Ab{Lcnc Alr &rcc Basc 8f$b Alr Dlvl,'l.on 3t+Lrt Bonb Wlng (U) 8f$h Al.rr BBsc Grqrrp 0f tborc' Forco Ess m ctlld tJro fuspcctlqrg rstly
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at lle.lkcr,
Ajr
lnspccllcor^a ny popcrly
tut sna Ot
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u,lntenanca vamus ope,tlonr. tho Oftlcc of tbr lnrrp.cte In a lcttor of A. Janrany L955, SAC, *trcoted
(bncrra.I, Eoadqurtcs
ths Ptfteonth A1r Forcc to lnspcct thoee barar achcdulcd to rccelvr apec{nl tcnpon!. lto lottor rcad ln part ea follorror
It 1r the potLcy of thJ.r haadqr:artora 6\il that s surTey lncpoctlon b cqduotcd at each Stratagtc Alr Cs,'-'and sLat{oa 1rog:auad for onbasc gtoFagc of apcclal' Fapoat pnlor to astrs,I rocclp! of yeopons. Tbsac tnrpocttons rrIIL be perlonaat to datsrnlno tbo capablllty of ttre atstlons to Lq.1cnent tho pognn- ly' A bmbs--on-bare lnepoctlon yould n,lnly atorage fe,c{lltLes, Fapons repmtlng surroy assmbJgr capabJlty, 8rd
tbc statut of operatlono orrlers and stardlng oporatlng pocedures for E1{Plrrylcrcntatl-@, dea,}krg rdth fictr ltclE s,! a Hcapons contr.o.l
oystenna'rd solEciion of a 5rqpar l-edlxg 8!GBr Cartlc AFB An Lnspoctlon of the r.nlts of thc a3d BoEbHb*g rd,lch acco4li-eh fhe rcceJ.pt, rtora6e, h9:rt*, uintenaacr, rclttrlty, and dclhrorT
of apcclal ucsporrlr took i'f.a,co 1-n, tbr porlod, ?f.-77 Ja:c,uary1956. Thg Lnspectlo:,, tn's uado by a tour-.offlccr Colonol Shenrcod H. Eclscr, qurtom t rn, lod by Lbutaant
93d Bordblfhg,
(
tbe ttd Ajr Bacc 6o1ry snt thr 2d Strat gJ'c 9rrypod
IntarrLenr bry Dr E L hccacilan, EJ-st D1v, Eq Uth AF rdtb Ll CoI Shcnpod'rI Eclse, IG, lh 15Uh AP, 2 JuI 56. Iir, Eg e[C to Cdr lStU AFr rnBcobr+r-Brrc fl4i*fm Crltor:a and Eopot{fu\grn n JsrL 55. hlblt 2.
6.
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9qra,dron'
Tho last
annr:al spoclal
Jl
t5e
apaclel trla'Pdls phaoo of lta aallgncd ECPs,s lourd to bc aatlsfactorlr. In ttrc rrJngrs !poo{r] rrnspoo,srcctlon, ths esslgned otftcer ss dolng on
an ouf stard,lng Job of coord!:a,blng r't 1 apcclal. rrapons actkltlcc !b.c base. Bonb consndqr loldcrs nrsbora.
able 1n srrfflclant
houra for tralnlrrg alr crsr:r lrr apccla,l roapons, eird, tboac ffudlrys erc to bo prooaatcd to Heedgr:arters sAC es thc B-52 requtnaontg this fleld. trelrlng. staff pcrsonnel aLso rcolrcd pcrlodlc 4rcler ln
Faporu
ttro cperatrcns of tbe cberalrar, BloJoglca] a',.r grd,loto be satlc.raot.or1r, and, thc offlcer for ttrolr posltloal, fire g3d Arun.iot Alrcm,.it rryt ELacin E satisthc rcsb
1o41ea1 (cuR) progrsa r*aro foud ant alnuan asslgncc uoIL qualllled
at Ca.rtJ.o re
bgd cbschd,. rh varLoros "r 93d Alr Baso Forp nre lsrril.ed ln e satls.a,ctortrr or rrrcgdatltbE rdetlrrs nrc notcd. searlty Er
to apcoJe.rrepqu
rt8ldard
aryport luncttonc
Bqoort, IG, Hq 15th AP1 nSpecle,l t{eaponr Inapection of Caclf"s ArB,n 24 frb j6, r/t4qraEnst, IL AF 56. &h<_j,.
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trkrer, ns r.or cou-Ld ii noet lts curcnt Edp dollrrery-Echod,ulc. ?hfu aot duo to a lack o! prrcfLclcncT 1n rpcc{al ueaponc operatlona,
2S2
jS:l
bu! to er u'.reerstlc
schedule irgosec by hlgher head,qr.:artcrg. Tha FjJteonth Alr porco onc cquplete as requ!d,.
ri:spe:tJ-on Teenn roco:ocended to lleadqr:,rtels th3l s!: operatloral E.IP trtl tc ticru,{e dilecflvo loEc{r6,
oper-ar,1or:.s, onJ.y a fotr devlatj_ons frorg lhe alrcrafb-HsF\oa 1r lrr alr cnm,
ccorrl,L:.ct1on tast.
and rntrl
brealcatay proc6duror.
