ad unl . rer . thagiemufacture requ to fabricate and deliver. Thus, c@ntrolled cannabilization was practiced in order to maintain acceptable equipment readiness rates. The spare parts support of special purpose and aircraft ground support equipment could be improved by earlier aetinmination of spares to be pre-positioned and timely initiation of supply actions. A small number of units sustained minor damage in shipment, which was corrected as the units were prepared for operation. The instances of injury to units due to mishandling or carelessness in the EPG were rare. A vehicle and aircraft ground power equipment inspector was dispatched from Sacramento Air Materiel Depot at the end of the test phase to determine serviceability and disposition of excess equipment. The result of this inspection was the salvaging of approximately forty(40) units of special purpose vehicles and aircraft ground powered equipment. The balance of units were returned to SMAMA for repair and return to stock, A high percentage of this salvaged equipment was a direct result of corrosion, Section E - Communications During the early part of the operation, daily, weekly and monthly preventative maintenance schedules for the communications and AN/USQ-12 radar equipment within the ACC was devised. Fortunately, with but one exception, enough backup equipment was available so that outages were held to an absolute minimum. The bulk of maintenance was accomplished on an aS required basis, we did, however schedule maintenance to the extent that back-up equipment and operational commitments would permit. The Field Maintenance Communications Shops mintained the airborne communications and radar equipment as well as the vehicle radio sets, In the interest of expediency, malfunctioning units were removed from 182 AFWi/HO or