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HOLL-UP PHASE OF Oreitdi LON HAnDTACK
The oyverutional phase of Ooeration alDLnck wag terminated ou18 August
1958.
vonsiderable roll-up activity, however, had been completed prior
to this date; in fact, several aircruft not required in the list events
had alresay departed from the proving ground,
The wavy uffects ulement,
for example, ended its test activities after the firing of snuwUI on 15
June, and departed soon afterward to the cone of Interior.
«| stcady sueciine
in personnel strength was perceotible from early May to late July; then,
from ayoroximitely 2& July until the cessation of the operational onase
tne deciine became ,reatly accelerateu,
By BL sugust only a small numoer
of temporary duty personel, virtuaily all concerned with roil-u. auties,
rewained at sniwetok,
sy General Order iiumber 3,1 the headquarters of Task Group 7.4 closed
al aniwetox on 15 August 1958 at 24004
at .irtind dir Foree Base,
.ours, reopening the following uay
voncurrently, tne Cloud Sanvling slemwit and
the Support ole ent (of fest Base snit) terminatea operations at uniweton,
aud returned to Kirtland,
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