Falrchil^i
inchced,
of t,hJ 5?tb A1-r Dt'r1s10n nas cqrd,ucted, ln Fcbn:ar7 Coloncl Hc1.oer, 0f!1cc of the Inapcctor'Goncra.I, ard, ac@olsr F{r}sls,
of opcclal
of ordraacc lrr:onrel.
of both thc 92r F-b lltng and, thc eurth Alr tba ape.rl..l
cr!futact or7.8-
-9J
qspco{+r }ficapoa rnspcctloa of F@r Io, -t4 15q! 4P, y'ladoroolut , 5 aay' 56. Ex[ib{t-r.. - rarrch{ld AfBrn 2 Apr 56r .:
lnstnrctors
Fnrrnrt fo}tors
quallJled
lor
tbelr
pojltlocs. F$parod,
xere adequEtcly
nlnbcrs.
lresher
rho oporatlons
CE^? prograu rcre lound to ba gatlsfactorT, u's passed upon th.o activifioa Majnter,ance sq',:atron. Groq thls
Th. Er:nltlons
handl!-.E ot' )f<-6 and y^k LT/?A $e.e,potis, btrt ranr:J4g ln these sectlons sa not aloqrats, ar^d ,iuo io a Ls,sk of f,ac{t;i1es Dcsplto i,f,1L?/?A tralnJng the
ol bis sactlon.
lEtall8,t,.Loos,
rtctor
AFB car:sod exceosive ]slcBgp of lgnlra"l {c fhld, and, finsl opcrguionar fal]rae of thE utt.
ja itg rc,d<s
procodr:re uscd Er
clrao etardratlcn
r- \) -:'
)C,l
$ctbsr
an lndlvldual Ihe
Lndoraeat
aoLodr borclre,
that r rtanrlard,Laatlst
tsrtr brd bn
eppolntcd nnrl ES esg' onarn{n{ng lld:tvldr:al. prsonm1 perlodlca{y. . Hsrch AFB Ihalng tbc pclod 1+.oaubontlrnto urlts, Zb3O Hatab L956, the 12bh A1r Dtrd.olon ard tho 22d E@b Hlngr t&r 320th hb ifi.gr
lnspect{an of tbe l2tb Alr DtrLol.on hed ta.ken place jn June 1:95]2. The lnapcctlsn taan o.ra!:atod tb lfurdiipnc Btnrrch by obeenrrng (C-1S)
trio Hk 5l.bd 6, tbr.oe Mk 15 i!od, O, anrl,one tlk 2L trajnjry uospoba, Tbe lnadJlg
s/
the 1asp6"t+
of tn l2th A1r
rnsafj.c.AstqrJr.
rq{nf4g1ss66r''d ase@bly
breaoh, 8O??bAJr. tsrs. Sor4p, Otber than rd!g! q''.r tbc dr basr gforp bavo
Erport, IG, E{ 15tb AI, ttSpoclal lfeapons lruFaqtlm of l$rcb AIB,r 2O Apr 56, u/tndgg.--qntr 1 Jrgr 56. E+lbjlt {.
,:lfv
Fnltord
etfcctlvely
reflf
ecccryLJ,sl6{ +hrfu' spoc{el rnslono ftEctfuns udc tbt Frqpq oparatlono. fosEl lllth cqrflst.ratlg, qr elscraft
affectlr.ely,
t&erulrcJrar
nrnctlorr
In tbe offlco
nryarrlslon flclcney
of t&e Hr:nlblone Branch rc.c lnadeqrn,ts bausc tbe peoaectj-sr could not bo rcnlteed dmnotrated effectlve\r.
.lJd not {'"l1cate t"hBt ttlc uolt couJ,C, e,lntain loc8l agreacrts for tbn orycdfi,lsuc
Ftfrhsr$r3r
of atcolc uErcrur bEd Bot boa docrmtrd, cartaln fq=r"rce of tbr aect poccdrro
procodur:os ns
tbo Pfgcontb
avrasga.
$s t ohnlcal n!xatl,@!
thst r tralnlng
t'br lrdh d.cgroGof trchnLca,l poflobncy Otllcar !r!t !ffi.lslontd opa.atLon. otllcar
auporv$Jaa ns
tbrw,gbout tb Hltr'tn
cryarauro nr
tp tb,t
I'
frralsb.d At rbsuLd
nrpqrr
Irocass,
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pcraonnel tbtrougLty lrdocbr{''rtrd ln
fqr cort,&ln pbescc of th. GrB astlvltlg. tlclr astlrltlos ent{ thlc ayata, oporatcl
cat1staetorlJgr, h$ CBR, .f\rnctl.ono ln t&o gg7tb Alr Baco eory uqc not clcar$ dotin6d. teero tqu:d th unnlt.tons hancb of tbs l! cde cErtilin
tbg r''rn{t{ong
deflnlt
bqBucb
F"*1
jojrxt
eero@crrts
rrlth
tb!
AEC cuatslteua
for
tbs
roleaso
of AEC 'ieap@s.
catled
to ase{go e As tar es
rotns,jnci
Jto tbc rcqulrd dog!s of tocbnlcal -arrl, 21 rbapou operatico.t. Suftlel.$t ba"sLs rcqld akrll rt't bavs to 6s gqs.""F1{nbed Foqul:red for poraorcf apcornl
on a cqlti$dJt
frnctlsns.
nrcdod to ard
bo t&orougbly ln th.
