Chapter 5 - Transporte.tion.
Section A - Mission
The rission of the Transportation Section, Task Group 7.4 on Cperation HARDTACK was as follows:
1,
Provide Gereral Purpose Vehicle Support.
2.
Provide Special Purpose Vehicle Support.
3.
Arrange for movement Task Group personnel (anproximately (1200),
via MATS from the CCNUS to the EPG.
4.
Arrange for movement of priority sir cargo vie MATS to the EPG.
5.
Arrange for movement of Special Purpose Vehicles and other
heavy items via surface lift to the EPG,
&.
Arrange for booking of Task Group 7.4 personnel and cargo on
Inter-Intra and off atoll flights,
7.
Arrange for moverent of passengers and priority cargo to the
CONUS or 2 roll-up schedule after completion of Operation HARDTACK.
&.
Arrange for rol}-up neverent of Special Purpose. Vehicles, trailers
and other heavy items to the CCNUS via surface lift.
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Section B ~ General Purpose Vehicle Requirenents
Cereral Furpose Vehicle Requirements for Cperation HARDTACK were
firmed v~ in February 1957 and forwarded to Hq, JTF-SEVEN for approval.
A total of 137 vehicles were requested.
Types requested were 1/4 ton
(jeeps), 1/2 ton trucks (pick-up), 3/4 ton weapons carrier, 1 1/2 ton
trucks, ard 2 1/2 ton trucks.
A list of 116 vehicles were tentatively
approved by JTF-SEVEN in June 1957 with substitues of 1/2 ton pick-up
trucks for 3/4 ton weapons carriers.
The above requirements submitted for Cperation HARDTACK were based
on the previous operation and allowances were made for rew elements
that were expected to be added.
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