Ch Section A - Mission The mission of the Transportation Section, Task Group 7.4 on Opera~ tion HARDTACK was as follows: ~ Provide Gereral Purpose Vehicle Support. 2. Provide Special Purpose Vehicle Support. 3. Arrange for movement Task Group personnel (approximately (1200), via MATS from the CCNUS to the EPG, 4. Arrange for movement of priority sir cargo via 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 Tas): Group 7.4 personnel and cargo on (nter-Intra and off atoll flights. 7. : Arrange for moverent of passengers and priority cargo to the CONUS on a roll-up schedule after completicn of Operation HARDTACK. §. Arrange for roll-up novement of Special Purpose Vehicles, trailers and other heavy items to the CCNUS via surface lift. Section B - General Purpose Vehicle Requirements Cereral Furpose Vehicle Requirements for Cperation HARDTACK were firmed ur in February 1957 and forwarded to Hq, JTF-SEVEM 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 new elements that were expected to be added. 188 a