Indoctrlnstd
abal'lrng{n6,
ut{Llzat{on
f{nd{nn
nro ott!ry
fllfg
+L*l
laassrgnrrr'vt
paraonal; Faash
aryl an llrtrnslve
progr|E
sotrltltrt
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A rollspeetl.on
l,leanshlle, closeq. conLrol lE bfu8 etntalncd ant tho llspoctLon tecd s rttccncr:detlce Blaqs AflB
A epoct ]. tnapon.s b-spactlon of tb.e Arctb Air Dlvlslon ard ccrrryocsnt rsd.ls took Cgce la t,tre porlod fU Dlvlslon lrart becn lrspectcd lprif L956. Uro
Offlcs of the Inspector Ge:recal, lnepeeted th9 95th and ylth EoEb I{lnga, ths 81$bb Alr Be's G.orp, lld lta scorpc of thc iatpectlon bt Strnteg{.c Srpport gqrrdrer.
lncludo.l ths Losd1rrg end bandll'ng, lectlons, arld llrs as nlJ. st ttn rdngrs dopartutt. In rcportfng of tbe glOth t&.lr
acbool, aocrlrltyl
of thi.e lnapcctl.oa,
lho eraluEtlon
10.
ltlrtory 12bh Alr D1v, lhr 56t P. 36. Sco elro tho lndqrsffit to tbr InopoctJon EEPry!. bqflb-ft L
't
. l -1t
EE betd on trfP cEpablLlty only. fiic rpoclrl aattaiectory. qatlfl,cd rrapons ccctlons of both bqEb ylng! rpre !ou1d, to b A quallfl-od rrlng apoo.rrl 16gpp6s oCflcer and throc o! w,s
lnsbnrotors Hsr roolgnad to ch rrrng. gor.llpjrng lgr qr.s!B!d gc qffoqtl'rr. ccaubt cran prrlqEanc &ls
r11 6p6glal rclpooe cstfirltl.ec cvldcnccd by th qtlltrctorltr flitght ford tlnc operetLon.
h,rt lneeasd,
of the lhs{tLsrs
Alr Basc sorry, t'gro adegrate ard IFIL docr""aatnd. receJg! sectlcl rctlng,lprsrerr of tbe lludtl-crls
aatkfa,cte3r,
tn;t Ylthln
tn bplor evgrar rocur:lty drrl.rrg th, ths ectlrttjss ef tbl cER,pcogretr (aquadron ca
opcratlon.
rn rddttlon,
r.nratlrfactanT.
11' trpoTtr IO, E+ Uth Af, ttSpactet Hcagnns Instrstlq e! F{ger APBrnl Eay 56, u/JrlAor,-"rlrt, 5 ,tr14-- nArfUft 6. 56.
ofilcers
dccmta,nlnatlon crpervlson),
had
vegur, ldrrle porscrnc]. uero unar+areof Tho Flro Departmnt ras found llr Forcq stardanr ln progr?lr. AIF Losdd buf
t'nlgue to tho C-LA tranoport. Tttg trspectior teatr roco@dcd tx r.evislal of ar.t lrgFons, ard closer supervlslon of pnoflclencT ug &lOEh Alr Esse rn
th18 -".'o subJect, tr:ajnJng reaporis raro r,opabed, s.od :re1nlntod, ard loadins cnll{r r-ecolvql cLorc tbat actlvltJr. ftanir Ths ,teflotlr"r"" on ectlw srrycrnlsJon_r&rlo engaEedln noted, l,n Eecrrlty rrc also correctc4, {glmc 24 hours a day, and acrrtrly doga t}o
xErG ua{rltatnrt
durln8 t,}tr baufs of dar.lcrcrr j.n cor$unct,lorr rlth fte tralnlng lFogrrun ss
lnstructLon for 6rn:lds perforzaln8 t.h"elr d,rrtfua, ao r! to prorJda thc nxlnn srcurlty drclng loediq aDd unloaclng qporetlma. A
tbc Lryortancc of tbo CE, trrogrtE, r,'d. clagsc6 rqfe bing ooodust d
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contixuously on a atarppod-lp rat6. er LL-12 Jrns 1956, thn Offlcc of t&. lrurpcctor rkncral, EL:ftoonth Alr Forcc, ccnductod r cFolal B1gt AfB. Fspqls lns.ooctlon at
fha tean, h&ded, T^{a16srcgt CoLonel llaloer, lngFctpd b7 atolatsr rnd trandtlng of l& If rnapons Alr Baee 6oup. tbo orrqt\ell ih6 rca.f{qg aecr:rlty ln ApnLL.
sctupr uaro E'qr durJ-ng tho apocla-l tcesponcilrpoctlon Dtr!.ng thLs nefi capabJllty to be fblfy capeble ylth
no tl:dttng
lbctgdca.l Ord,ar
to be satlsfactorT.
A s.oeclar rpapons insgectlon tmk pJaca at ifa-lkEr AB drrlng the perJod 447 Eoubardun'" I{!rg, tho recolpt, Juno 1956p r&en the A7ttr Air Di-rl,sL@, tb 6th axd, tbo sl2th Alr Bas Grow nea rnrpccted, m herdJ-trgr ralntraa'nco and scralty of gpc{q1 of tb hold,
strragcr
Be$ hllns r.as on go dsvg tDir et ths tfu inspoctlon,Jn tho unltad il"gdo'n -T!o lnspoetr.on, tbc flr.gt
at lts,lkr sinco October L955, ras condustsd by Linrtarant Ihiserr arul rras rrrdto'rct
coLmol
by ld.eutsrant CobnaL Ctaster F. I$rsrenaH., Cenerel, lS{?. Ible trgrtlcular Jlq Jarpectlcn sAc.
of a cqqei.catien
L1/
such
TtX[, Ccadr 810th Alr Div to CI]rs.AC, ESI.fO6.10Og, Jrs 56. lJ] Ddrlblt ?.
