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Chapter 2 — Organization and Manpower
The general responsibility which Joint Task Force SEVEN delegated to
Task Group 7.4 can be separated into five (5) general areast
1.
That of providing test aircraft to obtain scientific information
from the individual detonations.
2.
That of providing air transportation for military and civilian per-
sonnel connected with the test series.
3.
That of providing supply and maintenance support for all air-
craft assigned to Task Group 7.4.
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That of providing services such as weather information, Search
and Rescue (SAR) and airport terminal facilities.
5.
That of controlling all aircraft movement within the Eniwetok
Air Control Area.
To perform these responsibilities, Task Group 7.4 was organized into a
headquarters and three (3) subordinate units.
The three (3) subordinate
units were further subdivided into elements to carry out their various
duties.
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Headquarters, Task Group 7.4 was organized with a Command Section
and three (3) Directorates; Personnel and Administration, Operations, and
Materiel,
These three (3) Directorates guided the units in their planning
for the accomplishment of their mission,
In addition to normal staff
activities, the Operations and Materiel Directorates also carried out
operational duties.
The Materiel Directorate operated a Maintenance Control
Unit for coordinating and expediting the accomplishment of all aircraft
maintenance.
The Directorate of Operations actively controlled all air-~
craft within the Eniwetok Control Area.
Manpower spaces for the entire
headquarters came from the resources of the 4950th Test Group (Nuclear)
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