* as stated in the precedinz chapter, the 950th Test Group (Nuclear) had a dual responsibility for operation as a “roup under the Air Force Special Weapons Center and as Task Group 7.) under Joint Task Force SEVEN. During the initial planning stages of Operation HARDTACK, the 950th was participating in a continental test series at the Nevada Test Site. Deter- mination of personnel requirements and procurement of personnel for duty in the EPG had to be accomplished in addition to the normal workload incident to a continental test operation. Personnel requirements within the Test Services Unit were established by Headquarters, MATS, on the basis of planning information made available to them relative to the scope of their participation in Operation HARDTACK, Headquarters MATS assumed full responsibility for the manning of all Test Services Unit elements from within MATS resources. Those Test Aircraft Unit end Test Base Unit elements composed of personnel from other than Air Force Special Weapons Center resources were also manned by the appro-. priate Major Air Command, In order to determine and better estimate the requirements for the augnentation force during Operation HARDTACK, it was necessary to study the strength figures that applied to Operation REDWING in 1956. This was scmewhat conplicated by the changes that had taken place in the organization of the permanent Eniwetok Air Base Squadron. In 1956, during Operation REDWING, it was é large organization with a permanent strength of over 1,00 mene During Operation HARDTACK it was a much smaller organization that had to be augmented by TDY personnel from the 952nd Support Squadron to meet its increased requirements during the test operation. On 1); March 1957, the officer manning requirements for HARDTACK were established and a requisition was submitted to Air Research and Development Command, This requisition was based on mission requirements only. h2 fe AFWL/HO By May