1,3' Ltrr_llq sACto codr Utb rtp, eba+ara End Rsportlngro 21 Jan 55. EIspllj.
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rarpoct,u
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)7 i
hardlfug,
rr, uas fors:d tbat the 4?th .Ur roccLl-a, storo, h&:dJ.e, sai;rta!: eouLd nof loeC :& lj ueeparrs
coul,l se,ijsfa;toi1.];'
al 1n B-r+7alrcrefb.-
h.t that it
Tho perforuarrco of ti:g 6th 3o!rb iflng ln lLs qpoc{.+r treapqr.s fuactlon rp,s ggnrrrlly s.rll.sfactorT, Eleotrorrlcs a.nd,tha 6tb, Aruanant a:d
l,lalntei:ance Squadrq c.e,sloi o.r.d,ite dutles a.d,eqretaly o5x:rst,lqu. A.n rry-to-tria staluc cbarg l_r4lcatlng 1b,E
eatlgfacfory as ihe pror'lcr.sncii of its loadjls Thia 139fu* ns eircra.ti. basq,l oir fire :'lk lj
Loadlng cspabillty
Ttre n'inltloas
csrsi.dsrld, ag ure
bogt lk U Loe,f:ng cru. Thls creu ra,s r:nabLeharrrer, to load ritlLijr aecep'Lable ti-re 'riri!,aflisns, anl tbe fuupectors nrled tbat fhe flnal aactlpsi ss pr.oluci rroult bare ben a drd on the ',arget. Tba
8-36 alrclr8ll.
Thc othar sectlons of ibc nr-nMoa,r branch, cuch Eg a.rd erFloslvc or{rance d{epoalr tholr {poo{e1
rere clasged as bavllg tho capabtLity to prforn Hrapoffl .flncflo,g sstbfa,ctorlJ;r. Tbp gecrrify
Tglo*r rG, lq 1-sth if,, trspeclaf ifeapa hspectloa of lhllccr lrgrn I !!ry 56, u/J*taemtl 2L Jrir j6. nhft& s.-
? Z.'
aborrethg rns capable of
,.',rt-,
tbe cccurlty of the acrrlcc utora8e fss'nrfyrrrr Elltccnth coplng rltb Alr Forco avrcFsgf. Tbc Flro Dcpartuat ffura lnvolrl'g apcc{al rtapoilt,
apecla.l rcapoil procrdnrer raE bclsv thc Flfbeonth Alr Forcc at'8ndarrl,. tho tnspcctlon ttr'n bsd thrac othor apeclflc crltlclws to offer: Flrst,, An lnadeqrs,te nrubcr of B-fZ alrgratt hrd been
derlalloms lrota tochnlcal orrlcrs snd proacrlbed proceduea to be follovd drnlng the elrcraf!-lrapon coordllgtlon, Plr:a\y, there
Ea a ra'ck of affectl-.ra plannrng to ,lnsrrc tho paopar contror end phaslng o! cartaln por{lons of the loarUag oporatlons dr.r!.ng the ELfPr:carclsc, slncc t'hr loadh! functlon uas. thc r+eakoot thk ln the opec{a1
r}lporur opcr,'atlons o! thc 4?tJr A1r D1v1cl.on, tbo Ja.apecllon tcan rccomnded actlo acvar:al r.wdl.s. It E<1oaa brancb, abould Loltls,t for bsd{.g an
loq,rr{nt rlthln
recordc chquLd
bc cqrroudat.d tftpotr,
t'o lndicatc
cach qrsr nr
cntlnatr
rpcolal
apapons tra,Ja]q
'i
a-: a-lv
flebt
the Hk 6
on L6 rnd lz l{ay 1955r a rciupcctlm ftoup Errlltlgns sgitn Edt'orcd brsncb took ulacq rdo
l^leuterant Colonol ltelsor on fh{s egcaslo, furly faciors. capabLc in The loa.d-
thc lnapcctton tann torsd the 4?t& Alr Dt'drlon ltr opac{rr napql! funotion, rlth no lldt,rn
lng scctlon lB8 cucccssful la' the tesk of Loarffurg 15 r.roapons i.lk in B-47 elrcnfb. ELtsprtb tsctno, Groug, snd tic Lleutanant
t5/
AfB 7 o''d IL l.!ay 1916, tbe 28tb gonb !{rng end Alr Base 4th Streteglc Sr4port Squdron HerE l:rsPsctd by Alr Borce.
col.@or lblsar
Tho last ennual qrceJnl rcap@s lnapcctloa Hlng hrd b.qr cqdrrstcd Jn Auguet Lgss. folloncd tbr cn"r grucrsl pattcnr sboto.
fu Fn{n{nt
anluat.cd by cbcoklng the proflcl"cncy ol ita grrodrrateadlrlrg ttnc opcatlstg. Attce cra.luatlng tbs nnrl mr$r otbc oprrat,lorur thc lnapectlon toem rao of
of rpeoJr.L EqF@t
thr 28th E@b tffug could,not srryporu eetigfactor{y portloa of lta Efp.
