each monthQaPRabis period due to emergency or morale leave. ret 1) each film courd@rwas booked each week to return exposed film to Lookout Mountain Laboratory in Hollywood, California. In April and May, the C-97 and B-36 aircraft support crews were booked to leave after theiaircraft had departed, In May and June, augmented personnel of the 4952nd Support Squadron started to the States, Starting in July and reaching a peak in August, the main body of the operation was returned to the states via MATS. On] July 1958, the MATS Industrial Funding System was placed in operation. operation. This had very little effect on our This meant that all TDY personnel and cargo moved by MATS in support of Operation HARDTACK was billed to a JTF-SEVEN fund citation by MATS. A stamp was provided by JTF~SEVEN to validate all personnel orders and shipping documents. (See figure 18, Passengers Air Eastbound.) There was very little air cargo moved Eastbound in January, February and March, but starting in April, a steady build-up is indicated on the chart reaching a peak in July, August and September. The major part of the tonnage moved in April, May and June was reparable aircraft engines, being returned to the depot for overhaul. of cargo was shipped’to Hickam. B-36, C-97 and WB-50 aircraft, In July, 20 tons This cargo consisted of "B" kits for The roll-up of air shipment on high priority hi-value items started in late July and continued through August and September. (See figure 19, Air Cargo Eastbound.) The roll-up of heavy surface lift was started in June when several special purpose vehicles were declared excess. Surface lift reached a péak in August and September when the USS BROSTROM, heavy lift vessel was brought in to return the remainder of special purpose vehicles to the CONUS. Unfavorable winds made it necessary to ship six (6) SA-16 ~&> -» APWL/HO -— 199