%$d#@PThe Strategic Air Command was given the responsibilityof providing the sir components for the operation. They in turn designated the 8th Air Force as the agency to provide personnel and matefia.1for an Alr Task Group. Major General Rainy, Commanding General.,8th Air Force, was designated to be the Air T-k GnUP Commander. On 23 October 1947 Ueutenant Colonel Dupree and Lieutenant Colonel smith attemied a =eting conducted by Major General Kepner. At tMs meethg it was requested that an officer of the Air Task Group be sent to Washington to review those plans for ccmmnications which had been nmde for the task gnup. At a later date Captain Goodmsau, 8th Air Force, arrived in Washington with a supplementary I.lstof equipment ami per80nnel (k officers, 85 enlisted) desired by the Air Task Grwup for the installation at Kwajalein. These requireanntswere cooniinatedwith the requirementsas seen by the AACS, and the resulting equipment llsts were submitted to Major M&me ad Meutenant Colonel Klaproth, USAF, (A-4 Supply) for a check of availability y. After this availability survey was completed, t the equip~nt lists were submitted to Services, S~ply ad Procurement (through J-1+)for appruval. Supply action was then initiated by this agency. Certain requirements for drone control and instmmentation frequencieswere received from the Air Material Coamand arsithe First ~ Experimental Guided Missiles Group, Eglin Field, Flotida. The overall Mr Force communicationsrequirementswere therefore adjusted and 115 Section ~ “