M/
L5. rlDK, co-'r' 4?tb Atr Dlv to cImsAc, Bstf789,lA g8y;56. Edllblt 9.. U. l1l!"t!, IG, l4 ryth AI, tSpco.lal lfcaponaInrpcotlou of E!'].:ncsth AgBr! Ul Ury 56r-/trdlq,zq'Z, Ni Jra 56. Exhlbit 1O.
-].L)
t 1) a ( ,r..
i
Brsblon of tho 2sth B@b i{{nt rlr5 fornd ea br{.g ebovr avaragc lor Alr Forcc. lcF! Thr wlng apcclal qualjlled
to bc catl-afr,otor.:r, end rs,s Urtcd l{n'l1rr coct161r LB th! Piftcath and thc lnatnrgtors
consldcr.ed nlll
arrl cloctronlc
Thr adulnLstratlo
It uc found, tb slL-
Tho unrnitlons branch of tbe 2sth Alr hs eow bacausc ttre loadJ.ngr bandllng, and tb absaco of thp chlpf corpJ"cd dtrr
I
l1
provcrt to bc unsatlafactory,
opereflona rcctlons pcrfonaed be.lor 1nr. of ths nunltla^e tbe strff eoryllcrt.d . ltlr brer:,ch and thc opeatloar otflccrta
offlccr,
nrnltlons
laak o! rlrc{a]
rpspons -aclgrourd,,
,orut
th! crraluatlo
proeolEr brench ra,s BratLsfactorJr. tegh,r{c{nns rcrc totrLly fol+h Fqulrcutrta opdatlons. dudsrt lsr Tb! nguabookr'
Ihc oporatlonc sectl.qr of the rdrdtloru evarrrtLo rsa berrd, qr tho fa,ct thlt technteirl- odcr aott{.6
opcratlonr rec
t.atrnlcal
eyallghb
lr|'pcot,r,6c
eithc
nst lcfqDdl
oul lnocrrcdfl.
Stpcrrfaloa
opcratlonr. rtti
Tcchnical trelr'{'g
na br{.g aqtftEtd
a5app6! furpact1o
bcdqur.tnra,
nt-7r
i,it
of Hgapon! tralntnanco prEonngl lrlthl'n 3j,lK1 Brd 463X0 flelds. Ioadlng end lrandl:lng of cpoclal r,lapons raa unsatlsfactor?r a1go. Tbe tlqe rrqulrcd fl&it to losd a lC< 1? r.apon durlng tbo spoclal ugapoplr
.:ij
Ilnc opor:atlon raa excegslvo, (four hourg and 30 nlnuteo), brvc bocn e drd on the target, 'a,s sablrlactory tre 4tu
yrr:foranrcc. FolLorlng thegc flndlngar t'hc lnopectlon tean recomnded that control srxi otandard&atlon rhfu
tho sr:nltlons branch or6ani:e a qrnllty aectlon, rcaponclbln dircctly gootlon tpuld be raanned rlth ths best olsctrlc8l tcchnlcLans ll
aasob\y teotr,,1glan,
tbs mrnltlong br&nch. The aecllon yould bc beld asseob$ and loadfng orperatlons
to lnsuro To ceryILancc, chcoklng the adcqrgct of i-ndorsgEcnt to these lnapocLlona, and uonltorlag the effectlvenasE of tho tralrrlng pnogrqE. As far as thc opcratlons sactlc'n ttgclf lt rould ncad to taLo dra;lc lsc esscoraed,
acllon ao tbat r'11 nuaponau,lntcnauce thc trtgb dcgrce of tccbnlcel th.c rbctr1c8l cactlpn aborrld bey, end rcorg Tho rcctlsrn rcurd
tochnlclena rcqr.dred rnd slntrlnod, gld.Ll roqubcd for lta oporatlons, lm'o to a brgur rrc
arao nocd tbc nccosrary tools aad cryerdrblc rca}lgblo rrr,po!r.! o,sseirbly rnd trrjnj:rg
epcratlons.
r.ordfug 1rra[hrnrt'l {ng rcctLcnc abould at e,er cya]:gte crgn on capcula fuEtallrttcn pcocrdtnrcr, td
arl :.osar5g
tbc EGqEDcr to b.
follotnd
the Olflcc of tha rnapcctor GcnctEl, Filftocntl hcrd e apoclal riuapons r+-{.nspcct,1oa at ED-ltprth rnt r Junc 1955. rn t&l-E hstanco,
fglsd thc 28th Bmb tfing capcbla of concuctllg rltbout Urnltlng factors. Th.aearllor
uosat!f,aetory
tbc loadlng
ard, postlnad{ng of Hk r? reapong lss r-ctlrie,J, arlt capabile of loadiag t{k 1? cocLlen of tbo ,-.n{tlo::e
tho orgenbatrpn s,g found to bc fuq7 reapons ln W6 alrcraft. branch rla,s not Al.tus AIts An J-nspectlon of tbose ecfivlbles tho rocelpt, a;rcJ"l
sl lrspecLcd.
