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During the three years ending in June 1950, the major events in SFO stockpiling operations were:

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Product specifications and acceptance procedures were strengthened, as
were methods of identifying and correcting design or manufacturing deficiencies

in stockpiled units.

Military training, maneuvers, and other related military activities placed

a heavy load on all custodial, technical, and logistic organizations, particularly
toward the end of this period when inadequacies in the procurement and distri-

bution of spare parts became a major problem.

Planning for future stockpile operations assumed major proportions toward
the end of this period by virtue of instructions to minimize the capital cost of additional storage capacity and directives calling for the stockpiling of several new

weapons of unusual design.

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The new types of weapons delivered to stockpile included two gun-type weapons and

one missile warhead installation.

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