The olrretlonr
use,ponsss
conductd bct*cen 21 end,2j lray 1956. rJsqtens,nt conductpd,the inspceti.@,, as d.irgsted, ln a n8otrbs..on+aso
and Beporttugrn da,ted 21 Januarly ]lgilL. Ihe last annua.l tltng '.'l Alr Beso Grorry bsd tsksu nlasc Luto snrehrett,erg as
Tho inspcctors
lnqplrd
of the opcntlqr.r
uctl,sn
dlrpoEar acstlou J:r rpoclar Faporu cpcratlou. tbo 9'6th BcEb i{lng oould, rocrtvo, wlporrl 17. ffi, ln r rat8fa,ctorT Cdr tElrrrgr'r rtorc, tsn4le,
Tho orggal:ailon
'
P;.n i1 k aI r"il
' ,r I .i .:J
27.
ginco tbo last
lnFroveont
ln lts
lnopcctlon,
lSJ
The spoc1a.l yesllons srpport pr.ovlded by tbc 96ttr Arunont r^C Electrq,lcs ns Ua,intonanco Sqtsdrqn tor the .(Ught l:Lne loadtng oporallon IIrs trro alrcrett usd for the Hk U 1oai1n3 ict loa taken sjnce th,s contltion.
not ratlsfaetory,
loadlnig orperetJon ras desfunot to proyurt rocurrnco of thlr lbo plansr proco{uros, and potlcioo nrrn{ttens t\grctlon rlcre gooral\r fonnlaterJ. Th! nrnltlonr
of tbe 95th Ajr Beso Croup adoquate. ln EIP u,sr.-q'l had bocn
lat{'g
&dC,ltlernl tralni-ng jt llr 5 storage lnspocbion operat,iona. lor t&s rocolpt, C.e,D.alxg Irelrpons ma outstan*lng. cl,essd as stb.nactor;r, avGr'sgrtln lts ablllty
stor:age, ard roporting of ra'r r8qtre fno Loaa::rg end bardtlng gctlon rs,g hrt tt '.e,s bIsr tho F1Jtocnfh Alr Forco
to,load !0c 1i lroallons.1lr H|7 aircrEft, rBi varT s1ot{ ln lis qioratiou.s. stcpa o!
Ibe
corfajn
achedule.
ilsFrcctlnq of tbo rocurJ.lsr area rsvqled an r.ErSsctrlty eoasuror progmgd to be !r affegt, tb! dcsinbll atardards. 0a\r
si,tlsf,rctary
cqnrtlllpc.
l-El. Eopor!, IG, tQ 15th AF, nSgloclal r,{oapcars Inspcctlon of Allus ItB,n 4 Jua 56, y/JnAc,mt, 29 Jun 56. EELil{t*,.
l,cttor
cccurlty
crltola
of pcrmot
A rclnrpcotl-on of lceurlty
rwca'rod 1oo pcr acat unatng ead Its plrc Dcpartrant ras rgtfu-
cat$factorJr trctorT,
condltlou.
ualntcnancc 9quaJrrcasclcct trc of thc bcat loadJngEr^g rcn1tora. Ttrcsc sbouJd firnctlon as a ataJrdardlzetlon teal ylth e{!{1lty tbo r.cspon-
for chocklr,,gtho rpac{al napsrg profloloncy of tho Hor.coyer, ectlon should bc t6,krn to prv-Dar\y ujntalncd gl a'r'r
shoufd porlod&arty
thr lldoramt
lrd:Lc.ated thet personna1 of the 96th Alr F,eo rcir.rloctrfuated, tlalalng qr sggrrlty m,ttc, At
to lnrrrrc tba bfubeot posslblo job efflclency. slElilst.d poetiratlool rcre bcing csrr{rd
95th B@b ffing Gooeqandsr tbe Cooand,cr Flftosrth to ro.Leaar ftsa c.rta,tn rcurlly no rcaly io thir r*aqulrocnta.
./Y csnductcd ln thc porlod 2j-n Jr.no 195,5. Li.errtenant colonol The r:nlts
llolsor agaJ,ndiroctcd tbe Bonbs.on-Baso .rnspatlsn. lnspectat rero the 34bt rlas tbe flrst The lnspactlor
opeclal Heapons lnspoctlon oi the S19tU Alr Dlvlslon. teaq oarnllod the effcctivencss, roqp*a efflcJe.lcy, &nd
corrult-
mnt of PlJtcenth Air porcc Opcratlons Elans AO, ard, s0+5?" thie lnrro}red prlerIly the opcratlons coctJon, l*ci"g a.rd. handlr-ag
sectlonr and lsoue and recsJ.pt soctlon ln the u:nltLons branch of tlrs 341gt Ab Ease Group', lbe Rlrs Departaent anrt the socurlty d.f'rlsroo truce also chockcd.
!e/
recurc nnd der i'1s3. atoqlc rleapono setlsfactori\i. regrrd, ',,h inspcctlon teelx decLcec tbeL tho DtrLglon .for attainlng thls capabJJSty on cuch ehort, tbi.rtenanco gqrndron
apcclal reapon.' aryport rJr t&c ltEltd tho ualntenance of oprcr+l rglocr ss
abqvc thc avereEe fgr sJ:n{1rr- orgarrl-zat,ions jn tho ittftoqrth Ey rrut largo, tbc prslr, pocrdurcr, a'd, pollclca of
alr Forcc-
fornd to bc sdoquato to ar'rypct the r.otLq sa ca,t{rfrct,oay ln thc hrt tbo ab{Ltty o!
19. !4nrr-, IG, B 15!h .A?, rSpcola.l tsrpos AgBrtrI Jul 55. Edrlblt 13.. .
Inapcct,rg, of Lb{Ieno
/:
tbolloqrnLcar
repcm!
ns rot cteluatad.
of firLure RIFnr
of tbc osgtLcn.
of tho lnrpoctlon,
aatlsfr,ctelJ.y.
tb,!s aFplred onfy to napons tbat lFrrrrer, fe tfio recoJgt of ftrtrrre lull
tseapor, and ths actlne us o-f cqrventiomal Etrdll,ons, autborlaed strength of tb trllt rpuld boco
lng ad banar:-ng ssotlsr rns lsrnd to bo eatlstrctory to loqd uk 6 llod 6 rcapoa irr E4,? slromft,
to tbp ed,qt
of tbo 34f$
lnspect'lon tsg cqrsldrcd__&c loadJng crcr ellfr,el.gt olnratlon, rcJativaly acstlo tnl.rud Uulch lnd1cdtd tbtlt lborb tru.rrtu gnJod.
r6akna!! .l{d Dst acJorra\y 1{n{L t}rr b66bca-b^ac dld m't ldrE tbt bra,noh rnratLalrcta7 ae a r6ob.
iv
-i 5:.-
a--7
correctlve
of tbc lnopectlon
tosrl pdrrlttcd
s ffus,I ara}stlon
the tnapcotlon talr ncundd sooFtlxato rlth tbo rt^aft rllnltLons poccdrrc
to do'rclop a p.actlcal
lrrnoklrrs lntantrnl
caloclvcs.
aeneral nllos,
A h&lf pi'lc {s tho r.eqUft.Cdn{n{:nra,a dl,gtancc fOr protestlqn an atonlc ffuatrFn, but tb p"obabll:llT tJpe poteotlpn la that tho ncltt
the apoc{+r reapans achml or tho mnltlqrs should Btr*'rs tho pract$er flbtrs
to accooglJsh ftlb
urc o.f thc l{k 2t- napoor I tbcrsrrclcar d.calgn. lbs adborlty
f,noa Headquartcr,
AJr hoylng
Tcrtn na aonb to Eoedqrrertera, Alr Frc Oprrat,{anel Eglin AP8, ELorlda, ton la${rl
n.
AfmC lcr:t hogr?rq AFG/AHHh6, & Op.ratbnal Tcat Catcr, th i 25 Jr.;n56' tdth appcndlcra. EllElt-,t{..
l'll
^TatrrT--T\.,llltw
Ll\Lrr
2E2
of detlverlng
tbo Uk 21 ns des{gned
,ffi)
1?1600 lbr.
Ihc lncadl,6
ffi c,RD
Safc aorparatlon dlctaDcc bqbrpan tbe derltrurT alrcraft prum,turc dstcra'"l,oq of ths tm'polc ls prorldcd and paraotndo reterrdcd capabfl;lCy. tha naJor alr
by an aming baro
of the llk 21 tbirtronualcar repon fron nltr'b.lljy 'b,rlng atock-ptlc to tugct. thla oporatloa, tb rcopa of tbc tcat rrtnd fucIrdc rr b. t&r faD,grlngr
Al
rrd.rtbg
csd9ab1ltty ol tbt ap@ trltb drtlag rud rtrccafi mlts' rsrt cqrtrql bqaa
'a--&;14'pp, trtuUldFlD[ilfiT!Al-
InitlAL
ptanntas f,cl tb
l{k 2X.EsFoot ard cfuht trafuLug (trrlaffoy) "l5ht Ibe opcratlsr re,s schldulrd to bs cq:ducttd llr trp phas. rpuld rrgond lotr lk 21ts ldth &42 att+ uos a 6{n{1er. nrnber
of napons rrlth B-47rs. APB rangcs fu Eftrlda. ctorsgc cqrtal:lers call.lornLa. pie
AII reaponc rpuld bc argended on EgUlr Thp repon.o tro to be nlacod !r opcratlor:al to tho atrllo, at l{arch Brg castl-e AEBg, {ra{tgtlaur, tbG :{k 2.1 re&h tould, b Alrcraft of tb fu), ,DC: LD/(5J
nas fflJ,.ql *AtA dctq:atod et altltrdar 8n{ 93d hb rtrlch lnaldd rlnrlrtlar
- CRD
lncl[rxlcd ra fart
aqouni of pLannlng spd coo'trtfurat1o, pord tlc frr erli l'grln ttq DlrcctcratG threated, lta qltgrnrl
fu D."q;end of dltllsultfus
Opc?tl,mc
ilujdFt#hruIjA{_
'\A
f1{!{e'11y, thc barrdllnS ai.i tr"tiporUhg poacd !ca{q1s pronlla bcsn resolved *rm probltna. .alrcraft doorl.
thc Dlrsct'q'ato
IL bccau epparent thst dlro,pplnS tbc l'fr, 2. frq oould not bc ecccapllrbcd rlthort Substantief rudJulttannt! lrrc
Dromaa,ry bafec
could ba rcgcbcdulod.
n'11 practlcal
least thc B-/+7 part of the l{k 21 oporatLcr. lssr:od by th! Alr Dlylslon 3 Aprtl.
hesdquarters ln thrch L956, prodaeO thst ths l2tb rpu-H. larnch four B-4? alrcrr.ff on tlp erarclp on W W2
s,lrcrafb of ttro 93d Botr l{Jn8r h.rt thr r pert ras postponed, at, lcast tnt{L thc Lest d4ra of Ju:ro. of Spem,tloins, th!: qder Subcequrnt lnlomtlon btdqrsr'b;lc, frq
tbs Dlrostorato
4/
Comrd
nrcoraary C-124 to
tbs llk 2Il napons and asaoclatd qulprt s.r rudy t b. carled oEL..
Intorrlcrr bt Dr E L Prqarclrsr, lllst lliv, Eq UtU AP yltn HrJ Joce Dlarl DC)1 l5th A;?, 28 l{ry 561 and ngerch ln ELLar, tlq D0' E{ 15th AF.
Er&t!-,!i.
,..
t^'trf?-:\:
._5J
0n 3 Aprrl
B-4,? &ircraft
tn@
vlth the sccqrd and f,{ahrh Arr porcos povlded lor alr 16fpp1{ng .upport ln ure sEkr Elntoranco One elrcraft IIIL1 Aru aroa (goet Alr DlrlJiolr), e''a
af 5@ feot +ltltrdo
at t&o lnlti.Fl
rapon at 2OrcoGfsst at a spocd o! .8[ Eaeb. Aftr teo uk a. bad bcen r.aloascd, e brcakslr,y ',4,,ruren rcutd bo ca:r1-od, oub l3 accorda,nce yrth sac tactlca-l rrro Doctrlne. Tbe threo glber E-/+??s
In a br-LEf nunoary ot--"Lby 1g56, tic Di;.ector:ate of Opetlatlons rttqted to agsese tbo'iccouprisbnents of op.ratl@ n2i6 oo !F.
Oc 29-30 ltgrch tfto Hk 2X,rs had arTl.'rod r,t Usrob AFtse,"r hf,d bu placod ln storagc lleodlataly Alr Basc &orp. ol 1 ApIL, br mnitlon^i trc o! ttrc for perecraol of th. go?th epms rrra rrevod, tba rEaroat
ft@' storaggr egs@bIod rnzt lcradcd aboant B-li? a!.craft. rq'J.u,ed 1n strllo con!fur:ratlon drrr''g a thnc-day
Jtprae p.r1od
or 3 Apjl
2,]*. DFr E{ 15th ..13,DCPto DO, tE-[Z &ese of l& 11 Cbor:st1eu strlts,bll$y !ct't (osT) ,n 2 th7 56. Edllblt 16.
-J-
ths EELIx borabj4EraIE.6 tbo nlasloa hgd to be postponod. Aprla both r,jrqraf! ro].onscs. an rlrlpccd lto flrrt
nare larnched Egeln aod aecoaplishEd succossfttl fcet rltb at E-47 rclcascd 1tg Hee'pon 2OTCOO Ttre bo& btnrsf et an altltude of 58,?
of 499 botl.
on\or of 2t59O
lts rcsu.Ltl of bObb nna HlFe con:tldsrod crcclJ.at. Or 10 Ape{L tr*o ad4ltlorul Hk 2!Lrg Ergre Esc'abled erd l,oaded
Eboard,nl'gglon alrcrafb.
Ttts trp B-r[frs ueco ]ar'srched the eano ln ovcr tio EgUn ;ranges gbortcd both
l'bo S-f*7tr lanied at Bar'lcsdaloAfg Jrstead, r&sr9 both and rtcapona i'rr1ra lntPcctcd b;r the 22d Eftb WlDg erd AEC
CktotFapon C[d, noO check oui dut to rc,IfrgrctlOn of ltE fi.stt. ltts rcapon 1glt tttryid to K!*'la$d, AFB for fot * latrr data, Ous
blfghb rer 50 tcat nlth a clrguJ.ar .rFsr of 95O !6st. rnd fj'al tlra altltrda It frtcr 1bor111.t rcloasd lts raapon on 19 AplJ- sttr ns rgsl5 3'Ireffi lt dtft
Etl{n AIB.
bccb c+:peoa l4O tcot abow tbo rstor ol 11360 f052. AII ldaalon rircFafb IUIL ifO .r*
?.).
al
/r ngr, Flfleonth
apocial lrrgaponsfi.u;rctlons raa pr,slJshed dr:rln6 the cr:nent perlfi IU ls noL too ruch to ray thet thls ner dlrective
co'm of the spccial hteaponcTrainJlg conjar.sace that hsd beea held a! Headge.rLera Eifteenth Alr Force ln ltcrvecber Lgjj,-
al
fire con-
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this purpoee ln Bfud, rpeciar !.e,Fonssehools erc a ri:lg scec{ar Lspons otflcqr ln thls flcL{. rero ectabl1shcd for the thoroqh A rrLcg rpec{rr rcspons ofrlor trainlng noeded
ratod grafl,uate of the fonca-r rrlapouoor course Eb sa:rdla Base, ller xa:llco, or of tue daltns;hstnrstor cou!.ge (AeDr) et scrdla Brac,
Randolph AIB, or lleLLLs AFB. Each cotrrnndor of a botnba:ducnt, reconnafuEsnc, or atratogic Ftpons nlsalon Fuld flghtcr trlng r&lch ha,C, spec{r1 a
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